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1,2,3... Standstill


José M. Rodríguez, Clara Saiz, Juan Peralta

2009

Spain

63

National Official Selection

World Premiere


Digibeta


Standstill

José M.Rodriguez; Clara Saiz; Juan Peralta

José M.Rodriguez



The fans of the group become the starts in Standstill's show. Intensity made into a novel for thirty-somethings, pages lived by the rock group, balloons and a circular stage where the dancing is diluted between musician and follower. We're gonna sing.


Friday 30th / 22:00 / Aribau Club 1 (*)
Tuesday 3rd / 20:00 / Aribau Club 1

(*)Presentation & Q&A with José M. Rodríguez, Clara Saiz & Juan Peralta


A dark room. Expectant faces and a member of the group enters with a gas lamp. The audience take their positions; only in this case their positions almost touch the band that watch them from a circular stage. The show starts 1, 2, 3... Standstill. The fans of the Barcelona group Standstill become the stars in this new piece of rock-come-meta-narrative ("Hi, how you doing, it's been a while/ Great, with the group and that"  - says one of their songs). As entrenched in the concert as they are in the narrative of the film that depicts it, the fans and their "ecstatic faces", their identification with the group, their repetition of the lyrics reflect better than anything else could, what Standstill are and where they're headed. Intensity made into a novel for thirty-somethings, pages lived by the rock group, multi-coloured balloons and a circular stage where the dancing is diluted between musician and follower. And where the music, besides, "comes from everywhere" (as one fan declares) and their hits can be heard: "1,2,3, Sol", "La mirada de los mil metros", "¿Por qué me llamas a estas horas?" and others. Well then, looks like we're gonna sing.

JOSÉ MANUEL RODRÍGUEZ, CLARA SAIZ VICENTE and JUAN PERALTA are three music fans that have undertaken different works of production, selection, video clips. Even DJing. This is their debut as co-directors.