Orpheus Syndrome

In the production of ‘The Orpheus Syndrome’ sound and word, gesture and rhythm, dance, poetry and music intersect and in the striking manner feed one another. The costumes are splendid and the staging is spectacular <…> Musicians and dancers of Rudra-Béjart Lausanne, singers from Moscow and Lausanne, the Swiss, the French, the Russians – they call come out on stage to retell the story of the allabsorbing passion that accepts and forgives everything. It is also about the rebellion against all norms and regulations, about the desire to speak out the inexpressible and dance over the abyss. This is a cosmic action and a ritual that cultivates and carries on the tradition of the antique ritual. A view at ‘The Orpheus Syndrome’ should simply let himself be flabbergasted without trying to understand and explain everything he sees or hears. The words set the rhythm, music suggests the imagery and dance imparts the surreal element to this heartconquering performance. This is more than an experiment with the genre. It is an attempt to create a new artistic integrit.