The earth is trembling, but I’m not ready. I’ve been holding on for as long as I could, tucked away in the dark. Saint John the Baptist, 24th of June, is tomorrow: the death knell for asparagus season.
White Gold is a love letter to white asparagus and asparagus pickers - told from the point of view of the asparagus. A proud, young asparagus spear and her weary, tired roots are bracing for the cut.
The roots have produced spears for a dozen years. Now it’s time to go. This spear is part of the very last crop. She will be peeled and boiled (though she doesn’t know that yet), hopefully in Léa Linster’s Michelin-starred kitchen: the ultimate dream. Will this last spear live up to her perfectly shaped ancestors or fail at the final hurdle ? A surreal (cooking) show on the cult of perfection, seasonality and mortality about and by the queen of the springtime. If you’re into Waiting for Godot & Swan Lake’s Dying Swan, you’ll love this. Come for a show, stay for a plate of asparagus.
support:
Ballet shoes donated by Bury St Edmunds Ballet School, U.K.
Promo photos taken at Haff Muller-Lemmer, Contern and Louis Linster, Frisange
The play is based on a text written for University College London’s European Institute as part of their European Literary Map of London project
Special thanks to Jean-Claude Muller-Lemmer, Daniel Baranowski and Joanna Olechna for their kind participation
Line-Up:
writer/director : Larisa Faber
choreographer : Simone Mousset
costume designer : Sarah Munro
composer & sound designer : Catherine Kontz
artistic collaborator: Josie Dale-Jones
dramaturgy support : Shamira Turner
performers : Kristin Winters (the asparagus spear) & Christiane Eiffes (the asparagus roots)
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Main organiser(s):
neimënster
Main Language:
en
Min age:
15
Duration:
60'
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