Journal
A sporadic record of what happens in William Kentridge’s studio, in video, words and images
"More Sweetly Play the Dance"
New project page now live on http://www.kentridge.studio
Explore the making of the panoramic, eight channel procession film installation, “More Sweetly Play the Dance”
"The procession is a form I have used many times before, trying to encompass in the work the muchness of the people in the world. And to record the fact that here in the twenty-first century human foot power is still the primary means of locomotion and we are still locked in the manual labour of individual bodies as a way of making the world.
Specifically, the image of a procession goes back to Goya and his paintings of processions. It goes back more recently to photographs of refugees fleeing Rwanda, coming from north to south Sudan. All the movement that still exists across the continent of Africa. Further back to the images of the processions of people from the Balkans. The huge population of movements of people at the end of the Second World War. The image of a procession of people pulling or carrying their baggage is both a contemporary and immediate image and one deeply rooted in our psyches.” WK
https://www.kentridge.studio/projects/more-sweetly-play-the-dance/
Tightrope of our hope
Making a tondo for “The Great Yes, The Great No”
A puppet made from cardboard, tools and found objects with Greta Goiris
A puppet made from paper, tools and found objects with Greta Goiris
O Madness & Shamelessness
A puppet sculpture made with Greta Goiris
Vocal warm-up for the final performance of “The Head & the Load” in Johannesburg
Celebrating the South African launch of the first volume of an anticipated six-volume catalogue raisonné of the prints and posters of William Kentridge.
WILLIAM KENTRIDGE
VOLUME 1 PRINTS AND POSTERS 1974 TO 1990
Catalogue Raisonné compiled by Warren Siebrits
Published by STEIDL
Available for purchase online through STEIDL
[with free shipping to anywhere in the world]:
https://steidl.de/Books/Catalogue-Raisonne-Volume-1-Prints-and-Posters-1974-to-1990-1011252649.html\
Rehearsal for “The Head & the Load” at @joburgtheatre with @ann.masina and @hlangus164
“The Head & The Load” will be seen for the first time on the African continent at the Joburg Theatre from 21 April – 6 May, 2023 for 14 performances only.
After premiering at the Tate Modern in London in 2018 – followed by sold-out shows in New York, Amsterdam and Germany – bringing the production home to South Africa was delayed by two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic and prolonged lockdowns.
Evening performances: Fri 21 (Opening Night), Sat 22, Wed 26, Fri 28, Sat 29, Tues 2, Wed 3, Thurs 4, Fri 5 & Sat 6 at 20:00 (Final Performance)
Matinee performances: Sun 23, Thu 27 & Sun 30 at 15:00
Where: Joburg Theatre, Braamfontein
Book: At Joburg Theatre Box Office, tel. 0861 670 670 or online at www.joburgtheatre.com or www.webtickets.co.za
Patrons can also book via the Nedbank app or selected Pick ‘n Pay stores (full list www.webtickets.co.za/pnpoutlets.aspx )
Patrons who hold tickets for the previous dates should contact the Joburg Theatre Box Office.
Photo: Stella Olivier
Who and What are we? Excellent question.
Travelling with closed eyes
Olivier awards 2023, London
We’re delighted to celebrate the ‘Outstanding achievement in opera’ award to William, for his conception and direction of ‘Sibyl’ at the Barbican theatre. William extends the recognition to composers Kyle Shepherd and Nhlanhla Mahlangu, costume designer Greta Goiris, set designer Sabine Theunissen, lighting designer Urs Schönebaum, projection designer Žana Marović and all the performers in the piece.
Concept and Director
William Kentridge
Music Director / Composer
Kyle Shepherd
Associate Director / Choral Composer
Nhlanhla Mahlangu
Costume Designer
Greta Goiris
Set Designer
Sabine Theunissen
Lighting Design
Urs Schönebaum
Projection Design
Žana Marović
Cinematography
Duško Marović SASC
Photo: Stella Olivier.
I am already sick of summer
Test filming in the studio with the cardboard Capitaine Paul Lemerle
Model built with @sabine.theunissen
A cast in cardboard
“Sibyl” nominated for two Olivier Awards
The 2022 production of “Sibyl” at the Barbican Centre has been nominated in two categories this year:
Best New Opera Production - “Sibyl”
Outstanding Achievement in Opera – William Kentridge for his conception and direction of “Sibyl”
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Concept and Director
William Kentridge
Music Director / Composer
Kyle Shepherd
Associate Director / Choral Composer
Nhlanhla Mahlangu
Costume Designer
Greta Goiris
Set Designer
Sabine Theunissen
Lighting Design
Urs Schönebaum
Projection Design
Žana Marović
Cinematography
Duško Marović SASC
Photo: Stella Olivier
Semaphores and sliding chairs,
Two André Bretons on board the Capitaine Paul Lemerle
Workshop in Johannesburg for a new theatrical project
Drawing jungles for a new theatrical project
IN CONVERSATION | WALTER MURCH & WILLIAM KENTRIDGE
On Saturday 4 February 2023, SO | The Academy for the Less Good Idea in Johannesburg will host American film editor, director, writer and sound designer, Walter Murch In Conversation with William Kentridge.
Murch is best known for his work as a film editor and sound designer for modern cinema. An Academy Award-winner, he has worked on films including Apocalypse Now, The Godfather: Part II, American Graffiti and The English Patient. More recently, he has worked as an editor on Kentridge’s Self Portrait as a Coffee Pot (2022), a nine-part film series chronicling the artist’s studio process.
In addition to reflecting on this recent collaboration, Kentridge and Murch will be in conversation about their respective artistic processes, ways of working with film and narrative, and the role of editing in storytelling.
DATE | Saturday 4 February 2023
TIME | 16h00
VENUE | William Kentridge Studio, Arts on Main, 264 Fox Street, Maboneng
DURATION | 60-90 MIN
COST | R150
BOOKINGS | www.lessgoodidea.com
Walter Murch has been editing sound in Hollywood since starting on Francis Ford Coppola`s film The Rain People (1969). He edited sound on American Graffiti (1973) and The Godfather: Part II (1974), won his first Academy Award nomination for The Conversation (1974), won his first Oscar for Apocalypse Now (1979), and won an unprecedented double Oscar for Best Sound and Best Film Editing for his work on The English Patient (1996). Most recently he helped reconstruct Touch of Evil (1958) to Orson Welles` original notes, and edited The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999). Murch was, along with George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola, a founding member of northern California cinema. He has directed – Return to Oz (1985) – and longs to do so again, but as an editor and sound man he is one of the few universally acknowledged masters in his field. For his work on Apocalypse Now, Murch coined the term "sound designer", and along with colleagues such as Ben Burtt, helped to elevate the art and impact of film sound to a new level.
“Your days will become years”
“Sibyl” is to be performed in Paris at @theatrechatelet from 11 to 15 February, 2023
For tickets please visit:
https://www.chatelet.com/en/programmation/season-2022-2023/sybil/
Created in collaboration with Kyle Shepherd and Nhlanhla Mahlangu. Stage design by Sabine Theunissen and costume design by Greta Goiris.
Photo: Stella Olivier
“The dead report for duty”
Workshop in Johannesburg for a new theatrical project with costumes by Greta Goiris, sets by @sabine.theunissen and choral direction by @hlangus164
Photos: Janus Fouché
