New website of CLEVER TEAM

CLEVER TEAM has a pleasure to announce that their new website is already online. The address is:

https://cleverproject.net/

The old website: http://cleverprojectcontact.wix.com/cleverproject is still active but all activities of CLEVER TEAM will be actualize just on the new website.

"Clever Dreamland" by CLEVER TEAM - updates

 
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“Tonight we’re going to stand the ground…

Tonight there is no way back…

My brothers, my sisters,

I see your trembling hands

I see the shadows in your eyes

It's fear...

But i see also something else

I see rage...

I see rage in your hearts…

Hear your hearts…

Hear them beating!

We're on the good side

We’re fighting here a good war!

On this one we have the gods on our side!

Hear your hearts!

Hear your hearts!

Take their rhythms with!

And fight!

Fight...

Tonight maybe we’re all going to die...

But we will survive,

We’ll survive in the songs,

We'll survive in the legends,

We'll live in the stories that are being passed from a generation to the generation.

We will inspire our children and the children of our children,

Our folk!

Because we'll fight! We will fight until the end!

So take the rhythm of your hearts and fight!

Fight!!!

Fight!!!!!

Fight!!!!!!!!”

In their new project the team will dig into the universe of hollywood movies in order to motivate the spectators to follow their dreams, change their lives and leave the past behind.

The performance “Clever Dreamland” will reflect on:

*the phenomenon of motivational speech in hollywood movies; by mastering the art of affecting oratio CLEVER TEAM will inspire the audience’s new visions and heroic actions to make a difference to the society, in general, or to their own lives, in particular.

*Pathos; Pathos is a quality of an experience in life or a work of art that stirs up emotions (like pity, sympathy and sorrow). It represents an appeal to the audience’s emotion as a communication technique. CLEVER TEAM believes that only through emotional involvement the motivation for major life transformations can be created. In the modern culture pathos has very pejorative reception while at the same time it might determine happiness and make the dreams come true. The team is interested in this ambiguity: from one side pathos often refers to the “bad” taste and kitsch, from the other side it can provoke the desired life changes and improvements.

*a passion-evoking stage presence; great motivational speeches present in Hollywood productions will serve as a point of reference and inspiration for the performative modus of the performers. The passion-evoking narratives will consist of the typical cinematic themes like man versus nature, man versus himself, loss of innocence, revenge, death as a part of life, the battle, individual versus society, triumph over adversity, love conquers all, good versus evil.

*the overwhelming power of cinematic apparatus; by using very defined and aesthetic picture in connection with epic music and sound effects the cinema has highly affecting impact on the spectator. It is often immensely manipulative art form. By deconstructing the cinematic tools (like picture, music, distance from the spectator, light, costume, scenography) and juxtaposing them in different contexts CLEVER TEAM will construct its own form of manipulation in order to inspire the audience to follow their dreams… as well as to expose the mechanisms of manipulation itself. 

*a movie language versus stage performance; CLEVER TEAM is aware that the type of expression and communication as well the relation: art work exhibition <—> spectator differs significantly between film and live performance. The team’s interest lies in the dramaturgical tension while applying certain cinema tools and modes of expression typical for film in live stage performance.

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Production related facts:

CLEVER TEAM’s new project is supported by Kulturabteilung der Stadt Wien – MA7, Polnisches Institut Wien and d.id/dance identity. CLEVER TEAM is a member of Arbeitsplatz Wien – new studios for dance and performance in Vienna.

"Clever Project" at festival Kalejdoskop in Bialystok

CLEVER TEAM have a pleasure to present again their performance "Clever Project". This time the work will be presented within festival "Kalejdoskop" in Bialystok/Poland.
The performance will take place at Teatr Lalek on Thursday 7th April at 20:00.

"CLEVER PROJECT" focuses on the status of the stage performance in the circumstances of economic crisis.

 Following the market current demands, Clever Team - Radek Hewelt and Filip Szatarski - proposes the audience an attractive program of 10 performances for the price of one regular evening ticket. They also come up with an additional scene in Valentine's day promotion, Eastern action or summer holiday's offer, depending on the year's season and show's location...

​Clever Team functions like the low-cost quality airline - disposing low budget they provide high quality product.

Clever Team is completely independent and autonomous on the level of performance's realization.

Clever Team proves that the crisis is an inspiring and positive phenomenon.

Radek Hewelt and Filip Szatarski will take the audience for an adventure proposing a contemporary dance show, opera, group therapy and many other attractions...

​CREDITS:

Artistic Direction and performance: Radek Hewelt and Filip Szatarski

​Dramaturgy: Michał Kotański​

​Musical supervising: Günther Berger
​Graphic design: Agnieszka Gantz

​Scenography: Luke Baio

​Choreographic supervising: Julia Mach

​Costumes and light design: Radek Hewelt and Filip Szatarski

PRODUCTION:

Production: Visitores - Verein zur Projektion künstlerischer Ideen  

Co-produktion: WUK Wien, Klub Żak Gdansk/Polen

Co-operation: Polnisches Insitut Wien
Thanks to: d.id dance identity/Liz King

The production with the support of Culture Department of the City of Vienna (Kulturabteilung der Stadt Wien - MA7)

Links:

http://festiwal-kalejdoskop.pl/index.php?id=clever-project

https://www.facebook.com/festiwal.kalejdoskop/?fref=nf

CLEVER DREAMLAND in work-in-progress

CLEVER TEAM has begun the rehearsal of their new production "Clever Dreamland". The premiere is foreseen in June or at the beginning of July 2016. It'll be confirmed soon. 

Hold your ground! Hold your ground! [...]

I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me.

A day may come when the courage of men fails,

when we forsake our friends

and break all bonds of fellowship,

but it is not this day.

An hour of wolves and shattered shields,

when the age of men comes crashing down,

but it is not this day!

This day we fight!! ("The Lord of the rings")

On this team, we fight for that inch
On this team, we tear ourselves, and everyone around us
to pieces for that inch.
We CLAW with our finger nails for that inch.
Cause we know
when we add up all those inches
that's going to make the fucking difference
between WINNING and LOSING
between LIVING and DYING. ("Any given Sunday")

 

In "Clever Dreamland" CLEVER TEAM will confront the audience with biggest fears - fear of death and aging, fear of loosing, fear of changing, fear of loosing, etc. Inspired by the Hollywood productions the team will reflect on the role of pathos as the impulse in life changing processes. The focus will be put on the motivational speeches in famous film production. 

Links:
facebook.com/clever.project
 

"Clever Project" at Teatr Studio in Warsaw

CLEVER TEAM will present "Clever Project" at Teatr Studio in Warsaw. The performance will take place on 14th October at 18:00.

F: Panie i Panowie, dobry wieczor!

R: Wita Panstwa Clever Team

F: Dzis wieczorem zobacza Panswto 10 spektakli w cenie jednego biletu

R: I jedna ekstra scene w promocji z okazji Miedzynarodowego Dnia Zmniejszania Skutkow Klesk Zywiolowych

F: Wszyscy doswiadczylismy skutkow kryzysu ekonomicznego

R: Co moze stac sie impulsem do kreatywnego myslenia

F: So stay focus

R: Stay clever

F, R: Stay with us

Clever Project jest próbą ustosunkowania się do kryzysu ekonomicznego i w tym kontekście sytuacji artysty we współczesnym świecie. W oparciu o metodę dekonstrukcji widowiska scenicznego Clever Team zaproponuje publiczności atrakcyjny program 10 spektakli za cenę jednego biletu oraz dodatkowa scenę w ramach promocji wakacyjnej, walentynkowej, świątecznej etc. Clever Team jest absolutnie samodzielny i autonomiczny na poziomie realizacji spektaklu. Duet  udowadnia, że kryzys jest zjawiskiem inspirującym i pozytywnym. Dwóch performerów: Radek Hewelt i Filip Szatarski zaproponują Państwu: widowisko taneczne, operę, terapię grupową oraz wiele innych atrakcji...
Produkcja: Visitores - Verein zur Projektion künstlerischer Ideen
Kooprodukcja: WUK w Wiedniu, Klub Żak w Gdańsku
Kooperacja: Instytut Polski w Wiedniu
Podziękowania: d.id dance identity/Liz King
Premiera: 9 lutego 2013, WUK, Wiedeń.
Spektakl został zrealizowany przy wsparciu finansowym Departamentu Kultury Miasta Wiedeń (MA7)

Links:
http://teatrstudio.pl/spektakle/320,clever-project-sts/

"CLEVER PROJECT" in Jelenia Gora

"CLEVER PROJECT" at Teatr im. Norwida in Jelenia Gora

CLEVER TEAM will present "CLEVER PROJECT" in Teatr im. Cypriana Norwida in Jelenia Gora in Poland. The performance will take place on 4th June at 7 p.m.

"CLEVER PROJECT" focuses on the status of the stage performance in the circumstances of economic crisis.​ 
Following the market current demands, Clever Team - Radek Hewelt and Filip Szatarski - proposes the audience an attractive program of 10 performances for the price of one regular evening ticket. They also come up with an additional scene in Valentine's day promotion, Eastern action or summer holiday's offer, depending on the year's season and show's location...
Clever Team functions like the low-cost quality airline - disposing low budget they provide high quality product.
Clever Team is completely independent and autonomous on the level of performance's realization. 
Clever Team proves that the crisis is an inspiring and positive phenomenon.
Radek Hewelt and Filip Szatarski will take the audience for an adventure proposing a contemporary dance show, opera, group therapy and many other attractions...

As a part of Scena dla Tanca (Stage for Dance) programme by Instytut Muzyki i Tanca (The Institute of Music and Dance) there will be 2 other productions presented:

3 June - "DP1" by Izabela Chlewinska and Tomasz Bergmann
5 June - "Zagraj to, czyli 17 tancow o czyms" by Teatr Dada von Bzdulow

Links:
http://teatrnorwida.pl/clever-project/
http://www.scenadlatanca.pl/pl/2014/spektakle/clever-project,MjAxNC9rYWxlbmRhcml1bQ== 
http://cleverprojectcontact.wix.com/cleverproject

"CLEVER PROJECT" on tour

CLEVER TEAM (Radek Hewelt & Filip Szatarski) on their polish tour with "CLEVER PROJECT"

The performances will take place on:

 

- 2nd May in Teatr Nowy in Poznan

http://www.teatrnowy.pl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=227%3Adada-von-bzdulov-clever-project&catid=18%3Anowy&Itemid=333&lang=pl

- 6th May in Teatr im. Osterwy in Lublin

http://teatr.lublin.pl/pl,0,s206,d74,teatr_dada_von_bzdlw.html

- 5th June in Teatr im. Norwida in Jelenia Gora

http://teatrnorwida.pl/#!/clever-project/

The tour is a part of the project Taniec w teatrze supported by the program Scena dla Tanca by Institute of Music and Dance. Besides "CLEVER PROJECT" two other shows will be presented:

"Zagraj to, czyli 17 tańców o czymś" by Teatr Dada von Bzdülöw:
- 4th May in Teatr Nowy w Poznaniu
- 6th May in Teatr im. Osterwy in Lublin
- 5th June in Tetar im. Norwida in Jelenia Gora

"DP1" by Izabela Chlewinska i Tomasz Bergmann
- 3rd May in Teatr Nowy in Poznan
- 6th May in Teatr im. Osterwy in Lublin
- 3rd June in Teatr im. Norwida in Jelenia Gora 

"CLEVER PROJECT" focuses on the status of the stage performance in the circumstances of economic crisis. Following the market current demands, Clever Team - Radek Hewelt and Filip Szatarski - will propose the audience an attractive program of 10 performances for the price of one regular evening ticket. They will also come up with an additional scene in Valentine's day promotion, Eastern action or summer holiday's offer, depending on the year's season and show's location... Clever Team is completely independent and autonomous on the level of performance's realization. Clever Team functions like the low-cost quality airline - disposing low budget they provide high quality product. Clever Team proves that the crisis is an inspiring and positive phenomenon.  Radek Hewelt and Filip Szatarski will take the audience for an adventure proposing a contemporary dance show, opera, group therapy and many other attractions...

 

Concept and performance: Radek Hewelt and Filip Szatarski

Dramaturgy: Michał Kotański

Graphic design: Agnieszka Gantz

Scenography: Luke Baio, Radek Hewelt, Filip Szatarski

Musical supervising: Günther Berger

Costumes: Radek Hewelt, Filip Szatarski

Light design: Radek Hewelt, Filip Szatarski

Project supported by Kulturabteilung der Stadt Wien (MA7)

Production: Visitores - Verein zur Projektion künstlerischer Ideen

Coproduktion: WUK Wien, Klub Żak Gdansk/Polen

Co-operation: Polnisches Insitut Wien

Thanks to: d.id dance identity/Liz King

"Instant Opera" teaser online

CLEVER TEAM released the teaser of their new production-in-progress

CLEVER TEAM (Radek Hewelt and Filip Szatarski) began to work on their new project called "Instant Opera. Adult Crying Inventory". The video teaser marks the beginning of a researching phase. The project is to be accomplished with a live performance in Fall 2014.

New mission of CLEVER TEAM

In their new project: “Instant Opera. Adult Crying Inventory” CLEVER TEAM will concentrate on the painful consequences of economic crisis. Considering themselves the very sensitive and attentive members of society, Radek and Filip will propose the audience a performance with the unique therapeutic properties. It will be addressed to all those who have been affected by the economic crash. This time all the members of the audience will have a chance to start the process of healing the emotional wounds caused by the burden of the crisis.
Probably each of us has been struggling lately with debts, financial insecurity or overwork. It might lead to the overload of emotional structure and put our mental health out of balance.
CLEVER TEAM would like to propose a clever solution for all these problems of mental nature.
The offer includes emotional cleansing and purification through the almost forgotten experience of CATHARSIS. The aim is to let the audience experience the remedial properties of music. CLEVER TEAM is going to propose the multi sensual journey through the most capacious form of performing arts – the OPERA.

More information will follow!

CLEVER TEAM invites to like its CLEVER PROJECT facebook page were team's activities can be seen.



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CLEVER Christmas Delivery

CLEVER Christmas Performance at your home or company celebration!

 

We are the CLEVER TEAM – a performing duo known from Viennese stages and from the unique skills that one could describe as: how to make something out of nothing.

This year we’ve decided to break our theater routine. We have the pleasure to offer you an unusual and intimate Christmas showing that is specially designed to be presented at your home, garden, office, restaurant or Christmas party.

CLEVER TEAM would like to bring you into a glamorous Christmas mood. We’re working like Glühwein but without any harmful side-effects!

Surprise yourself and your friends with a clever and witty performance filled out with stories, homemade visual effects, Christmas meditation and heart-warming live music. You can offer us as a present to the ones you love or the ones you work with. Or simply enjoy the luxury that this time the theater will comes to you!

We are available for you between the 15th November and 21st December 2013.

Performance duration: 30 minutes

For booking and further information visit our website:
http://christmasdelivery.weebly.com/

 

CLEVER PROJECT review (english translation)

"It Might Be Your Last Day"

Radek Hewelt and Filip Szatarski dance a "Clever Project" at WUK Vienna.

 

The arts sector benefits from the crisis - provided it is clever. Or rather, provided all sorts of art dealers, agents and speculators are clever. The two performers Radek Hewelt and Filip Szatarski - aka The Clever Team - want to be as clever as possible. That is why their "Clever Project", which currently premiered at WUK Vienna, is so touching.

The two performers are well aware that there is no large profit to be made in contemporary dance.  Still, it should at least be possible to place a few bets on it. This is put to the test here. The audience knows right away about their first bonus of the evening: They get ten performances for the price of one.

At the beginning, a song for two voices defines the basis of a proper speculation: "Tomorrow, when you open your eyes and you look through your window, remember: It might be the last day of your life."  Right, it is the mood that counts! The awareness that death might be at your doorstep creates a demand for whatever you would still like to indulge yourself in.

Becoming a tree, for example. Even in the theater, if need be. With your life at stake, dreams are in great demand. The same goes for meditation, just in case you might become a bit tight. So, the Clever Team - with plenty of commonplace phrases - guides the audience through a group meditation, which soon dissolves into the nirvana of an opera spoof.

At this point, the piece turns into a pearl of irony, which gets even bigger, as Radek Hewelt grabs his ukelele and - tender at first, then with more and more rock 'n' roll force - sings the same line over and over: "When I was young, smoking, fucking, drinking all the night, my mind was drugged." The sentimental values of rock 'n' roll are a safe bet these days, just as those of high culture.

Why? As an answer, the two performers tell their own biographies. Good choice. Firstly, because this always works, and secondly, because it is a way for us to understand our own finite lives better.

Radek and Filip set out together to find the Holy Grail, to conquer the world. They suffered hunger and rejection, invented a healing-method - and the first projector. They thought they were the center of the world. Until dark clouds loomed over the horizon and a "Stagnator"-monster descended upon them.

It won´t be revealed here how the Clever Team mastered this crisis. Yet something obvious needs to be said: This piece is a both excellent and poignant satire on crises and emotional speculation in our cultural life.

(Helmut Ploebst, DER STANDARD, Vienna, 11.2.2013)

Link to original article: http://derstandard.at/1360161312523/Es-koennte-dein-letzter-Tag-sein