The beginning of the Typographical Cabaret went something like this. After a short but funny interview between Mr Helvetica and Typeradio (you can listen to that here) in the foyer of the theatre, the audience was slowly walking in to the theater space. On the stage was a couch and two of the actors were sitting on it, observing the entering audience. Behind them there was a projection saying something like 'you are late, the show has already started'. Slowly the audience finds it's seats, The actors are still staring at them and the projection behind them is giving the instruction now for the audience to take the white piece of paper (with a big black letter on it) which was laying underneath their chair and hold it above their heads. Then there is a live projection seen behind the actors, of the audience holding up the papers and together forming the title of the show (the whole thing repeats but with a black paper and a white letter on it) and so with a little bit imagination you can read from the loose pieces of the papers which are being held up: 'The Tragic Death of Helvetica, A Typographical Cabaret / Presented by / Multiple Master and the Fontasticles'. The atmosphere is nice and loose and as the actors stand up from the couch and carry it of the stage, the live projection stops and the last projected sentence can be read and it's saying something like: ' And now the real opening credits'.
Below you can see an overview from this stop-motion animation, the real opening credits. And a picture of the cast.
May 2006 | Opening credits, part of 'The Tragic Death of Helvetica' (a typographical cabaret) | Art academy project made together with Hannu Kyyriainen, Jiří Karásek, Isao Konuki, André Schubert, Ramon Avelino, Tomas Klaui, Floor Evers and Joffrey Hoijer | In collaboration with Gert Dumbar, Theater Zeebelt and Typeradio | And winning two design awards in Finland! | Made in Holland
