Hannabel Saareli

Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre
21.11.2020 and 22.11.2020
EAMT black box


Director Liis Kolle
Designer Hannabel Saareli
Conductors Ave Wagner and Elmo Tiisvald
Concertmaster Ene Rindesalu 
Percussion consultant Tanel Ruben


Cast:
Merit Kraav
Damaris Ilves
Andreas Lahesalu
Filipp Varik
Triin-Eliis Süld
Katri Juss
Sanna Helena Korpi 
Carol Männamets
Emily Ruus
Annely Leinberg
Jakob Tomson
Heljä Mailiis Viirakivi
Janette Emilia Teittinen
Joonas Käsper
Linnea Regina Penttilä
Wanli Deng
Egon Punnison
Karmen Kõrnas
Janis Sustrups
Viktorija Agnese Vancane


Students of Contemporary Improvisation:
Kristjan Kannuke (violin)
Mirja Mattinen (cello)
Sakiko Ishii (kannel)

“Abstract Opera nr 1” was written by a German composer Boris Blacher. The opera is a pseudo-opera, that has non-narrative themes nor characters. The whole piece is a collection of separate situations and different states of consciousness, that are strictly choreographed. In the original piece there were two clowns – one optimistic and one pessimistic, performing conversations in-between the scenes. In our version the gaps are filled by improvised music reflecting the emotions of each scene. Performed by the students of contemporary improvisation department.

Our objective was to create a “nowhere land”, where the characters – humanoids, live their lives and deal with different issues.
For the stage we created an abstract world including costumes for the actors. Costumes and elements on the stage represent through colour psychology, specific design messages and emotions which are presented to the audience during the scenes.
The final touch was given by the whole-body make-up, which separated the robotic elements from the human body.