OPENING

Originally conceived for the historic Theaterplatz in Weimar, OPENING is now being brought into the black box of the theater space as an adapted version. The dance piece was created in the world premiere for a public space of remembrance where cultural memory and experience physically merge. Now the choreographer Mirjam Gurtner, together with the dancers of the FORWARD DANCE COMPANY and the artistic project manager Gustavo Fijalkow, is adapting a stage version with a keen sense of dance.
Detached from the historical space and context of memory, the production moves in the here and now and in an abstract form between different types of falling: falling - the physical falling - and the social and interpersonal falling apart. In this fragile intermediate space, the physical actions draw attention to the fragility of human existence. The individual can only be "saved" by the group. OPENING moves in the field of tension between isolation and solidarity, which can be experienced by the audience, who can move freely in the space during the performance.

No age restriction.

On Saturday, July 5, the performance will be followed by the TALK: BODY, DANCE AND POLITICS OF SPACE with Dr. Gustavo Fijalkow (artistic project manager FORWARD DANCE COMPANY) and Steven Solbrig (dancer and theorist).

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