Nesterval
The Kreisky-Test
Nesterval's first online production - immersive, interactive, live
"How do you protect your own history, your own values when the situation and environment are perceived as life-threatening?
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For the first time, a Nesterval production takes place entirely online - but as usual, it's immersive and interactive. Participants will be connected and connected to the actors at home on their laptop or computer to become part of The Kreisky-Test.
INFO:
There will be an online artist talk with Nesterval on May 1st. More info here
The capacity per test procedure is 16 people. Up to two tickets can be purchased.
REMAINING TICKETS for the dates May 4-12, 2020 on Monday, May 4th from 1 p.m.
Ticket prices:
- 39 € (artist solidarity price including pre-sale right for Nesterval's Goodbye Kreisky in autumn 2020)
- 23 € (Regular price)
- 18 € (reduced price & brut annual pass)
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Some experiments are forgotten - perhaps rightly so. But the Nesterval Fund for Charitable Purposes is always ready to support family members in their projects, no matter how absurd and revolutionary. For the first time, a Nesterval production takes place entirely online - but as usual, immersively and interactively. Participants and actor will be connected with each other at home on their laptop or computer to become part of The Kreisky-Test. But who will be the chosen ones and what are they chosen for?
Jonas Nesterval has been looking for his mother Gertrud for as long as he can remember. She abandoned her family when he was four years old. The father never mentions her, and neither do the archives or the party. But then, one day, some material acquired by Gertrud during her travels in Europe surfaces: interviews and film footage showing activists from Serbia, Spain, and Italy. Jonas is convinced that his mother was at the centre of Austria’s history, working on a revolutionary project. Finally, the heart of her work appears: the so-called Kreisky test.
And then happens what nobody expected. The world stands still. A virus keeps mankind at bay. Jonas wakes from shock and decides: it's time. Now or never! The Kreisky test must be completed. Just now! The participants should help Jonas to put a group of selected people through the final test phase. You decide who is left in the end. Because only the best should make it, should preserve what is in danger.
Left or right, up or down? How do you protect your own history, your own values when the situation and environment are perceived as life-threatening? Gertrud Nesterval has made a decision and her son Jonas is ready to accomplish what she started. Who will be the chosen ones and what are they chosen for? Find out in Nesterval's new immersive online performance.
The capacity per test procedure is 16 people.
How does participation in the Kreisky test work:
The use of the free video conference app Zoom is a prerequisite for being able to take part in the Der Kreisky test. A computer or laptop with a camera and microphone is required.
Download: Zoom
Instructions: Video
Nesterval’s cast includes performers, drag artists, amateur and professional actors, who outline the history of the Nesterval family in various constellations. In a mix of classic gaming and immersive theatre, Herr Finnland and his team create performance adventures that turn their participants into actors in the play, authorised to determine what happens next. The Village (2018), Nesterval’s co-production with brut, was nominated for the 2019 Nestroy Special Award.
Credits
Cast
Rita Brandneulinger, Julia Fuchs, Bernhard Hablé, Laura Hermann, Romy Hrubeš, Niklas-Sven Kerck, Lu Ki, Astôn Matters, Pamina Puls, Andy Reiter, Johannes Scheutz, Claudia Six, Alexandra Thompson, Lorenz Tröbinger, Gankerl Walanka, Christopher Wurmdobler
Leading Team
Director Herr Finnland Written by Frau Löfberg Film Lorenz Tröbinger Direction Assitance Sabine Anders Costumes Andy Reiter Production management Pamina Puls Production Willy Mutzenpachner Grafic design Rita Brandneulinger set consulting Andrea Konrad sound editing Alkis Vlassakakis Puppet design Claudia Six
Translation / Research assistance
Marina Paspalj (Serbien), Michaela Schmidlechner (Italien), Cuqui Espinoza (Spanien)
Analysis
Herr Finnland, Frau Löfberg, Christoph Anders, Sabine Anders, Andreas Fleck, Alkis Vlassakakis
Voice of Nesterval Fonds
Heidi Neuburger-Dumancic
Special thank you to
Michaela Bilgeri, Thomas Kolle
Thanks to the residency partners and the support on site
Novi Sad, Serbia Institution Student Cultural Centre / Bojan Milosavljević Location The Archives of Vojvodina Interview partner Snežana Kaljević, Ivana Pantelić and Ruža Djurdjević
Santander, Spain Cafè de las Artes Teatro / Alicia Trueba, Cristian Londoño Interviews Isabel Tejerina, Ana Estébanez, ‚Chuska‘ Spaces Carmen Alonso Libros, Restaurante Fuente De
Sansepolcro, Italy CapoTrave / Kilowatt / Michele Rossi, Alessandro Marini, Compagnia di Teatro Popolare di Sansepolcro, Società Balestrieri di Sansepolcro, Archivio dei Diari di Pieve Santo Stefano, Comune di Sansepolcro, Biblioteca Comunale di Sansepolcro
A co-production by Nesterval, brut Wien and Be SpectACTive!
Be SpectACTive! is a large-scale European cooperation project – co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union.
CapoTrave/Kilowatt (IT), Artemrede (PT), Bakelit Multi Art Center (HU), brut (AT), BUDA Kortrijk (BE), Cafè de las Artes Teatro (ES), Domino (HR), Divadelná Nitra(SK), Dublin theatre festival (IE), Göteborgs stadss kulturförvaltning/ Stora teatern (SE), Institution Student Cultural Centre (RS), Occitanie en scène languedoc-roussillon (FR), Plesni teater (SI), Tanec praha (CZ), Teatrul national Radu Stanca (RO).
Dates & Tickets
April 2020
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Info
INFO:
The capacity per test procedure is 16 people. Up to two tickets can be purchased.
Ticket prices:
- 39 € (artist solidarity price including pre-sale right for Nesterval's Goodbye Kreisky in autumn 2020)
- 23 € (Regular price)
- 18 € (reduced prce & brut-Jahreskarte)
How does participation in the Kreisky test work:
The use of the free video conference app Zoom is a prerequisite for being able to take part in the Der Kreisky test. A computer or laptop with a camera and microphone is required.
Download: Zoom
Instructions: Video
More details on ticket prices will follow shortly.
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