By Anne Middelboe Christensen<\/p>\n
Republique\u2019s new show is heavenly contemporary circus, full of beauty and horror<\/p>\n
Set Designer and Director Martin Tulinius is a visual artist with an eye for the grotesque. Which makes his and Republique\u2019s decision to delve into the medieval painter Hieronymus Bosch in collaboration with the anarchistic contemporary circus company, Les 7 Doigts, an almost obvious one. Republique\u2019s new show, Bosch Dreams<\/em>, is most certainly a wondrous journey into a strange medieval world with naked bodies paying both Paradise and Hell a visit and with equal amounts of curiosity.<\/p>\n Hieronymus Bosch died 500 years ago. The Canadian director Samuel T\u00e9trealt and the Canadian video artist Ange Potier have, in collaboration with Martin Tulinius and the dramatist Simon Boberg, created this impressive, wildly visual show of highest international standards in celebration of the artist.<\/p>\n The story concerns an art historian who literally leads us into his boundless fascination of Bosch, or rather his obsession with Bosch, because this university lecturer is no longer able to distinguish between the real world and Bosch\u2019s world. He slides into the powerful images containing naked bodies that readily allow themselves to be gulped up by gigantic eggs and erotic, imaginary creatures.<\/p>\n Dal\u00ed as voyeur<\/strong><\/p>\n On his journey through the images, the professor-like character comes across a half-naked acrobatic girl, who can do handstands and slits into all sorts of risqu\u00e9 positions \u2013 in the middle of a flower. Because the earthly paradise comes alive right in front of the audience, in the shape of Ange Potier\u2019s crazy dream-like video design, where everything changes, as you watch.<\/p>\n Suddenly, the surrealist painter Salvador Dal\u00ed appears amidst Bosch\u2019s landscapes, staring fascinatedly at the beautiful acrobatic girl. Soon he is joined by Jim Morrison, who together with his band The Doors<\/em> produced the song \u201cShip of Fools\u201d, which is inspired by a Bosch painting.<\/p>\n Death on Judgment Day <\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cWhat is good \u2013 and what is evil?\u201d Those are the questions posed quite open-mindedly in the show\u2019s wise and offbeat discussion on medieval ideas about Paradise. Not least reflected by the dying Bosch, lying in his bed and obviously dreaming himself into the Garden of Eden.<\/p>\n Yet it is the images of Hell that are the most powerful. When the entire stage becomes an inferno and the fearless artists crawl up burning houses to save each other, Judgment Day looms everywhere, framed by a soaring choreography that constantly strives to leave gravity behind.<\/p>\n Visually speaking, Bosch Dreams<\/em> is heavenly. There is beauty and never-ending idyll \u2013 combined with elegant muscles, effortlessly performing the most brilliant acrobatics. There are heaven-bound angels, but also self-revolving, horror-filled monsters.<\/p>\n \u201cLight my fire\u201d, sings Jim Morrison. Yes please. Bosch Dreams<\/em> lights up our imagination.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Anne Middelboe Christensen Republique\u2019s new show is heavenly contemporary circus, full of beauty and horror Set Designer and Director Martin Tulinius is a visual artist with an eye for the grotesque. Which makes his and Republique\u2019s decision to delve into the medieval painter Hieronymus Bosch in collaboration with the anarchistic contemporary circus company, Les 7 Doigts, an almost obvious one. Republique\u2019s new show, Bosch Dreams, is most certainly a wondrous journey into a strange medieval world with naked bodies paying both Paradise and Hell a visit and with equal amounts of curiosity. Hieronymus Bosch died 500 years ago. The Canadian director Samuel T\u00e9trealt and the Canadian video artist Ange Potier have, in collaboration with Martin Tulinius and the dramatist Simon Boberg, created this impressive, wildly visual show of highest international standards in celebration of the artist. The story concerns an art historian who literally leads us into his boundless fascination of Bosch, or rather his obsession with Bosch, because this university lecturer is no longer able to distinguish between the real world and Bosch\u2019s world. 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