A Living Space (16+)
The Czech Republic, 2016, colour, 52 min.
Director: Jakub Jahn
Director: Jakub Jahn
A Living Space is a unique exploration of one summer at the Laboratory for Performance – Watermill Center where each year the visionary theatre director and artist Robert Wilson gathers almost a hundred artists from all over the world giving them the opportunity to collaborate with a selection of art world celebrities such as Jim Jarmusch, CocoRosie, Philip Glass and Daniel Liebeskind to mention just a few. This unprecedented film documents 50 days of the Watermill Summer Program including interviews with Robert Wilson, invited artists and participants as well as never-seen-before footage from rehearsals, offering a glimpse of the exceptional creative ferment and the relentless force of expression underlying all Robert Wilson works.
Jakub Jahn
Jakub Jahn
is a freelance artist and filmmaker uniquely merging various stylistic and genre approaches in his work. He focuses mostly on projects exploring the universe of contemporary art and fashion. His clients include prominent Czech and international brands and designers.
FILMOGRAPHY
Reminiscence: Dance Prague 1989–2013, 2013; Hamletophelia, 2013; Living Pictures, 2014; A Living Space, 2016
The Czech Republic, 2016, colour, 52 min.
Director: Jakub Jahn
Director: Jakub Jahn
A Living Space is a unique exploration of one summer at the Laboratory for Performance – Watermill Center where each year the visionary theatre director and artist Robert Wilson gathers almost a hundred artists from all over the world giving them the opportunity to collaborate with a selection of art world celebrities such as Jim Jarmusch, CocoRosie, Philip Glass and Daniel Liebeskind to mention just a few. This unprecedented film documents 50 days of the Watermill Summer Program including interviews with Robert Wilson, invited artists and participants as well as never-seen-before footage from rehearsals, offering a glimpse of the exceptional creative ferment and the relentless force of expression underlying all Robert Wilson works.