Following the two successful Faust events in Canada in 2003 (Calgary) and 2004
(Toronto), here are the details of another such event, this time in Victoria,
BC.
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FaustFest
An international festival of Faustian performances.
April 28 – May 8, 2005
Mainstage Performances
Admission for the Mainstage performances is
$15 regular, $12 seniors/students, $10 children.
Or $40 for a 4-show pass!
St. John the Divine Anglican Hall - 1611 Quadra St.
From Turkey
-Studio 4 Istanbul - Faust Part 1 & 2 by Goethe
This company has been producing unique theatre and film since 2002. Their
adaptation of Goethe's plays is a result of a search for new methods of
theatrical expression resulting in a musical interpretation of the original
tragedy. There will be projected subtitles.
May 3, 4, 5 @ 9 pm
May 6 @ 7 pm
May 7 @ 9 pm
May 8 @ 4 pm
From Quebec
-Tim Gosley and Compagnie - Faust Through the Shadows;
This company has been producing multi-disciplinary work for over 20 years,
having toured Canada and Europe. This is a multi media “shadow” show
adapted from Goethe’s Faust Part 1.
May 3, 4, 5 @ 7 pm
May 6 @ 9 pm
May 7 @ 4 pm
May 8 @ 9 pm
From Victoria
*-Eclectic Circus – Faust: Igniis Fatus by Mercedes Batiz-Benet
This local troupe has produced 18 plays since 1996. This production is based
primarily upon Goethe’s Faust, but also draws from Christopher Marlowe and
Thomas Mann.
April 28 @ 9 pm
April 29 @ 7 pm
April 30 @ 9 pm
May 1 @ 7 pm
May 6 @ 9 pm
May 7 @ 9 pm
May 8 @ 9 pm
From Victoria
*-Giggling Iguana - The Tragical History Of Doctor Faustus by Christopher
Marlowe
This company having produced three shows a year at Craigdarach Castle for the
past seven years. This production is an original adaptation of the Marlowe
play.
April 28 @ 7 pm
April 29 @ 9 pm
April 30 @ 7 pm
May 1 @ 9 pm
May 5 @ 9 pm
May 7 @ 7 pm
May 8 @ 7 pm
* parental guidance advised
German Language Presentation
Admission free (or by donation)
The Little Fernwood Hall - 1923 Fernwood Rd
-University of Victoria German Studies Department –will present a German
language adaptation of Goethe’s Faust Part . A spoken English synopsis will
make it accessible to all.
April 28, 29 & 30 @ 7 pm
Film
Admission free (or by donation)
The Little Fernwood Hall - 1923 Fernwood Rd
-St Bernadette of the Bingo - this award winning movie(NSI--National Screen
Institute and AMPIA -Alberta Motion Picture Industry Awards) has been screened
at the Atlantic and Calgary Film Festivals and the film exchange in Winnipeg.
It is a lighthearted interpretation of the Faust legend set in a prairie town.
April 29 @ 9 pm
April 30 @ 9 pm
Puppet Show
Admission free (or by donation)
The Little Fernwood Hall - 1923 Fernwood Rd
From Victoria
-Theatre Inconnu – Kasperle & Faust, a 19th Century Puppet Show.
Drawing on a ten-year history of professional work in puppetry, FaustFest’s
host company will present an authentic19th century Kasperle/Faust puppet
show; Kasperle is the original German puppet buffoon.
April 30 @ 2 pm
May 6 @ 7 pm
May 7 @ 2 pm
May 7 @ 7 pm
May 8 @ 2 pm
Lecture and Music Series
Admission free (or by donation)
St. John the Divine Anglican Church - 1611 Quadra St.
-Timothy Gosley –– acting instructor from Bishops University in Quebec,
internationally recognized puppeteer (T.V., film, live performance), and multi
media performance artist, will combine a demonstration and lively talk
entitled:
Faust Through The Shadows - Puppets, Goethe, and Middle-Aged Angst-(lecture
and demonstration)
May 6 @ 10 pm
-Professor Elena Pnevmonidou – a “Faust” ex pert from the University of
Victoria Department of German Literature will fill everyone in through her
highly entertaining and informative talk which will:
Follow the Faust legend, from its early origins, to early and modern theatre
and film
May 2 @ 7 pm
-Harald and Sharon Krebs – Pianist and Professor Harald Krebs, of the
University of Victoria Music Department, and acclaimed recording Artist
Sharon Krebs, will perform- interspersed with a slide presentation and lecture:
Faust musical selections by Zelter, Liszt, Graben-Hoffmann, Schubert, Loewe,
and Schlottman
May 2 @ 8 pm
Tickets can be purchased at:
Dark Horse Books 623 Johnson St. – (phone 386–8736),
or purchased at the venue a half hour before show time.
Admission for the Mainstage performances is
$15 regular, $12 seniors/students, $10 children.
Or $40 for a 4-show pass!
Theatre Inconnu
PO Box 8796, Victoria, B.C. V8W 3S3
Phone: (250) 360-0234
Fax: (250) 598-4211
Email: [log in to unmask]
Website: www.theatreinconnu.com
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Submitted by Osman Durrani
School of European Culture,
Cornwallis Building,
University of Kent,
Canterbury CT2 7NF.
Tel +44 1227 827459
Fax +44 1227 823641
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