FLUKEY
SPACES
[deutsch]tanger/nyc/buenos_aires
in malaga, spain
he studies theater. in his hometown tangier, the grand theatro
cervantes is about to decay.
as a child, ahmed used to play in the
ruins of this 100 years old theatre, wich was the largest one in
northern africa.
standing on the terrace, ahmed looks over the harbor
and describes his fantasie.
in 5 years from now a cafe could be opened.
and a theatre space. a space to live, develope and learn. a space for
the people of tangier.
we're sitting in the
subway, F train brooklyn-coney island.
jessica is
an actress, a theater person. every 7 years of her life her family
moved between countrys.
from germany to the US, from the US back to
germany, and then back again.
she tells me stories about castings with over 200
competitors. about believing in herself.
perhaps even
living the american dream. it's a full time job next to her bread
acquisition.
we keep on talking about different production conditions,
on the live theater of their own imaginative and social theater.
about
theater in prisons, and nursing homes. for humans. and about how to
create a space for the theatre. it's own space.
the person who
receives a role in a broadwayshow, is usually back in the casting queue
within 2 months.
buenos aires. autumn
in already in the air. 1 1/2 years ago martina
arrived in buenos aires. viennese the mag.phil. in her pocket.
5 years
without spanish as well. that did not stop her to study acting. on the
contrary.
in city full of theaters, armies of actors, people breath
theater in this place. we sit on the roof, drink malbec,
talk about the
future and fear, the happiness to feel right. fight for something to
burn for.
'flukey_spaces' is a
documentary project. it follows jessica, martina
and ahmed,
explores the spaces where we create ourselves. after the
positioning that we seek.
after the flood in the fall. and after
believe more strongly to breathe in it.
pictures:
palatio barolo, buenos aires/argentina, 2013
subway F train, nyc/usa, 2013
gran teatro cervantes, tangier/morocco 2013
© alexander ratter