Fri, 10 Mar 2017 20:00

Elbphilharmonie Großer Saal

John Malkovich: Just Call Me God

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Doors open 19:00
Start 20:00
End ca. 21:30

Hollywood star John Malkovich as an abdicating dictator

From the dawn of time to the present age: time and again there have been rulers praised as superhuman, all-powerful or even divine. How do they achieve this status? Why do people allow this to happen? And just how gullible and corruptible are we? A world premiere featuring Hollywood star John Malkovich.

Following the worldwide success of their previous collaborations »The Infernal Comedy« and »The Giacomo Variations«, dream team Michael Sturminger and John Malkovich return to the city on the river Elbe with this musical theatre piece.

This one-man show pushes the 63-year-old Malkovich to his limits: from delusions of grandeur to morbid insanity and beyond. And on the way, the Hollywood star encounters something spectacular: the brand-new organ of the Elbphilharmonie! As Martin Haselböck, musical director and organist, reacts to the abdicating dictator with music by Bach, Ligeti and Messiaen, Franz Danksagmüller uses innovative electronic distortion techniques to explore the instrument’s innate sound possibilities.

Unsettling and disturbing, this extraordinary production dissects the causes and mechanisms of tyranny. Through Malkovich’s impressive embodiment of the charismatic dictator, the audience learns that power and authority always stem from convincing enactment.

Please note that »Just Call Me God« is not suitable for children under the age of 14. The work includes some disturbing scenes and wording.

Programme (booklet)

Programme »John Malkovich: Just Call Me God« (German) (PDF, 1.7 MB)

Performers

John Malkovich acting

Sophie von Kessel acting

Felix Dennhardt Vincent Schluszman, Photographer, Cameraman

Martin Haselböck Reverend Lee Dunklewood, Field Chaplain, Organist

Errol T. Harewood Lieutenant Alexander Vronsky, called Alex

Josef Rabitsch Joseph Sokol, Soldier

Valentin Ledebur Neil Forrester, Soldier

Franz Danksagmüller live electronics

Martin Haselböck concept and musical director

Michael Sturminger text, direction

Renate Martin props

Andreas Donhauser props

Programme

Michael Sturminger / Martin Haselböck
Just Call Me God: A Dictator’s Final Speech

Szenische Produktion in englischer Sprache

Johann Sebastian Bach
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565

Richard Wagner
The Ride of the Valkyries / from the opera »Die Walküre«, WWV 86B

Johann Sebastian Bach
Alle Menschen müssen sterben BWV 643

Johann Sebastian Bach, Franz Liszt
Variations on Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen, S 180

Martin Haselböck
A Whiter Air
The Grand Anthem

Martin Haselböck, Franz Danksagmüller
Sound Collage
Grand Organ Macabre Harmonica
Bigger Than Life! / Grand Organ Improvisation, Psychocratic Barground Improvisation
Grand Organ Cacophonia
The Final Waltz

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Promoter: HamburgMusik

Commissioned by the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg.
Supported by the Stiftung Elbphilharmonie.

Location : Elbphilharmonie
Großer Saal

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Grand Hall: 30 minutes before the start of the event

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John Malkovich: Just Call Me God

Hollywood star John Malkovich as an abdicating dictator

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