Dead class..., a photo from Slaskie, West

Photographer's Note

Remember "Dead Class" by Tadeusz Kantor?
Dead Class (1975) was the most famous of his theatre pieces of the 1970s. In the play, Kantor himself played the role of a teacher who presided over a class of apparently dead characters who are confronted by mannequins which represented their younger selves. He had begun experimenting with the juxtaposition of mannequins and live actors in the 1950s.
This photo reminds me this event...

Regards.

Dpbours, isabela_sor, Photo65Net, bostankorkulugu, Cretense, jlynx has marked this note useful

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Dpbours (222) 2009-03-24 2:52

Hi Jan,

An representation that I'm used from Polonaise. It works with the darkness here! I would have added a bit more edge sharpness, but an interesting shot and an interesting note!
What was the real situation here? I'd almost think about a class for hairdressers.... ;-)

Dennis

faubry (35447) 2009-03-24 2:52

she is so sad, so in thoughts?? very good scene caught my friend, and your frame add a ot for this atmospher;
have a good day
francine
day -8

omerozden (1259) 2009-03-24 2:54

hello jan,
this photo is very nocurnal. although scenery it self does not seem to be very dark you very strongly emphasized the nocturnal side of it and created a unique mood out of it.
warm regards,
omer

johannes68 (3469) 2009-03-24 4:05

Hi Jan,
do I have to be afraid? A bit scary, also her expression is not very joyful. But I like this dark mood, consequently followed both by form and motive.
Regards,
Johannes

rlrad (1845) 2009-03-24 4:23

Very interesting portrait with a moody, dark presentation. It reminds me of a Twilight Zone episode that may have been from the same play your note mentions. Definitely a little spooky!

Have a great day, Jan!

Reed Radcliffe
St. Louis, Missouri, USA

jimmj63 (0) 2009-03-24 4:55

BW very delicate and note very sophisticated, I didn't know of this theatrical performance of Kantor. A genius, be sure!

emka (158204) 2009-03-24 8:04

Cześć Janek, fajne, znowu taka woskowa, nie wiadomo, czy to zywy element, czy sztuczny. Ale pasuje do Twojego pomysłu. Tylko czemu taka posiniaczona? A ramka...

Pozdrawiam

Małgorzata

saxo042 (38078) 2009-03-24 9:06

Hi Jan,
A peculiar mood here. The movements and position of her arms creates a certain rhythm. But why the bruises on her left arm? Good balance her!
Kind regards
Gunnar

isabela_sor (47748) 2009-03-24 9:11 [Comment]

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Booz (14347) 2009-03-24 10:50

ta miêkko¶æ a¿ taka nienaturalna ale pasuje mi to tutaj - taki horrorowaty klimacik :)
Heja
T

Photo65Net (43144) 2009-03-24 12:45

Salut Jan,
Amazing BW job here !
Wonderful resulting mood, great job,
Have a nice day,
JB.

Fis2 (170975) 2009-03-24 14:46

Czesc Janek!
Ja o stylu sie nie bede wypowiadal, bo znam Twoje prace.
Scena ciekawa a notatka wyjasnia reszte.
Pozdrawiam
Krzysztof

bostankorkulugu (42866) 2009-03-24 15:50

the soft and neat postprocessing you did have made her look like a mannequin i think... a concentrated one:)... a dark and beautiful shot jan, loved it a lot...

cheers

korkut

barrufeto_77 (28888) 2009-03-24 16:18

Hi Jan.

Despiste I've never heard of it, interesting note.

Anyway, a nice B&W picture!

Rgs, Oscar

ninaL (21348) 2009-03-25 0:41

Bardzo fajne, ciekawe, niecodzienne, a przede wszystkim doskonale zapodane. te czernie !
Podoba sie.
Pozdro. G.

delkoo (68) 2009-03-25 1:26

hi jan
she looks like a doll, excellent b&w with peculiar mood.

best regards
didier

bantonbuju (51815) 2009-03-25 2:29

musialej ja bic przed ta foto sesja? jesli tak - mogles to zrobic zeby nie zostaly slady na jej rekach... wiem, wiem, bad joke again...

zdjecie kapitalne - przez ta tajemnicza czern i ponurowatosc kolorow... nieco psychodeliczne, ale jednoczesnie niezwykle wciagajace...

pozd. j.

Cretense (68709) 2009-03-25 3:07

Hello Jan!

Fantastic photo, excellent portrait job, with beautiful atmospheric lighting, excellent framing and composition, perfect choice of b&w! I also like the border! Congratulations!

Hercules

jlynx (12647) 2009-03-25 7:51

Mroczne i trzymaj±ce w napiêciu. Ta smolisto¶æ cieni doda³a charakteru temu zdjêciu. Od razu wiadomo czyja to praca.
Pozdrawiam,
Jurek
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