PARADISE LOST
“The ancient tradition that the world will be consumed in fire at the end of six thousand years is true, as I have heard from Hell.
For the cherub with his flaming sword is hereby commanded to leave his guard at tree of life, and when he does, the whole creation will be consumed, and appear infinite, and holy whereas it now appears finite & corrupt.”
William Blake
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
Première (Short Version for the BNG Bank 50 Years Jubileum):
14 November 2014
Première (Full Length): January 2015 - Cadance Festival
Tour: Spring/ Summer 2015
Music: Kate Moore - 'No Man's Land' (Original Composition, specially recorded by the Cello Octet Amsterdam)
A. Knaifel - 'Amicta Sole' (excerpt)
Dancers: Quentin Roger, Ewa Sikorska, Samir Calixto
Light Design: Pavla Beranova
Sound Design : Harmen Straatman
PARADISE LOST is a co-production of Korzo Theater and BNG Cultuurfonds
© Eyjólfur Eyjólfsson
© Eyjólfur Eyjólfsson
© Joris-Jan Bos
PARADISE LOST
Paradise Lost, written by John Milton and first published in 1667, is a controversial poem that revolves around the myth of creation. Through its twelve parts, the author depicts the story of the Fall of mankind and the banishment from Paradise. Since its publication Milton’s haunting delineation of Eden has become part of our collective subconscious.
Opposites are the bulldozers in Paradise Lost, being the antagonism between Light and Darkness one of its strongest defining forces. The poet uses it to express all of the other opposites: good and evil; knowledge and ignorance; heaven and hell.
In this project, the idea of our never-ending subjection to invisible forces (be them spiritual or scientific) and the timeless relation between myth and contemporary reality gains a center stage. This new performance aims for the creation of a mythic space where the archetypes of mankind find their way from the purified state in Eden to the birth of human nature such as we know.
ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE
© Joris-Jan Bos
