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.

 
 
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