ADAM LENZ
producer . curator . educator . artist
Monsters of Grace II
directed by Robert Wilson
SWR
hr2 Kultur
ZKM Karlsruhe
Badisches Staatstheater
Monsters of Grace II is a radio play structured as a set of themes and variations that sit in counterpoint within a four act form. It draws on texts from antiquity, the the early Modern Age, as well as contemporary texts: spanning works from Lucretius and Gertrude Stein to Ezra Pound and Christopher Knowles. As the texts begin to disintegrate and collide, we are left to rethink the development, function, and meaning of language itself. The power of language is juxtaposed with its innate limitations, opening a window for us to consider the human condition.
written and directed by Robert Wilson
production director: Ekkehard Skoruppa
music and sound composition: Dom Bouffard and Adam Lenz
speakers: Isabelle Huppert, Angela Winkler, Jürgen Holtz, Anna Graenzer, Robert Wilson, and Christopher Knowles.
Recordings were also made with Lady GaGa, Isabella Rossellini, and Inge Keller for the production.
dramaturgy: Iris Drögekamp and Peter Liermann
co-director: Tilman Hecker
producers: SWR2, hr2 Kultur, and the Karlsruhe State
University of Arts and Design
Sponsored by the German Federal Cultural Foundation
Excerpt from Betrachtung by Adam Lenz. Featured in Monsters of Grace II.
Performance images from ZKM Karlsruhe, Monsters of Grace II, 2013.
Images by Lovis Ostenrik courtesy of RW Work.
Performance History
April 29, 2015 | hr2 Kultur | Germany
June 15, 2014 | Südwestrundfunk (SWR2) | Germany
November 10, 2013 | Badisches Staatstheater | Karlsruhe, Germany
November 9, 2013 | Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie | Karlsruhe, Germany
