HELLO TO EMPTINESS
MOUVOIR / STEPHANIE THIERSCH (COLOGNE)
- HELLO TO EMPTINESS
Is loss a part of us? What heals the wounds? Does death have a sound? A performative reflection on social vulnerability and how to deal with grief.
HELLO TO EMPTINESS is a performative reflection on social vulnerability and grief. Based on pre-ancient laments, the Greek moiroloi (μοιρολόγια, engl. “speech about fate”), director and choreographer Stephanie Thiersch and five musicians and dancers develop a poetic space in which ancient laments and traditional rituals are revived and transferred into new contexts.
A production from MOUVOIR e.V. in co-procuction with LOFFT – DAS THEATER, Greek National Opera Alternative Stage, Théâtre de Nîmes, SIDance – Seoul International Dance Festival, tanzhaus nrw and Freihandelszone – Ensemblenetzwerk Köln. In cooperation with HELLERAU – European center of arts..
Supported by the NATIONALE PERFORMANCE NETZ. coproduction fund Dance, supported by the minister of state for Culture and Media, the art foundation of NRW, the ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, the State Office Liberal Performing Arts, the City of Leipzig - Cultural Office and the Cultural Office of the City of Cologne.
CREATION + VOICE + DANCE Juan Kruz Diaz de Garaio Esnaola, Julien Ferranti, Martha Mavroidi, Manon Parent, Mariana Sadovska and a "Choir of the Elderly"
ASSOCIATED ARTISTS Hyerim Jang, Hye-kyung Min, Gyung Moo Kim, Kepha Oiro with Ogoya Nengo and Mzee Bushohi
ARTISTIC DIRECTION + DIRECTION + STAGE Stephanie Thiersch
MUSICAL DIRECTION Martha Mavroidi
COMPOSITION Martha Mavroidi, Mariana Sadovska
DRAMATURGY Stawrula Panagiotaki
LIGHTDESIGN + TECHNICAL DIRECTION Dimitar Evtimov
COSTUME Lauren Steel
SOUNDDESIGN Nicolas Baudoux
MIXING ENGINEES Jonas Gehrmann
STAGE CONSTRUCTION SOFTROCK / João Parrinha
MANAGEMENT Tanja Baran, Agnes Missel
PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT Sarah Heinrich
PHOTO Martin Rottenkolber (1 + 3), Valeria Isaeva (2), Greek National Opera - Ioannis Kampanis (4)
Prices
- Premiere Regulär: 16,— €
- Premiere Ermäßigt: 11,— €
- Regulär: 13,— €
- Ermäßigt: 9,— €
- Soli-Preis: 20,— €