Isabelle Schad: Bodies of Light & Close by, So far – Landscapes of Infinity – Sophiensæle | Independent Theater in Berlin
Isabelle Schad:
Bodies of Light & Close by, So far – Landscapes of Infinity
Bodies of Light & Close by, So far – Landscapes of Infinity
10€/15€/20€/25€
Relaxed Performance
Double Bill: Bodies of Light and the premiere Close by, So far – Landscapes of Infinity will be shown consecutively with approx. 20-minute intermission. One ticket is valid for both performances.
03.04., 18:30: Sensory introduction
Bodies of Light is based on the solo Solo for Lea (2016) and plays with mutual reflection: two people who follow each other, mirror each other, conceal each other and amplify each other's contours, rhythms, colors and personal energies. Claudia Tomasi and Yen Lee have each developed their own interpretation of the solo. Now they come together and dance the solo at the same time. At its core, Bodies of Light unfolds at the interface between visual art and dance, between performance and installation, sensual experience and abstraction, and plays with analogies of cubism and Picasso's drawings from a single stroke.
Close by, So far - Landscapes of Infinity is an oscillation between detail and expanse, born out of a longing for contemplation and healing in an age of crisis. The work is inspired by literary works such as The Woman in the Dunes by Kōbō Abe and The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin, in which vast landscapes stand as metaphors for a utopian life. Close by, So far - Landscapes of Infinity is both an opposition and a proposal: we insist on our sensibility and our sensual experience. We oppose binary forms of being, seeing and moving: a space of resistance is needed more than ever.
The information on accessibility is still in progress and will be updated as soon as possible. If any questions remain unanswered until then, please feel free to contact the communication department at barrierefreiheit@sophiensaele.com or 030 27 89 00 35. Please note that details may change by the day of the event. Therefore, if you find out after you have purchased your ticket that the performance is no longer accessible to you, you can contact us for a ticket return at ticketing@sophiensaele.com or 030 27 89 00 45 until 5 business days after the event (Monday through Friday between 10am and 6pm).
Duration
- approx. 1 hour 50 minutes including break (approx. 20 minutes)
Relaxed Performance
- All performances take place as Relaxed Performances.
- Relaxed Performances would like to welcome all visitors for whom sitting still for long periods in the theater is a barrier. This applies, for example, to neurodivergent people (including autistic people, people with Tourette's or ADHD), people with learning difficulties or people with chronic pain. Noises and movements from the audience are expressly welcome. Visitors can leave and return to the auditorium at any time.
- There is a retreat in the foyer next to the performance space. Beanbags, blankets, headphones and stimming toys will be provided there.
Language
- no language
Light
- The lighting mood is rather bright.
- There are no sudden changes of light.
- Most of the time there is light in the audience area.
- There are very few short dark moments.
- There is a blackout of approx. 30 seconds at the end of the first piece.
Sound
- There is an atmospheric musical backdrop.
- In the second piece there is a repetitive soft noise. Earplugs are laid ready.
Audience
- Seated grandstand
- The first row consists of beanbags.
- 2 beanbag seats bookable subject to availability
- 2 wheelchair spaces bookable subject to availability
Early boarding
If, for artistic reasons, the door to the auditorium does not open until very shortly before the performance begins, there is the option of early boarding.
Tickets
- Reservations can be made via the ticket telephone at 030 283 52 66, Monday to Friday from 4pm-6pm
- Via the online ticket shop
- At the box office
You can also find more information about accessibility at the house here.
Artistic direction, concept, choreography: Isabelle Schad
Co-choreography, dance (Close by, So far): Viviana Defazio, David Kummer, Arantxa Martinez, Alessandra Defazio
Co-Choreography, dance (Bodies of Light): Claudia Tomasi, Yen Lee
Composition, sound: Damir Simunovic
Light design: Bruno Pocheron
Costume assistance (Close by, So far): likabari
PR, outreach: Elena Basteri
Production management: Heiko Schramm
Advisor Relaxed Performance: Leo Naomi Baur
A production by Isabelle Schad in co-production with Sophiensæle. Funded by the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion Berlin. Supported by Wiesen55 e.V.. Media partners: Missy Magazine, Siegessäule, taz.
Isabelle Schad is a dancer and choreographer. Her research focuses on the relationships between choreography and (re-)presentation, perception and experience, and explores the self and our interconnectedness in the world. She regards artistic practice as a place for lifelong learning processes, community and political participation.
Her innovative projects at the interface with the visual arts are shown internationally in a variety of contexts at festivals, in museums and in theatrical spaces. Schad received an award for outstanding artistic achievements in contemporary dance as part of the 2019 Deutscher Tanzpreis (German Dance Award).
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