PEARL 23, 14.09.2023

A MOUNTAIN PORTRAIT

“Landscapes have a language of their own, expressing the soul of things, lofty or humble, which constitute them, from the mighty peaks to the smallest of the tiny flowers hidden in the meadow’s grass.”
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Andrea Hackl, Elisa Pol
Netherlands, Italy 2022
00:11:00

The mountains, an archaic powerful environment.
Existing as if beyond time; guardians of this world. A soul landscape.

What is the fascination with this environment that some feel?

This film is a collaboration and meeting point of the two performers, two women with a special relationship to the mountains. It is inspired by the meaning that this environment has for them personally.

It is a poetic testimony about time spent outdoors, with an, at times, humouristic note. This work mostly driven by a deep love to their environment, equally opens up a window onto the (daily) challenges and tasks and the danger the mountains can also bring.

It is a collage of personal stories overlapping with reflections and anecdotes of other female wanderers and mountaineers, such as Nan Shepherd (The Living Mountain) and Rebecca Solnit (Wanderlust).

  • Titel: A MOUNTAIN PORTRAIT
  • Director//Regie: Andrea Hackl, Elisa Pol
  • Choreography//Choreographie: Andrea Hackl
  • Production//Produktion: Andrea Hackl Projects, Nerval Teatro, Armunia Teatro
  • Country of Production//Land: Netherlands, Italy
  • Year of Production//Jahr: 2022
  • Duration//Dauer: 00:11:00
  • Dance and Performance//Tanz: Andrea Hackl, Elisa Pol
  • Camera//Kamera: Dariy Karyakin, Andrea Hackl
  • Montage: Andrea Hackl
  • Sound//Ton: Robbert van Hulzen - recording voice overs
  • Music//Musik: – Meydan – Away & Elk, Scott Buckley – Machina, voice overs: Andrea Hackl, Elisa Pol
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