IN THE HEART OF THE HEART OF THE MOMENT – embodied by 9 An ode to our times
The work is based on Bodies and Structure, which premiered in 2019, a live interaction between dancers and the Arena, a monumental sculpture by major US-American artist Rita McBride. Here, the choreographer uploads the material, the experience and the knowledge accrued during the encounter with the sculpture into an imaginary cloud, specifically downloading it again, not as a sculptural work this time around, but as a dance piece. A transformational process lies at the heart of this work, touching us – realistically and symbolically, as it were.
Alexandra Waierstall approaches choreography as a navigational system for emotions, perception, and connection, as a tool that ought to serve renewal. Every danced moment therein reflects how our bodies adapt to changing social structures. Something we have most likely all experienced lately.
Credits –
Choreography, concept: Alexandra Waierstall
Dramaturgical support: Eva Martinez
Artistic collaboration: Volker Hermes, Maria Iole Karolidou
Composition: Stavros Gasparatos
Light design: Caty Olive
Dance collaboration: Olivia Ancona, Robert Bridger, Ying Yun Chen, Scott Jennings, Amy Josh, Georgios Kotsifakis, Ioanna Paraskevopoulou, Eftychia Stefanou, Karolina Szymura
Text: Maria Iole Karolidou, Alexandra Waierstall
Stage, lights: Alexandra Waierstall
Costumes: Alexandra Waierstall, Horst Weierstall
Management Alexandra Waierstall: Judith Jaeger
Production assistance: Maria Sauerland
Performance History –
Preview: 26 March 2022, Factory Finale, tanzhaus nrw, Düsseldorf, Germany
Production: Noema Dance Works e.V.; Coproduction: tanzhaus nrw; Supported by: the Ministerium für Kultur und Wissenschaft des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen, Kulturamt der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf.