THE SHOW MUST GO ON – CHOREOGRAPHY: JÉRÔME BEL 14. und 15. NOV 08 / 19:30 UHR / HAU 1 “The possibility of an art-piece, even a choreography, today is not to propose an utterance, but to invite the spectator to re-invent him/herself, or perhaps less utopic, to re-search his/her ideology of watching, of constructing Self, or articulating security. The artwork cannot say anything in itself, it can represent a political idea or concept, but today the artwork is a formulation of itself. The artwork can only investigate, or re-search, its own domain, and become self-conscious through reflection (per speculum in aenigmae) and through this awareness it can become an experience of the Self (the spectator) but never an experience of something else. To be part of an art-experience is always only the experience of the self.” (Mårten Spångberg) Bernard: “Hold on, your radio’s working. I’m happy you’re interested in the news, to know what’s going on in the world”. Mathilde : “No, I only listen to songs because they tell the truth. The more stupid they are, the more they tell the truth and in that way they’re not stupid. They say, do not leave me or your absence has broken my life or I’m an empty house without you or let me be the shadow of your shadow or even without love, we’re nothing”. Bernard : “Well, Mathilde, I have to go. I’ll come back”. (Excerpts from the dialogue of the film “La femme d’à côté” by François Truffaut, between Fanny Ardant (Mathilde) and Gerard Depardieu (Bernard)) Empty spaces - what are we waiting for Abandoned places - I guess we know the score On and on Does anybody know what we are looking for Another hero another mindless crime Behind the curtain in the pantomime Hold the line Does anybody want to take it anymore The show must go on The show must go on... (Excerpts of the lyrics of “The show must go on” by Queen)