10/12/2022
Psilicone theatre and composer Pol Belardi (LUX) presents the audiovisual performance “WORK / AARBECHT” on 17 December at the Schungfabrik in Tétange. This true and special “remix” will close the Kayl municipality’s activities of this cultural year of Esch2022.
“WORK / AARBECHT” is the third part of the industrial trilogy - Psilicone theatre is involved in the research of historical factories since 2015.
This time two shoe factories are in the focus: Kaunas sneaker factory 'Inkaras' and Shungfabrik in Tétange (LUX). After walking a long way towards each other, the Kaunas sneakers and the miners’ boots from the industrial southern region of Luxembourg finally meet in the performance.
The shoe metaphor not only helps to transcend the different socio-economic systems in which the Luxembourg and Lithuanian industries grew and collapsed. The shoes on the left and right feet invite us to step in search of a unified rhythm that helps us, with our feet firmly planted in the ground, to remain human in the face of dramatic economic and social changes. The show’s actors – miniature flexible silicone figures – embody original characters such as Left and Right Miner’s Boots, Batch of Faulty Inkaras Trainers, Lost Gloves, etc.
This performance by Auksė Petrulienė will be accompanied by the Luxembourg composer, jazz musician and multi-instrumentalist Pol Belardi, who chose an exciting semi-electronic aggregate setup consisting of acoustic instruments made of metal (vibraphone, cymbals, bells…) and an array of digital devices and effects.
His live music performance thus incorporates industrial sounds recorded in the region’s remaining factories (Massard foundry and Cimalux), as well as musical motives derived from the shoe factories’ brand names. The semi-improvised set will be in close dialogue with Aukse’s handling of the psilicone puppets.
