The Ultra Wedding (2005)

A group of individuals, deprived of all personal memories, are kept in an abandoned hospital. They relentlessly play a fatal and mysterious game of crashing realities and identities as dictated by spinning wheels of fortune, the demanding game masters, and her divinity - the Goddess. The players do not know who is behind the game, only that the winner will survive this time and move on. Struggling to please their masters in ever-changing rounds of the game, the desperate players fight fearlessly, while the guests place their bets and cheer for their favorites. The Ultra Wedding transferred ‘The Game’ structure to the interior of an abandoned hospital in Cordoba, Argentina, each spin of the wheels dictating themes and constellations of play. Within the complex construction of rituals created by The Game is a harsh satire, analyzing power structures and archetypal representations in pop-culture.

Date: 10th to 14th of October 2005, nonstop

Place: Viejo Hospital Espanol, Cordoba, Argentina

The Oracle's Boat (2009)

The 11th Knife (2008)

The Black Sea Oracle (2008)

The Devil's Bones (2006)

The Mercy Games (2004)

Sugar Drops (2003)

Concept and Set Design: Signa Köstler

Direction: Signa Köstler with Arthur Köstler

Audiovisual Media and Technical Design: Arthur Köstler

Production Leader: Angelica Berdini and Clarisa Ezpeleta (Ass.)

Production: SIGNA

Devising Ensemble: (in alphabetical order)
Arthur Köstler as Game Master
Elisa Ferrari as Servant
Hernán Espinosa as Player
José Jaccard as Servant
Marcela Leiva as Player
Maria Pia Bertoldi as Player
Mette Schwarz Sørensen as Servant
Monica Garcia as Servant
Ricardo Antich Blas as Player
Sebastián Pellegrini as Player
Signa Köstler as Game Mistress
Sol Montaldo as Servant
Valentina Etchart as Player
Yoya Torres as The Goddess

Supported by: Kunststyrelsen (The Danish Art Counsil), Agencia de Cultura Cordoba and Babel

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	Playthings 2019 Det Åbne Hjerte 2019 Das halbe Leid 2017 Das Heuvolk 2017 Wir Hunde / Us Dogs 2016 Söhne & Söhne 2015 Feberhavnen 2015 Ventestedet 2014 Schwarze Augen, Maria 2013 Club Inferno 2013 Bleier Research, Inc. 2011 Das ehemalige Haus 2011 Die Hundsprozesse 2011 Salò 2010 Germania Song 2009 Die Hades Fraktur 2009 The Dorine Chaikin Trilogy 2007-2008 The Games 2003-2008 Die Erscheinungen der Martha Rubin 2007-2008 Seven Tales of Misery 2006 The Silvana Experiments 2006 The Black Rose Trick 2005 Secret Girl 2004 57 Beds 2004 Night Finder 2003 Twinlife Project 2001-2002	Signa Köstler Photo: Abril Lopez The Ultra Wedding (2005) Links: REVIEWS A group of individuals, deprived of all personal memories, are kept in an abandoned hospital. They relentlessly play a fatal and mysterious game of crashing realities and identities as dictated by spinning wheels of fortune, the demanding game masters, and her divinity - the Goddess. The players do not know who is behind the game, only that the winner will survive this time and move on. Struggling to please their masters in ever-changing rounds of the game, the desperate players fight fearlessly, while the guests place their bets and cheer for their favorites. The Ultra Wedding transferred ‘The Game’ structure to the interior of an abandoned hospital in Cordoba, Argentina, each spin of the wheels dictating themes and constellations of play. Within the complex construction of rituals created by The Game is a harsh satire, analyzing power structures and archetypal representations in pop-culture. Date: 10th to 14th of October 2005, nonstop Place: Viejo Hospital Espanol, Cordoba, Argentina The Oracle's Boat (2009) The 11th Knife (2008) The Black Sea Oracle (2008) The Devil's Bones (2006) The Mercy Games (2004) Sugar Drops (2003) * Concept and Set Design: Signa Köstler Direction: Signa Köstler with Arthur Köstler Audiovisual Media and Technical Design: Arthur Köstler Production Leader: Angelica Berdini and Clarisa Ezpeleta (Ass.) Production: SIGNA Devising Ensemble: (in alphabetical order) Arthur Köstler as Game Master Elisa Ferrari as Servant Hernán Espinosa as Player José Jaccard as Servant Marcela Leiva as Player Maria Pia Bertoldi as Player Mette Schwarz Sørensen as Servant Monica Garcia as Servant Ricardo Antich Blas as Player Sebastián Pellegrini as Player Signa Köstler as Game Mistress Sol Montaldo as Servant Valentina Etchart as Player Yoya Torres as The Goddess Supported by: Kunststyrelsen (The Danish Art Counsil), Agencia de Cultura Cordoba and Babel