ALL KNOWING, FLUORESCENT AND BITINGIN THIS ZOMBIE-INSPIRED PIECE THE DANCERS INTERACT WITH THE RHYTHM OF LIGHT.
WHAT WE CALL CIVILIZATION IS A VERY THIN LAYER - IT IS FAR AWAY FROM NATURAL, IT IS AQUIRED AND IT IS OPPOSED BY SOMETHING ELEMENTARY, UNCONTROLLABLE AND INSTINCTIVE. SOMETHING THAT EASILY BREAKS OUT OF OURSELVES, IF WE HAVE TO DEFEND OURSELVES, IF OUR CIVILIZED LIVES ARE ENDANGERED, EVEN JUST BY A SHORTAGE OF RESSOURCES. CREATED FOR NORTHERN (DE)LIGHTS, A SERIES OF MINIATURE WORKS CREATED FOR GÖTEBORGSOPERANS DANSKOMPANI. TOGETHER, THE FIVE DIVERSE PIECES INCLUDE EVERYTHING FROM LIVE MUSIC AND VISUAL ART TO ZOMBIES. THE AREA MAY BE SMALL AND EACH WORK SHORT BUT THEIR INTENSITY IS SOLID, CHALLENGING AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING. |
Premiere 25.4.2014
Götebork Opera Choreography: Felix Landerer Music: Christof Littmann Scenography + Costume Design: Thomas Björn Light Design: Lutz Deppe Mask: Marina Ritvall Dance: Jenna Fakhoury, Mai Lisa Guinoo, Maxime Lachaume, Fan Luo, Jim de Block Foto: Tilo Stengel |