fringe ensemble // Der Wanderfalke

Like few other books, "The Peregrine Falcon" combines poetry and precision. The British author John Alec Baker observed this fascinating bird of prey, then threatened with extinction, for a long time in the Essex countryside in the 1960s. He was almost obsessed with discovering the secret of its grace and wildness. The result is a masterpiece of literary observation of nature. A study in diary form that thrives on Baker's extreme empathy with the falcon. From his gradual merging with it. The Bonn fringe ensemble is now bringing this extraordinary work to the stage in an award-winning translation. As a reading with live music. Director Frank Heuel and composer Daniel Ott present an evening of theater that follows the rhythm and power of the text. Instrument maker Stephan Froleyks has created sound bodies with their own resonance from everyday objects - for a journey to the outer edge of perception.

by J. A. Baker
translated from the English by Andreas Jandl and Frank Sievers, © Matthes & Seitz Berlin

Bettina Marugg and Caroline Scholz Ottread Live music, percussions Arturo Portugal and Vera Seedorf Set design, text version Frank Heuel Composition Daniel Ott Instrument making, co-composition Stephan Froleyks Space Annika Ley Assistant director, dramaturgy Lutz Ackermann Public relations Claudia Grönemeyer Production management Svenja Pauka Photos Annika Ley A production of the fringe ensemble in co-production with Theater im Pumpenhaus Münster and FFT Düsseldorf