Marga Alfeirão mit Mariana Benengue, Myriam Lucas und Shaka Lion: LOUNGE | Jan 31, Feb 1-12 | Trauma Bar und Kino – Sophiensæle | Independent Theater in Berlin
Program
Marga Alfeirão mit Mariana Benenge, Myriam Lucas & Shaka Lion:
LOUNGE
LOUNGE
No language
10€/15€/20€/25€
Following its premiere at Tanztage Berlin 2023 and invitations to Tanzplattform Deutschland and Impulse Festival, among others, LOUNGE returns to the Sophiensæle stage.
The word “lounge” is both a verb—meaning to sit or lie in a relaxed way—and a noun, referring to a public room where people may relax. This dual nature of rest—of waiting, of moving and being moved—is at the heart of this piece.
LOUNGE is a duet for two female-identifying bodies. Together, they move through states of active and passive rest, shifting from reclining and positioning themselves to finding pleasure in the duration of repetitive motions. The lounge as a public, rather than solitary, space is also essential here. The performers use each other’s presence to dive deeper into themselves and into the vibe.
Permeating the performance is the notion of the Invisible Lapdance—small, nearly imperceptible dances that use the gaze to blur the borders between giver and receiver. In this way, the work highlights and interrogates the relationship between dancer and audience, public and private, seeing and being seen.
I needed your lap for a little while.
Could you give me a hand?
You could also sit on my lap, or lay your head on it and rest.
I can sing lullabies in your ear—and later, whine on your face.
It might fall on your lap, and that’s okay.
We can chill.
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
- approximately 45 minutes without break
Language
- no language
Light
- The audience will be blinded in two places
Sound
- It will be loud in some places. Earplugs will be provided
Other
- Stage fog and haze will be used.
Audience
- Seated grandstand
- Two beanbag seats bookable according to availability
- Two wheelchair spaces bookable according to availability
Early boarding
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.
Concept: Marga Alfeirão
Choreography, dance, performance: Marga Alfeirão, Myriam Lucas
Choreography, research: Myriam Lucas, Cajsa Godée, Mariana Benenge
Scenography: Yoav Admoni
Music editing and mixing: Shaka Lion
Costume design: Nani Bazar
Light design: Thais Nepomuceno Veiga
Dramaturgical support: Jette Büchsenschütz, Mateusz Szymanówka
Support on Distribution: neon lobster / Giulia Messia & Katharina Wallisch
A production by Marga Alfeirão in co-production with Sophiensæle. Funded by the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion.
Marga Alfeirão uses media to carve safe-spaces for the exploration of intimacy and sexuality through dance and performance. Heavily influenced by dance-genres and sound textures from the african diaspora disseminated through Lisbon’s social tissue, Alfeirão attempts an active claim of womanhood, making room for lesbian sensualities. Last year together with Camila Malenchini, she premiered Wet Eyez, a work on emotional bodies and fantasy. She has worked with choreographers Tamara Alegre and Antonja Livingstone and architect Afaina de Jong, among others. She is active in the Portuguese Ballroom scene as a founding member of the Casa das Musas. Graduated from HZT’s BA in dance and choreography in Berlin, she initiated Lapdances to Ringtones and Lullabies, a research on erotics and rest.
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