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''[[Zeno at 4am]]'' is the title of an artwork by [[William Kentridge]] (1955-) and an accompanying shadow oratorio, also by [[William Kentridge|Kentridge]]. | ''[[Zeno at 4am]]'' is the title of an artwork by [[William Kentridge]] (1955-) and an accompanying shadow oratorio, also by [[William Kentridge|Kentridge]]. | ||
− | Also found as ''[[Zeno at 4 a.m. ]]''. | + | Also found as ''[[Zeno at 4 a.m.]]''. |
==The artwork== | ==The artwork== |
Revision as of 09:53, 29 February 2024
Zeno at 4am is the title of an artwork by William Kentridge (1955-) and an accompanying shadow oratorio, also by Kentridge.
Also found as Zeno at 4 a.m..
Contents
The artwork
Zeno at 4 a.m. consists of of a suite of prints of various objects, printed by Maurice Payne and published by David Krut Fine Art, Inc. in 2001.
The oratorio
Created by Kentridge and company as a shadow oratorio which combines a range of media to depict Zeno during in the state between waking and sleeping and the dilemmas which swirl through his mind – about his wife and his mistress, whether his pleasures (smoking being one) will cause his death, his precarious business dealings and the death of his father whom he did not love enough when he was young. Presented internationally, in collaboration with the Handspring Puppet Company, in 2001.
Translations and adaptations
The piece was precursor to the full-scale work Confessions of Zeno in 2002.
Performance history in South Africa
2001: Directed by William Kentridge with Dawid Minnaar, Otto Maidi, Pumeza Matshikiza (tall), Lwazi Ncube (short). Taken on an international tour, it was performed in Brussels, Paris, Angoulême, Toulouse, Amiens, Minneapolis, Chicago, and New York.
Sources
https://www.handspringpuppet.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handspring_Puppet_Company
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeno%27s_Conscience
https://www.handspringpuppet.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handspring_Puppet_Company
Ruphin Coudyzer. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of Market Theatre productions. (Provided by Coudyzer)
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