Document kept at Odin Teatret Archives, Fonds Eugenio Barba, Series Odin Teatret, Binder 20
AMLETHUS-HELSINGOR
SCENARIO 1ST August
STAGE ENTRANCES/EXITS: BACK centre (CB) /BACK left (LB)/ BACK right (RB) FRONT Left (LF) FRONT right (RF) FRONT centre (CF) Central Right (CR) 1 central left (CL) In the centre the MAT: CENTRE MAT (CM), Left MAT (LM), Right MAT (RM) LAMPS: 2 AND 2 WITH MUSICIAN 12 SEMICIRCLE BACK 6 bowls of water on bases of lit lamps: 3 at 3m ½ from CR, 3 CL, each of them has in from1 lit lamp 5 bowls of water and lit lamps semicircle RF 5 semicircle LF
STAGE MUSIC ______ENTRANCE OF SPECTATORS______
ADEO SONG Orchestra starts playing (Bali group Off stage)
5 Bali men walk to the stage with 11 lit lamps CHORUS KK They place them around the central mat 1 at the front, 3 left, 3 right They will lights all the torches ______OPENING SCENE- CEREMONY______
From back entrance 7 Bali women enter with flowers/water/incense crossing the stage, exit: 3 LF, Sudi FC, 3 RF
1st SIGN “THE MONK SAXO DIGS INTO THE DARK AGES....” TORGEIR entrance from the back to the right with the 1st SIGN (stick) front and crosses the front towards central entrance THADD back to the left SIGN ______
1 ______SAXO ENTRANCE______
JULIA enters from the back of the mat. ------WHEN Torgeir out CR
BUTOH FLUTE
When Julia starts uncovering the skeleton------Chandri (ceremony song)
Then she lets blue on the carpet stands up ------Julia’s 1st text: “Eodem tempore Horwendillus et Fengo” BC eco// Chandri eco “HORWENDILLUS...”
______Julia stands up with cranium ...”INCUBUERAT”
INCUBUERAT ------Bali women song
7 Bali women enter with 7 torches from LF RF They make a circle around the skeleton. Slow turning
FIRST KECAK Julia will continue the text at different sound levels
In simultaneously: Julia and KECAK - Bali men KECAK interrumpt when Made is arriving to RM KECAK towards center, in semicircle, looking up at the cranium - Julia in front of skeleton, with the cranium in hands towards right and left Chandri When Julia lift the cranium up in the centre 1st ANSEL KECAK GO BACKWARDS
Julia turns with cranium (half circle) and lift it up 2nd ANSEL KECAK divide and split half and half leting women passing and exit KECAK follow the passage of women, turn, back to spectators - Julia cranium at the right side 3rd ANSEL KECAK see CRISTINA (from back entrance) 1st Gong KECAK go backwards divided 2 and 2 Cleber starts (bateria) KECAK sit in musicians mats
______HARVENDEL KING IS KILLED______
Julia on her knees down Cristina enters with 7 Bali women with 7 torches
2 STOPS at the Central Mat Butoh’s flute Julia cross in between bali women and Crist. Goes behind her And ------“Horvendel, Hamlet’s father, the King” 4 KADEAN KADEAN enter (2R 2 L) BURIAL MUSIC they follow Cristina (scene at the front and center of stage) GAMBUH MUSIC circles left,Cris back to the Central tree then back to centre Chandri between Cris and KK
Cristina invites Bawa to come in: all at the front and back to spectators
Cris 1)ia2)ia middle turn KK one line back Cris. then Bawa LU and SUDI and 3 torches sat down with Cris. Nani 1 torch Cumi 1 torch
Bawa enters. Julia going towards him ------“Fengo, the king’s brother, Hamlet’s uncle.
Bawa to the front of Central tree embracing Cristina. Scene at the TREES DIALOGUE while the 4 KADEAN KADEAN go back, behind Julia CRISTINA-BAWA in a straight line centre back
TORCHES follow them: 2R M 1 LM (sit down)
Crist takes out the sword ------FRANS MUSIC: Julia in front of Mat when Bawa and Crist go back “QUA ASTUTE….” when Crist is killed Julia goes back again to hold her Julia’s voice (2 cranium hands/knees) FIGHT Cristina-Bawa, front, Brigitte/Mia 4 torches going in and out while they fight CRESCENDO around, beside mat Knife actions. Changing position front spectators Bawa/Cris Bawa kills Cristina in the back stage 2 times with the knife 2nd knife STOPS MUSIC
He laughs Cristina towards the kadean kadean asking for help Like saying “yes” they start coming near her and: First knife/Cristina reaction. Second knife Crist. reaction/
Bawa comes to front stage (back to spectators) 2nd laugh 2 torches with him
GAMBUH
KK start slowly going to Bawa 3 4 torches with them 3 torches remain at backstage
Cristina in a slow motion comes backwards towards Julia. Julia start guiding her to the mat, helping her to die/fall down
Cristina dies on the mat, moving the bones
2 TORCHES WITH THEM ______FENGO NEW KING______simultaneous actions: when Cristina/Harvendel dies,
- Julia picks up the crown JULIA: TEXT: FENGO REX put it on the cranium PROCLAMAVIIT
Brigitte singing Platillo Cleber
CHORUS
-Bawa new king. Take crowns.Towards spectators MUSICIANS: FENGO REX
PROCESSION Bawa lifted up by kadean kadean, go out through spectators Slowly turn him. Bawa down at the central tree 5 torches sourrounded the scene 2 torches down CF ______LAMENTATION______
- Roberta/Gerud enters from back Roberta sings once Brigitte sings she goes towards the corpse Mia lamentation eco 1 torch CM turns and illuminates Roberta 1 torch Lu to RM
Simultaneously:
Julia ------“Geruth Hamlet’s mother” Geruda, madre di Amleto piange il marito ucciso Roberta’s lamentation
- Bawa enters from spectators ------vocal reaction take Roberta/pulling/
4 ROGATUS stops at CM Rob. On her knees kiss his hands Cleber starts Bawa carrying her out (back entrance)
THE 2 TORCHES FOLLOW THEM ALL THE TIME AND CHORUS GO TO THEIR PLACES WHEN THEY GO OUT OF STAGE
- 4 kadean kadean in (from front entrance) towards the mat GAMBUH in one line. Arriving to the mat they split: 2 to the left 2 to the right sourrounded the mat and going out to their seating place When they split 4 Bali women enter from front entrance To backstage WITH 4 TORCHES They sit down bakcstage with bali women
______GARUDA______Interrumpting Simultaneously: Pia enters from front entrance. Gamelan baris music Goes around to Cristina lying on the mat. Jumps on. Exit from back ------STOP MUSIC
- Torgeir in, from back entrance. With a old wreck . He leaves it on the right corner of the mat. Kadean kadean (from back entrance) goes towards Cristina 2 torches with them
Julia: still back to spectators small actions in place TANTA FELICITATIS
Thadd-Paul pick Cristina up and put her on the old wreck Chandri sings “Ginado Kchetelen Dumian” Torgeir makes Pia exit, the he slowly out, front entrance
AMLETHUS ENTRANCE
SIMULTANEOUS: WHEN Torgeir turns to spectators with the death body
- Roberta and Bali women in, (back entrance) ------BALI WOMEN SINGING towards the centre/mat. when Rob. does 1st step 2 torches with Rob.
Roberta kiks the cranium and screams. CLEBER DRUMS/ All go out (back) BALINESS DRUMS
5 Simultaneous actions: - KECAK in (back entrance) - KADEAN KADEAN in (from front entrance) backwards toward Kecak They all are in the back entrance
- Julia minimalized dance in the middle of the mat whispering all the time Chandri singing Augusto enters from the BACK Pia follows him with a torch Orixa dances all around the space
AERAN runs Marilli IN
Augusto ashes scene only once TAKE CRANIUM then cross mat while dancing (Shango, Iansa, vagamento, Oshosi back,turning Ogun,vagamento, turning Iansa down, vagamento, Omolu,vagamento, falls down)
When he falls LM down he shouts then Julia’s text------“Hamlet who plans to revenge his father he pretends to be mad”
Julia CM “quod videns...” starting together Brigitte eco Chandri “paroratu”
Simultaneously:
KECAK watch Aug. KECAK whispering/laughs Move in slow motion
Torches back with Kecak continue whispering 1st KIKIRIKI: FOREIGNERS IN
Marilli and Torgeir OUT
- Augusto after falling down: he starts (slowly) his partitura with the principles “front-back” He goes back towards KECAK jumps kikiriki then front then back again KECAK LAUGHS Augusto reacting goes to the front end Julia text KECAK split half and a half and go to their seated positions
______AMLETHUS-FENGE-GERUD
- Roberta enters screaming. 2 torches (Sudi/Cumi) Running sideways 2 tones of Burial Music 6 remains back of Mat. ROB. TEXTE
Julia slowly around mat then up FM With 2 bones (like a cross) around Roberta
- Bawa and 4 KADEAN K IN (back entrance) GAMBUH MUSIC Go CF
1 torch with Rob. 4 torch Bawa Agusto at the CF
Bawa texte with KK
- Augusto at the right front side of stage/partitura (looking for, falling down...) Kadean Kadean sourrounding Augusto frightened DIALOGUE Bawa/Kadean 5 torches front circle Bawa comes front and slowly shows them he is not afraid Sudi with Bawa 1 torch
Bawa touch Aug 1st time ------Aeran runs CL to CR Aug no reaction Bawa touch Aug second time and show him to KK LAUGHS KK two lines RM LM 4 torches
Bawa goes to pick up PIA calling her to play with AMLETHUS Sudi 1 torch follow him
______THE CHILD AND AMLETHUS______
Pia in from FRONT stage. She is carring a rope. She stops at the front MATSUI SONG Stops Pia steps back (Pia put the rope around Aug. neck she will lead him as he was a dog) Everybody stops and sits down
Julia: foreigners invaded the castle. They come from countries far away
Rob to the front Roberta’s text GAMBUH
Roberta comes front to embrase him KK opening the space
Bawa takes her and start going out (back)
Augusto slowly up
7 KK 2 RM 2 LM
KK come and cross 2 and 2 FM exit crossing again at the back
Julia collect yellow goes back leaves basquet And come back to the Mat /craneum and basquet on Mat.
While Pia-Aug playing GAMBUH Lu-Srimpi-Made-Kadek with Pia Sudi with Aug Bawa Rob. Start walking around
Roberta Bawa continue walking around
Julia CM writing with a bone
- Aug is playing with Pia at the BACK (hand, horse front-back, ...) Lisa watching CF (later takes Marilli baby) Wout entering looking for Krist Marilli CM changing OUT CF
2ND KIKIRIKI ------ITA NEMPE (3)
EVERYBODY IN (leaving a piece of their clothes on the floor) In pairs interchanging names, creating diferent situations
Vanna-Aug- Pia rope and kikiriki voices Brigitte-Mia (CF-CB-LC-RC)
1st changing of MUSIC (3 more)
Marriage 2 scenes + west group the others running across the space without exit
BUTOH FLUTE 2nd changing
WOUT runs away (CF) and 5 men too
TABLE – CHAIRS IN (Park, Antonello, Larrik, Noah, John, Thadd) continue ITA Everybody OUT NEMPE
Everybody runs behind the ORCHESTRA Entering MARRIAGE Wout in CB carried by the other 5 Kristina in by CF
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Marilli IN with Torgeir sits down ------Julia torch on table
MUSIC STOPS KISS KristWout BUTOH
BAWA in GAMBUH Torgeir OUT CF (cigarette) (People of the table: sequences)
and KK back. Bawa to the front towards Aug-Pia
Julia on mat with 2 bones - Pia out baris walk
Aug remains with 4 torches WHEN HE Changes SIDE Wout Kris out CB
Bawa and KK back (2 LM 2 RM) calls Demang and Tumenggung and exit back
- bali women remain with the 5 torches Front Julia leaves cranium and 2 bones in Blue material
Dem. And Tum. enter from back (show 3 different “Amlethus where are you????!!!” ways of sexual act) Looking for Augusto. Going around.touch him 3 times
______TRANSITION TO THE LOVE SCENE______
- Augusto stands up OSHOSI running circle CLEBER toque Oshosi BACKWARDS HORSE Out central front door
Dem and Tum follows him shouting FC
SILENCE Julia (2 bones) ------Fengo Hamlet’s uncle decides to test Hamlet’s madness. He thinks madmen can not make love”
Julia TEXT: “inter quos forte quidam Amlethi...”
BRIGITE ecco
9 Chandri Guinado romanus 5 torches front alone for 7 women Bali dance 2 torches back
Sudi IN FROM CB------“hic praeteriti convictus...” Bali women dance and voice Front
Julia takes Bali material to cover later Aug Mia (scene love)Exit RB
Nani from LB call Sudi Jan- Butoh....
______LOVE SCENE______
- Augusto IN from lateral LF-Mia lateral RF ------BUTOH LOVE SONG (When Nani is dancing with Sudi Left Mat) VOICE when they meet
Bali women make torches front circle smaller for the scene and go back standing at the back Sudi Nani cross CB
When Aug Mia cross CF /slow dance/ up and down
When Aug Mia runs front 4bali women run too crossings...
-Julia (CF) with Bali material. Circle hidding/covering them
Aug-Mia finish the scene under the tree. Julia covers them they OUT CF
Rob. Bawa still walking around
______THE PLAGUE______(20 sec. all lights) Julia / Brigitte texte “et pestis perveniit in oppidum Ju: The plagues comes to the castle Then Out torch of table Ju: O misera per pestem mors Brigitte whispering Akira follows Julia (NATURA)
MATSUI in CF UTOH dance ------Kai voice
MARRIAGE HIDDEN DOWN TABLE Yudval/Marilli floor left CHORUS Matsui pointing the table/ Thadd Paul fall down Netta OUT People dying Kristina on table dying 10
Matsui stamps and then he throws the stick Bali women voices Dance with the fun IN CRESCENDO
Cleber percussion Julia takes blu material covers Aug/Mia Magnus bajo Guides Aug-Mia to CB exit Butoh’s flute Bali women voices
Trompeta Kai Matsui out CF (Orchestra claps Julia IN from the back with the Bali bag full of bones
Bali women continue dancing back Kai trompets slows down (7min.30 seg.all the scene)
SIMULTANEOUS TABLE: from sitting position people start falling down, death…. Wout look at the scen Front table. Takes out his glasses fingers into his eyes. Goes to the front, knees, and carrying Kristina
SOPHIA 2 Macedonia songs Kai accordeon
------CHORUS PESTIS ------(NEW CLOTHES)
CHORUS entering CF with Oshosi sequence CLEBER Then trembling/till bodies on the floor moving… stops while big circle (Park/John/Noah/Rachel: Table OUT) then IN trembling… (Torgeir chairs OUT)
From now: they will roll and build the groups Thadd, Paul, Netta, Torgeir’s job
______CORAMBUS (the counsellor)-FENGE-GERUD______AKIRA OUT -Bawa in Dum. and Tumen (CF) GAMBUH bali women still dancing
dialogue Bawa/D T Bawa: what has happened with Aml? D-T: We have lost him Bawa gets mad. D-T: “he have run away on a horse” Exit CF - Cristina and Roberta in CB dialogue with Bawa 2 torches illuminating entrance then sit down
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Julia walk towards Left Bali bones bag
Bawa Roberta Cristina scene (CF) Bawa and Rob.front and around
Cristina back ends under mat KK bring carpet to cover him Bawa touches the mat. Cris “ay”
Rob. kneeling at the mat Bawa text
Bawa speaks while circling around mat, walks towards, turns around,
Bawa shouts.left and central Mat Exit CB NO MUSIC
Julia “The king’s counsellor hides himself to overhear the meeting of Hamlet and his mother”
Dum. and Tumen IN CF They shout, touch mat Fight and Exit RF/LF AMLETHUS!AMLETHUS!
______AMLETHUS KILLS CORAMBUS______Julia text: At ubi subiectam (whispering) BRIGITTE voice/breathing In As soon as they leave Kai-Magnus horn Aug entering from LF Gong/Cleberbateria/platillo/Jan guitar
Julia RB start walking with the basket of bones When she passes left tree she starts leaving bones around the 3 trees
Aug. sees Roberta - Roberta-Augusto scene (Rob italian texte) Aug. shouts, beats...Rob. Aug. kikiriki ------All:Whispering Rat song/spoken, rising - Aug. jumps in the straw rim tim tarim
Rob. “Corambus...!!!!!!!” Cristina: moves. Aug.finds Corambus, Crist. Up looking at the front Aug. strangles Corambus, threatens Roberta
Rob. front of front torch (padre nostro) Music
12 Aug shouting towards Rob. To attack her. Then slowly down When arms up with the rope Bawa and KK enter from front Dem. and Tumen. With 2 sticks OUT back Bawa attacks Aug KK attack Aug (one by one) They hung him up as a rat and out with Aug back entrance
Bawa takes Roberta out (back)
Torgeir IN with “carrello” (from the FRONT) Thadd/Paul (from Central back) Collecting the corpse Out carpet CB door Torgeir out CF Orchestra silence/ 2 more rimtimtari
Julia opens Bali bones bag and Julia: “AT UBIS SUBIECTAM...” Brigitte eco Julia exit CF with Bali bones
______HAMLET AND THE WARRIOR______
Akira IN CF when Torgeir begin to move towards central torches (they should meet)
Walk 2 metres turns and kneels (back to spectators) He waits. Augusto enters from CF (normal attitude) and he has to establish a contact with Akira. Spectator should understand that there is a relation between both of them Akira bows showing loyalty to Aug. He offers his sword to him August lifts it, stepping back, then reaches to touch Akira’s left shoulder with it (like blessing him) Aug. gives the sword back to Aki and exits now mad again
When Aug exits, Julia hand up to cue Akira up. Two steps forward, Turns and Exit CF When Akira front of central tree Julia stands up turns Bawa IN and ______BANQUET______
Bawa and Dem. and Tumen. and Togog IN
Rawa and ¿? Prepare the Mat for banket and move LAMPS 5 LAMPS AT Mat front
Thadd – Paul: prepeare bodies Fred track IN
Julia exit CF bali bones bag GAMBUH
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SHEETS IN
All bali women comes front and takes 5 torches Go back and sourround the scene Bali women sit down sourrounded men
1 central torch CF with Sudi GAMBUH Sitting down centre on the mats. LAMPS MOVED Chandri 2 more are coming Srimpi standing up back 1 torch and sitting down
5 torches back 1torch back towards entrance
Celebration shouts laughs All men talk, laugh, demand drink from women. Singing
Roberta approuches to Bawa one time Nani 1 torch with Roberta Srimpi ?
Sudi 1 torch Front follow Julia Julia enters from CF with the blue material covering Aug, Followed by Akira
Julia let material fall down. TEXTE: Amlethus domus Regresavitet patervendicare et Fengo uccidere Amleto ritorna con un guerriero fidato per riprendere il potere
Everybody starts whispering and “sh....Amlethuuuus...sh...Sh...Laugh” Augusto turning shows the 2 ropes to Bawa Bawa speaks then he invites MADE to dance for Aug (around him) then other women
CHANDRI IN CHANDRI SONG
GAMELAN
Aug. to the right and strangles Semar ------STOP MUSIC
Sudi 1 torch with Akira Akira sats to through spiderweb. Everybody must be caught by the CLEBER bateria Net “QUA ASTUTE” orchestra Sudi leaves 1 torch lM out
14 Goes to pick up 2 Right lit lamps
Bawa take central one to back
Lu 2 left
Sudi and Lu go FRONT leave lit lamp 2 right front 2 left front
1 torch middle right to KK leave it while dying 2 torches with Roberta back stage 1 torch middle left (at Julias’s place)
Akira kills one at the same time net and Bali open half right half left
Akira kills 3 from the right and 3 left fight with AGUS
Agus scapes
To the left: Akira fights with MADE. Made dies (front) Akira kills them and he points Bawa-Aug. Slowly they fight. Aug. kills Bawa
Akira watches from the CF Srimpi 1 torch with Aki Akira then goes to LF And when Aug brings Rob to the mat Aki to the mat too Augusto kills Bawa. Lu and Sudi place 2 lit lamps Left and right Mat Aug. put his knife into his mouth
Bawa sound--- Roberta IN runs to corpse (Bawa) followed by Srimpi 1 torch Takes out Bawa’s knife LAMENTATION (Srimpi goes later with Akira) with Brigitte
Augusto cuts the ropes when free through them on Bawa’s body------Butoh’s flute simoultaneously Pia brings water, kneels, Aug washes his face. Leave water CM Exit back
Aug. takes Rob by the wrist WITH THE ROPE, go to CF Akira back with Augusto Pia back with the jacket she helps Aug to put it in
Knights get up to pay their respects: Nani,
15 Ranga, Togog, Pur, Tumungung, Made, Nyoman, Semar, Deman, Idabagus, Kadean K,
TORGEIR – Thadd - Park carrying Bawa’s body OUT
Mia enters (LF) and sits down touching Aug.’s legs Magnus bajo/percussion
Aug signal to two Kadean they step forwards, and kill her, shouts ------MATSUI NOH SONG she is left lying in between Aug.’s legs
Thadd, Netta, Torgeir, Paul stops and see Mia’s scene (then they continue covering bodies white material)
Julia enters from CF with Bali and Blue material and CRANEUM
Julia: Hamlet dictates the laws of a new order Julia high voice
Aug kikiriki Pia kikiriki They play Horse TRACK IN
Rawa from left brings Pia’s costume and give it to Aug. Simoultaneuos the 2 musicians lit lamps place at the Front
Aug. starts dressing Pia with the baris costume Takes and watches at the swoard and gives it to Pia
Then Aug places it on her back. Julia gives cranium to Aug. Aug shows to Pia she touchs cranium left hand
SIMOULTANEOUSLY: BARIS/ DREAM:
Pia starts baris dance while Aug has cranium in his hands/looking at her smiling and dancing (minimalized Orixas) BARIS MUSIC Pia ends her dance sitting central front
Julia: (going to the centre then BACK) DOMANI INVECE DEGLI UCCELLI CI SVEGLIARANNO I CANI SILENCE TOMORROW INSTEAD OF BIRDS DOGS WILL WAKE US Julia-Pia slowly back
______THE DREAM ______
Cristina enters very slowly from the front going towards Bawa who lies on the ground; When Cristina reachs Bawa he stands up and sits down 16 Cristina continues going towards the mat and Bawa starts BUTOH’S FLUTE going towards the front (face to the spectators); Cristina turns face to Bawa and he turns face to Cristina; Cristina and Bawa get closer and they do their ritual greetings; They get farther and closer They fight, embrace and “kill” each other with their swords In the meantime Pakader put the carpet close to their feet and they start to fall down embracing each other They lay down togheter on the carpet, one face to the other: like children sleeping
Wout with Krist: Pietat Torgeirs and helpers go back 2 L 2 R
Francisco, Calafia and Corina IN again CF the same scene plus baby… sit down at the center eat and laugh in the middle of the dead bodies Light slowly change They remain there while everybody exit… also public until technician start touching CHORUS and they slowly start going out.
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