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TANKEN
Projektart
Physical Theater
Datum
August 2023
Rolle
Movement Director
Review
"In a world of mixed messages how do you get across the impact of the petroleum industry ( and its demise) on life.
Tanken hits this question head on by use of raw, aggressive and innovative physical theatre.
Through use of two well known icons and minimal props , the show explores past usage ( freedoms and consequences) of a hydrocarbon fuelled motive industry right up to how you would use the last drop. Then provides a vision of the immediate aftermath and a commentary on a future utopia. Innovative interpretation of key messages are enthusiastically performed by the two main performers.
The show is designed to organically develop throughout its run, through inclusion of audience feedback. I did, will you?"
- MCB
Set in an abandoned petrol station in 7100, a descendant of petrol station mascots Esso and Shell embarks on a journey to find traces of their ancestors from 2100. Then, the ice caps had stopped melting, the big firms had declared bankruptcy, and gasoline was extremely cheap because no one was buying it anymore. The familiar mascots meet to find a way through their situation. They reach for different answers, trying to preserve what's good, and hope for betterment in future generations. Tanken takes us into their past - and our potential future.
