Lust transforms the Hochzeitssaal into a mysterious garden. Open spaces invite to see and be seen in while the shades of green become attractive hiding places. Oscillating between being humans, animals and mythical creatures, five performers explore various rituals to bring themselves closer to the state of lust. Between domesticated touches and an overwhelming loss of control, sometimes innocently and full of joy, sometimes driven by an impulse to possess each other, they face tensions and contradictions. Lust is an existential driver and unattainable goal at the same time. Without it, the garden and its inhabitants would stand still…

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IDEA, CONCEPT, CHOREOGRAPHY Anna Aristarkhova DRAMATURGY Isabel Gatzke PERFORMANCE, CO-CREATION Matthew Rogers, Lyllie Rouvière, Jan Rozman, Grete Šmitaite, Simone Weber STAGE DESIGN Jonas Maria Droste LIGHT DESIGN  Annegret Schalke COSTUMES Malena Modéer DOCUMENTATION Philipp Weinrich MANAGEMENT M.I.C.A. - Movement in Contemporary ArtMUSIC isochronic Tones - Pure Alpha Waves, Khruangbin (August 10), Matthew Herbert (Is Awake, Is Moving, Is Coming), Nisennenmondai (Mirrorball)

Produced by Anna Aristarkhova in co-production with SOPHIENSÆLE. Funded by the Senate Chancellery for Culture and Europe. media partner: taz.die tageszeitung