Stellar Moments of Humanity
We have borrowed Stefan Zweig’s title, which literally translates from German as Stellar Moments of Humanity, to deal with history, constructivism and obsessions. While Stefan Zweig claims that “millions of superfluous hours have to pass until one stellar moment of humanity arises”, we prefer looking for the stellar moments in daily life, creating the right circumstances for them to happen, in the sense of a continuous, collective history-making.
Out of this approach, the Electric Four were born: a self-elected and very unusual group that has embarked on the mission to create a stellar moment at any place X. Therefore, they need Herstory, history personified in the shape of a female voice, who speaks to the audience via headphones, and the audience itself, as witnesses and allies for their mission. The plan is to together create the necessary circumstances for a stellar moment to happen…
“Like the electricity of a whole atmosphere in the top of a lightning rod, a vast amount of circumstances is crowded together in the shortest amount of time.”
Stefan Zweig
Stellar Moments of Humanity is an immersive site-specific performance that engages neighbourhoods and local people in its mission to connect through imagination.
Llinars del Vallès
Stellar Moments of Llinars, April 2024
Many thanks to:
Rosa and Gloria, for not only being but performing the wise women of Llinars; Jaume, for his wonderful place with wood all around; Andrea, for embodying Herstory on this occasion; Georgina, for being the most exuberant painter at Espai Ruscalleda Art; Javi at Anten for the flower tatoo on the arm; Mària Antònia from Pastisseria Esteve and Unai from El Vermutet, for their delicious culinary participation; Sol and Gerard, for their balcony; Marina and Teatre Auditori Llinars for programming and supporting this stellar mission in the framework of the GPS (Girem Propostes Singulars), Anna and Ana for being great stage managers.
Team Llinars:
The Four Electrics: Josep, Ana, Daniela, Alina
Coordination: Alina
Site management: Claudia
Sound: Jakob Rüdisser
Herstory: Andrea Martín
Pictures: Jonay PMatos
Administration: Arnau
Brescia
Stellar Moments of Bresia, December 2019
Many thanks to:
Davide from Wonderland Festival, for doing everything to bring this project to Brescia; to Emma Mainetti, for never giving up hope; to Edwige Paulin, for her patience, her daily smiles and hugs and her wonderful hair; to Fabio, Virginia and Giovanni, for staying strong in spite of the inclement weather and for all the responsibility you took over for the stellar adventure; to Aldo, for being our most sensitive wise for all eternity and for dressing so well; to Pietro Profeta, for guiding us on such a special bike trip and for the wine; to Maria and Rolando, for their hairstyles and their style; to Carlo, for providing such a pleasant space for our separation scene; to Lucia, for filling our cups with warm tea every day; to Luisa, for her joy every time she saw us going through the hall of the residence; to Matteo and Francesco, for fixing the phone on the wall; to Josep Cosials’ father, Diana and Sergi for taking care of Kala and Eliot and to Marta and Mazze for their beautiful voices.
Team Brescia:
The Four Electrics: Daniela, Alina, Josep, Jordi
Herstory: Marta Mattotti
Sound: Jakob Rüdisser
Location scouting: Jordi, Alina
Coordination: Alina
Administration: Eléctrico Express
Feldbach
Stellar Moments of Feldbach, August 2019
Many thanks to:
Markus Moser, for his support, and his surprise parties of another kind in between the historic walls of the Tabor cellar
Anna Peckl, our youngest and most loyal wise, who taught us life lessons in a classroom of the local high school
Angelina Matzer, hairdresser at the Blue Turtle, whose hair styling techniques and commitment exceeded all expectations and Kathrin Riegerbauer, who welcomed us every time anew
the family Hödl-Kaplan who lent us their bowling alley for an electrifying scene
the team and the owners of the beautiful Café Pfister, where we did not need to act much to relax deeply
the handymen who specifically constructed a mysterious separation space in a public garage for us
the policemen who were in control of the traffic
the family Pfeiler, whose friendliness, hospitality and delicious food and the best sparkling wine made us enjoy our stay even more
Jürgen Puntigam, for his charming way of selling tickets, for the fights for the parking spaces on the main square and for his patience to drive all around the area in search for an old antenna
Karl Pein, whose office we could occupy during his absence
Michael Mehsner and Andrea Meyer for inviting us, for the marvellous previous work on the routes of the audience, for their great organisation of everything and their generous hospitality
thank you also, Michael, for the spectacular transport service at the beginning of each show
to Rudi, Stefan, Gernot and all the other at AV-Medienstelle
Team Feldbach:
The Electric Four: Lilli, Alina, Josep, Daniela
The Wise: Markus Moser, Anna Peckl
Adaptation text & scenes: Alina
Herstory: Mona Kospach
The Wise: Markus Moser, Anna Peckl
Scouting & site management: Andrea Meyer, Michael Mehsner & Ana
Administration: Eléctrico Express
Harstad
Stellar Moments of Harstad, June 2018
Many thanks to:
Solvi, for believing in the project despite having seen it in German and helping us fulfil the dream of provoking a stellar moment at the Arctic; to Elise Hammari, for responding to each of our requests with a smile and being such a great support during the production of the show; to the family of Elise, for coming all to see Stellar Moments of Humanity and making a wonderful dinner during our technical visit; to Elise’s sister, for telling us about the existence of that remote beach on the Lofoten Islands; to Nikolaj Gloppen, for all the help received during our stay; to Hilde, because without her we would not have arrived that far; to Solveig, for being our wonderful wise in the bunker (convincing with or without hangover); to Amar, for being such a special and moving wise man and fishing a fish during the rehearsal (and for returning it to the sea); to Morten, for the five laps in a roundabout without knowing why; to Morten Markussen, for the beginnings, the first maps and his strength; to Johanna and Lena, our super assistants, for all the impeccable work they did during all the performances and for always looking for the best solution to everything; to Thomas, for letting us walk through the recesses of the Scandic Hotel; to Harek hairdressers, the best hair salon in Harstad, for letting us invade their space with hairspray and applauses; to Diana, for taking care of Eliot; and to the firefighters of Harstad, for being so alert to possible fires.
Team Harstad:
The Four Electrics: Josep, Jordi, Daniela, Alina
Location Scouting: Daniela, Josep
Sound: Jakob Rüdisser
Herstory: Maxi Grabenwarter
Stefan Zweig: Matthias Ohner
Administration: Eléctrico Express
Detmold
Stellar Moments of Detmold, May 2018
Many thanks to:
Sabine Kuhfuss, for letting herself be illuminated in Graz with Stellar Moments of Humanity and visualizing multiple possibilities in Detmold; to Kyana Hanneke, for being with us from the first day to the last and for solving unforeseen events late at night; to Matthias Wilhelm, for his poem written on a sheet of paper and for being our wise between cigar and cigar; to Ralf Kramer, for being our other wise, for the eagerness and the affection put on the scene; to Axel Plöger, for letting us enter his atelier and give the last brushstroke to the scene; to Calvin and Nico, because without them it would have been impossible (we thank Nico’s 6 daily coca-colas); to Joe from Joe’s Gym, for letting us have tea in that fabulous red ring; to the dry cleaner’s Weisse Perle for letting us make a scene between the warmth of their clothes soaking; to all the festival’s technical team for assembling and filling the pool at the speed of lightning; to Diana and Beatrice, for taking care of the electric babies during work time.
Team Detmold:
The Electric Four: Lilli, Alina, Daniela, Josep/Jordi
Outside Eye/site management: Josep/Jordi
The Wise: Matthias Wilhelm, Ralf Kramer
Location Scouting: Jordi & Daniela
Sound: Jakob Rüdisser
Herstory: Christina Lederhaas
Management in situ: Kyana Hanneke
Administration: Eléctrico Express
Graz
Stellar Moments of Graz, July 2017
Many thanks to:
Jörn Heypke, the elegant and dusty waiter, who hums Bob Dylan like noone else
Anna Peckl, the girl of Augartenpark, who served us elderberry juice and wisdom
Caroline Haberl, our costume designer, who helped us as a waitress and sewed a red superhero coat
CUNTRA, „the whore of art“ for letting us play 2 grand scenes at MachHalla
rEvolution Fitness (Anna & Chris) for unleashing all our strengths
VS Bertha von Suttner & NMS Albert Schweitzer for the basketball court and the red slide
a TREE house for the backdrop of Daniela’s scene and the help with Ana’s circus rope
the Children’s Parliament, for their colourful wagon at Augartenpark
Dagmar, Georg & Toni for opening the house at Griesplatz
Tommi Mayerl for supporting us with finding and handling the locations
La Strada for the coproduction
Mona Kospach for lending her voice to Herstory
Jakob Rüdisser for the new songs
AV Medienstelle for the recordings
Josef Hader for Stefan Zweig talking to us from the other side
Team Graz:
The Electric Four: Josep, Daniela, Ana, Alina
Location Management: Ana
Outside Eyes: Sergi, Lilli
Sound: Jakob Rüdisser
Herstory: Mona Kospach
Pictures: Nikola Milatovic
Administration: Eléctrico Express
Vila-Real
Stellar Moments of Vila-real, May 2017
Many thanks to:
Anna Claramonte and Javi Marín, for being wise and for your support and smiles; to Pablo Granada, the best rockabilly stage manager one could wish for; to Vanesa Muñoz, for achieving the impossible; to Xavi Castelló, for the slackline, the trolley, the antenna, the fabrics and your helping hands; to Nerea Coll, for her wonderful photos; to Jesus, from the Rigoberta Menchú-street for opening your door for us; to Pascual for leaving the gate open so that Lilli could get out; to Manu, for crying and everything else; to the supermarket Àrea de Guisona, for your space, your laughs and marshmallows; to La Perla, for being something like our office and serve us natural orange juice (we still love your croissants); to EMTAC and Sergio Heredia, for providing our base camp; to Ana Torán, for attending as a spectator and hugging us at the end of the show; to all the people who work at Los Lluïsos (each and every one of them), because there is maybe no other place in the world where they serve so well and do not lose patience when asked for pasteurized cheese; to Osoestudio Barcelona and Carlos Parra; to Rubén and his disciples from the Kung-Fu school of Vila-real, for his awesome space and performance; to Yolanda, of Tot Descans, for her easy lovely way and letting us rest on these comfy sofas; to Sergi Estebanell, our great coach and friend for always bringing the notebook (even if you finish writing on the tablecloths of restaurants); and to Pau Ayet, for being a great rogue and a great connoisseur of street theater.
Team Vila-real:
The Electric Four: Alina, Lilli, Daniela, Josep
Outside Eye: Sergi Estebanell
Herstory: Daniela
Management in situ: Pablo Granada
Pictures: Nerea Coll
Administration: Eléctrico Express
Tàrrega
Stellar Moments of Tàrrega, September 2017
Many thanks to:
Javier Fernández, for being a great wise man, making a wonderful tea and for your strange humor that we miss so much; to Jordi Solé, because it is beautiful to work with you and because you have managed to be an electric in record time; to Sergi Estebanell, for leaving your notebook for a while and dressing up in lycra with so much punky style; to Gerard (aka Gegajg), for being the best regisseur of spaces that there has been, there is and there will be on the face of the Earth; to Montse Bosch, for being our Monsart, driver in the roundabout and 4×4 and for not giving up despite being all-nighter working in the Kirikú; to Guillem, for the professionalism, the affection and the energy that you give off; to Anna, our regisseur, for controlling everything and making us feel so calm and confident; to Diana, our regisseur, for being on top every day; to Txell, for creating a Herstory so nice and so crazy and for recording without being noticed that you breathe (incredible); to Albert, our regisseur, for taking pictures with so much heart and for being there whenever we needed you; to Mari from the balcony of Urgell Square, because without your balcony, one of the Electricos “would not have been at the height”; to Montse de Terapies Naturals, her husband Oriol and their precious children, because you said yes even before asking for it; to Montse Balcells, for helping us to realize our folly of installing a swimming pool in a house and surfing with the public; to Montse of Urgell street, for leaving us your balcony to install our snow machine, that great key moment of the show; to James, for turning down the volume of your rap and for hanging the cow pyjama without understanding even what it served for; to all the people of the residence Sant Antoni Hospital of Tàrrega: Gemma (who said the first yes), Montse and Imma (they supported us and they helped us as if they were an electrical), Josep (the last who said yes) and Nico (who hang our basket without hesitating); to Joana, for moving us just with one glimpse; to Julita, for replacing Joana in some occasions and for your incredible performance; to Fafá Lo Siento, for dressing up in combination with our costumes, because you always make us laugh and because you do not miss an occasion to look at our hairstyles; to all the anonymous “characters” whosmiled (the old lady who sat with the audience every time to see the concert, the gentleman who gave us tomatoes from the orchard, the workers of the residence, and a long etc.); and to all the team of Fira Tárrega, because we have lived an impressive, amazing, exciting and dazzling experience and because we breathe your heart whatever you do.
Team Tàrrega:
The Eléctric Four: Daniela, Josep, Ana, Sergi/Jordi
Ouside Eye & distribution: Alina
Herstory: Meritxell Santamaria (Cat & Cast), Alina (Eng)
Location Scouting: Josep & Alina
Administration: Eléctrico Express
Oberzeiring
Stellar Moments of Oberzeiring, September/October 2016 (Pre-premiere)
Many thanks to:
Robert Reif, our wise man, who is good at (almost) everything. To Caroline Haberl, our wise woman and highly praised costume designer. To Mrs. Kogler, who opened the little locked church door for us every day and enabled us to create our cuckoo-ghost-clock. To the police for their balcony and for the pink walls. To Mrs. Sturm, who opened the doors to her enchanting house for our audience to have some tea. To the Kurhotel Oberzeiring for providing a room and a bathrobe. To the refugees at Münzgasse for their kitchen and smiles. To the restaurant Grüner Specht for their roof. To Peter Fasshuber and the team of theaterland steiermark for supporting our work for the second time. To Nikola Milatovic for the camera recordings; to Max Schade for the pictures. To Diana, Angi & Nessa for hosting Daniela & Josep in Graz. To Jan Markowski for the conversations spinning around philosophy, history and theatre. To Josef Hader who gave his voice to Stefan Zweig again for this project and to Stefan Zweig for Stellar Moments of Humanity or Decisive Moments in History.
Team Oberzeiring:
Team: Josep, Daniela, Lilli, Alina
Ouside Eye & location management: Ana
Music & Sound: Jakob
Pictures: Max Schade
Poblenou
Stellar Moments of Poblenou, October 2016 (Embrions)
Many thanks to:
Giuliano, the fearless driver who fell from the chair; to Carles Nieto for the car and to Jordi and Cristian from El Timbal for the chair and for letting your place being the scenery of the best scene. To Francisco Pardal who climbed the roof for us and got messed up with too many pink and blue balloons. And for his ketchup-performance that did justice to Al Pacino. To Can Felipa for the ladder and the the roof and to Josep Cano for the even bigger roof and the lesson on psychopathic seagulls. To Jordi Pérez for the light and the good mood. To Santi Rovira for being around. To Mari Àngels from Col.legi Asunción de Nuestra Señora who would have hosted one scene that we finally decided to skip. We wish your school a good connection to the astronauts! To Osoestudio Barcelona, Onasound and Carlos Parra for the recordings. To Jakob Rüdisser for a soundtrack that pulls people into the world of the Electric Four. To Sergi Estebanell for the express-coaching-session on Wednesday morning. To Caroline Haberl, again, for the intergalactic costumes and to Matthias Ohner for the husky voice he gave to Stefan Zweig and that remarkable Spanish with Austrian accent.
Team Poblenou:
The Electric Four: Alina, Daniela, Josep, Ana
Outside Eye: Sergi Estebanell
Location scouting: Alina, Josep, Daniela
Herstory: Daniela
Administration: Eléctrico Express
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06 Jun 24Stellar Moments of Humanity
Teatre Auditori (GPS)
Llinars del Vallès, Catalonia
