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Briefing sheet for marketing and box office personnel
War Sum Up
Music.Manga.Machines.
Duration: 80 minutes, no intermission
Performed in Japanese with surtitles in the local language.
Suitability: no offensive language or nudity; recommended for school-age and up. There
are a few images of mutilated bodies, but they are used in an abstract manner.
Special technical considerations: There are none. There is a strobe light used, but it is
not harmful, as it flashes only once per second.
Short description of the performance
War Sum Up: Music. Manga. Machines. 12 singers and a striking light
design that give a powerful visual impression of the nature of war.
Follow the Warrior, the Spy and the Soldier through their transformation
into a world of light and dark, battle and death. From man to machine, to
statue, ghost and fantasy heroine. Three stories in XL of glorification
and abomination. Presented by Hotel Pro Forma.
Music by The Irrepressibles and Santa Ratniece. Performed by the Latvian
Radio Choir. Conducted by Kaspars Putnins. Costumes by Henrik Vibskov.
Lighting design by Jesper Kongshaug. Libretto from classic Noh theatre
edited by Willie Flindt Concept by Willie Flindt and Kirsten Dehlholm.
Manga drawings by Hikaru Hayashi Direction by Kirsten Dehlholm.
Five selling features of the performance
1. Music: 80 minutes of new music by English The Irrepressibles and Latvian
composer Santa Ratniece. A beautiful combination of pop and new classical music.
2. Visual: Highly visual, newest technology, Danish Hotel Pro Forma is known for this
3. World class singers: Latvian Radio Choir are considered to be among the world’s
best and most innovative chamber choirs.
4. Manga and noh-theatre: The performance uses inspiration from Japanese culture,
incorporating Manga drawings and texts from classic Noh theatre pieces.
5. Fashion design: The costume designer Henrik Vibskov is one of the most
celebrated young fashion designers of today.
About Hotel Pro Forma
Hotel Pro Forma is a Danish theatre-group that has presented visual music theatre since
1985. They are best known for their visually stunning operas, TOMORROW IN A YEAR from
2009 with music by Swedish The Knife, OPERATION : ORFEO on the myth of Orfeus and
Eurydice. Their performances are characterised as cross-genre, meaning they incorporate
elements of music, visual arts, architecture and performing arts. They are most often
compared to Robert Wilson (USA) or Guy Cassiers (Belgium). They always develop new
technology in audio-visuals, light and sound for each performance, giving the audience a
unique experience each time. The work does not follow traditional theatrical structures
such as story, text, plot or dramaturgy. Instead the performances present visual and
musical universes that investigate universal subjects such as Darwin, the Arabic or
Christianity to allow the audience to, in their own words, “see the world with new eyes.”
They have presented at many major venues around the world including Venice, Berlin,
Lisbon, Moscow, Istanbul and New York.
Touring dates
2-3 Sep 2011
War Sum Up
8-9 Sep 2011
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16-17 Oct 2011
War Sum Up
25 Oct 2011
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27-28 Oct 2011
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11-12 Nov 2011
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5-6 June 2011
War Sum Up
World Premiere - Latvian National Opera
Norwegian Premiere
Ultima - Oslo Contemporary Music Festival
Arena Festival
Latvian National Opera, Riga
Danish Premiere
Odense Theatre
Musikhuset Aarhus
The Royal Danish Theatre
Riga's Opera festival
For more information you may see our website under “Calendar”: www.hotelproforma.dk