Mette Ingvartsen: The Dancing Public – Sophiensæle | Independent Theater in Berlin
Mette Ingvartsen:
The Dancing Public
The Dancing Public
Inspired by the historical phenomenon of dancing manias, Danish choreographer Mette Ingvartsen explores mass outbreaks of dancing. In an intense mixture of ecstatic outbursts and relentless beats, her latest solo, “The Dancing Public”, is a dance party, a spoken word concert and an expression of physical madness to the point of exhaustion. In the aftermath of a pandemic, this shape-shifting piece asks: What is this extreme need for movement that we feel in our bodies today? Are we ready to taste life to the full again?
BY + WITH Mette Ingvartsen LIGHTING DESIGN Minna Tiikkainen STAGE Mette Ingvartsen, Minna Tiikkainen MUSIC ARRANGEMENT Mette Ingvartsen, Anne van de Star COSTUME DESIGN Jennifer Defays MUSIC Affkt feat. Sutja Gutierrez, Scanner, Radio Boy, LCC, VII Circle, Kangding Ray, Paula Temple, Ron Morelli, Valanx, Anne van de Star DRAMATURGY Bojana Cvejić TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT Hans Meijer SOUND ENGINEERING Anne van de Star COMPANY MANAGEMENT Ruth Collier PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT, ADMINISTRATION Joey Ng
A Production by Great Investment vzw in co-production with PACT Zollverein, Kaaitheater, Festival d’Automne, Tanzquartier, SPRING Performing Arts Festival, Kunstencentrum Vooruit, Les Hivernalles, Charleroi danse centre chorégraphique de Wallonie – Bruxelles, NEXT festival, Dansens Hus Oslo and in cooperation with SOPHIENSÆLE. Supported by Fondation d’entreprise Hermès within the framework of the New Settings Program, Bikubenfonden, Kunstencentrum Buda. Funded by The Flemish Authorities, The Danish Arts Council & The Flemish Community Commission (VGC).
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