Flashdance
City Theatre Brno - Mestske Divadlo Brno (Czech Republic)
Opening: 28. September 2013
Book by Tom Hedley & Robert Cary
Lyrics by Robert Cary& Robbie Roth
Music by Robbie Roth
Director: Stanislav Moša
Karla Hoffmanová, KAM v Brně:
“[...] Director Stanislav Mosa with his set designer Christoph Weyers did not miss a moment to put the protagonists in effective situations. [...] The mposing stage, which is transformed by moving stage elements and small details, from the huge factory into a cabaret, a flat or a street, reflects the hopeless fates of the little people working in the factory. [...]”
Luboš Mareček, Lidové noviny:
“Scenographer Christoph Weyers tells the story of the poorly paid workers in an almost documentary way through elements from the real environment. He has surrounded the large auditorium with realistically built iron arches that continue into the stage space and poignantly suggest the near demise of the American steel industry. A high level of ambition and remarkable achievement can be seen here on several levels. The technically demanding musical inspires the audience with its cleverly elaborate set, the sometimes almost intrusive music and the perfect execution, as well as the fast-paced choreography. [...]”
Iva Bryndová, musical-opereta.cz:
“The gloomy atmosphere of Pittsburgh is perfectly underlined by Christoph Weyers’ stage design, which, like Andrea Kucerova’s costumes, is set in the 80s and extends across the entire stage space through bridge arches. Thanks to the excellent stage technology, the factory hall of the steelworks, the dance studio, bars, lofts and flats, are impressively staged without unnecessary delays.”
Lenka Suchá, Brněnský deník:
“The musical also strives forward at a rapid pace thanks to Christoph Weyers’ sophisticated stage design. He has captured the atmosphere of the industrial city so believably that the audience may wonder, during the introductory scene from the steelworks, whether they are really still sitting in the theatre. Weyers used all the available technical possibilities of the musical stage and, through a subtle play of allusions, manages to switch quite easily, for example, between the surroundings of the steelworks, the dance academy or a nightclub. To give the individual scenes their characteristic mood, more work than usual is done with the lighting design, which rounds off the images from the gigantic factory hall as well as the moments of quiet intimate approach. [...]”