Volume 57 is an international platform for actors, dancers and musicians.
The initial idea came from a group of directors, actors, dancers and producers. We are all travellers, speak more than one language and live and work in different countries .We believe that a network like Volume 57 will become the missing link between performers and professionals, spanning different countries and languages.
The difference between Volume 57 and all existing national representations is a careful selection through personal contacts and later on, through a committee. We donīt want this site to be about thousands of performers, stuffed together in a useless place. Itīs about connecting families and highlighting outstanding artists.
Sound samples will provide examples of the various languages spoken by each actor.We talked to many casting agents and directors, and they all explained that the reason why they invite the same actors to cast for their international productions is that the simply donīt know which actor speaks which language and how well. We believe that by providing the opportunity to listen to actors voices, we can revolutionize the whole searching and casting process. And last but not least: how pleasant and amusing it is to listen to the voice of someone who has caught your eye!
There is no representation for dancers, except through personal websites, personal contacts andbillboards. Dance is increasingly becoming an overlapping art form between dancing and acting. This is why it makes sense to represent those two arts close to each other.
Suggestions and networking will have to come from each one of you, in order to make Volume 57 grow.
Imagine....
You are a French director looking for a Polish actor around 50 who speaks English. You are on tour with your theater project in Lithuania, and one of your actors falls ill. You need a replacement who is able to perform in Spanish .You are a dancer who has just moved to New York and you want to know who is working in the city. You are living in London, planning an international theater project in Buenos Aires, and you want to contact performers from there before you go. You want to be represented all over the world. You are a choreographer looking for street dancers with very special skills for your next project. You donīt have an agent. You are an advertisement agent from Holland and you are looking for the voice of an older male actor, who speaks Italian with a Dutch accent .You are a young filmmaker, looking for an Indian actor for your project in Berlin. You are a talented actress not known in the film world because your career is mainly in the theater, or you stopped performing for some years. You are looking for collaboration on your new dance piece. You are planning to shoot your Irish film partly in Brazil, and you want to get a strong impression of actors over there. You are an American producer and you want to cast the part of a Czech gangster with a talented actor who originally comes from there. How many people in the industry donīt even know which actor is able to perform in which language or dialect?
Supporters of Volume 57
BARBARA BRAY writer-theater director, lives in Paris, comes from England
SEYMOUR CASSEL actor, lives in Los Angeles, comes from the United States
DIDIER FLAMAND actor-director, lives in Paris, comes from France
TONY GATLIF director, lives in Paris, comes from Algeria
MADELEINE GIRKE artists management, lives and works in Berlin
HAL HARTLEY director-writer, lives in New York and Berlin, comes from the United States
REINHARD HAUFF director, lives in Munich, comes from Germany
MARIA VON HELAND director-writer, lives in Berlin and Stockholm, comes from Stockholm, Sweden
ISRAEL HOROWITZ writer , theater director, lives in New York city, comes from the United States
LECH KOWALSKI film maker , New York and Paris
SIDNEY LEVINE President of Filmfinders Devision, lives in L.A.
SASCHA LINSE film festival director-producer, lives in Frankfurt, Germany, comes from Weimar, Germany
CASSIUS MATTHIAS director-writer, lives in London, comes from London
EOIN MOORE film maker, comes from Ireland , lives in Berlin-Germany
VLADAN NICOLIC director-writer, lives in New York, comes from Belgrade, Serbia
RAOUL PECK director-writer, lives in Miami, Haiti and Paris, comes from Port-au Prince, Haiti
BERNHARD ROSE film maker, lives in Beverly Hills, comes from England
MAREK ROZENBAUM producer,lives and works in Tel Aviv, Israel
GÖTZ SPIELMANN film maker, lives in Vienna, comes from Austria
ADANIA SHIBLI writer, lives in London and Jerusalem, comes from Shibli, Palestine
CLAUDIA SOLTI director-writer, lives in London, comes from London
LAURA TONKE actress, lives in Berlin, comes from Berlin
HANS WEINGARTNER director, lives in Berlin
ROGER WILLEMSEN writer-director, lives in Hamburg, comes from Bonn, Germany
