On Stage provides an arts driven workshop dedicated to your individual research.
It results in viualizing and staging your local voices and sciences through illustration and play acting. The presentation brings together scientists, politicians, stakeholders and communities beyond official councils to learn from each other and find joint solutions.
Target group: research groups, stakeholders and community
The 3-part event (Research - exhibition - stage) research on fishermen in crisis, reading on stage and exhibition provides a platform for scientists, politicians, stakeholders and communities. They learn about and can share their knowledge on fishery, marine reserves, science and marine EU regulations.
Target group: research groups, stakeholders and community
RESEARCH
Los Viejos and the Sea was inspired by the research of the anthropologist ︎︎︎Tanja Granzow, who interviewed local fishermen of Águilas, a small community at the Mediterranean. They spoke about their work, family backgrounds, and the severe problems they are facing in a changing environment.
EXHIBITION
This research inspired the illustrators ︎︎︎Katrin Funcke, Kristina Heldmann and Stefan Michaelsen to create a series of storytelling paintings on local fishery.
STAGE
Actor ︎︎︎Michael Masula created a text collage based on the fishermen´s statements and excerpts of Ernest Hemingway's novel The Old Man and the Sea to weave the stories into a fictional narrative. On stage, two performers are reading the text collage in the form of a dialogue. They are seated on opposite sides of a table, representing the tensions between different stakeholders in fishery.
Reading on stage by ︎︎︎Michael Masula inspired by interviews with fishermen of Águilas, led by ︎︎︎Tanja Granzow
Staged public reading, 30 min
Premiere 6.10.2022
First performed in Spanish, also available in German and English
Performed by Luz Kaufmann, David Quinche Concept, script and direction Michael Masula
Research Tanja Granzow
Stage design Michael Lehner, Andreas Bergmann
Technical setup Toni Melajoki
Photography Fabian Gasperl
Video Stephanie Guse
© Michael Masula, Tanja Granzow, 2022
