Hard Feelings
Jan Philipp Stange & Jakob Engel
A gorilla hologram sits on a rock in the jungle. The ape, who has become a human in the narrative, becomes entangled in a network of claims and fictions that you cannot simply strip away – just as is the case among us humans.
Using modern 3D tracking technology, a pianist and a hyper-realistic gorilla awaken Kafka's canonical story, “A Report to an Academy” (1920), which is the last nail in the coffin of mankind as the crowning achievement of creation, 100 years after its publication.
Cast:
with: Judith Altmeyer, Jacob Bussmann, Laila Gerhardt, Tobias Rauch und Philipp Scholtysik // Stage/Direction: Jakob Engel und Jan Philipp Stange // Dramaturgy: Philipp Scholtysik // Costume design: Maylin Habig // Artistic production management: Carmen Salinas // Lighting: Simon Möllendorf // Music: Jacob Bussmann // Stage assistance: Laila Gerhardt, Tobias Rauch // Motion Capture: Stefan Klosterkötter // Production: Stange Produktionen