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SUDDENLY, A SLOTH CROSSES THE STREET 
PREMIERE 27.MAY 2023 TANZHAUS NRW DÜSSELDORF
SUDDENLY, A SLOTH CROSSES THE STREET 
PREMIERE 27.MAY 2023 TANZHAUS NRW DÜSSELDORF
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Are physical impulsions a means to access authenticity ? 

Is disobedience a way to access freedom?

 

In "Suddenly, a sloth crosses the street” the theme of Disobedience is being dealt with in four distinct acts opening different points of view on the topic. This performance reflects on the consumerism of entertainment that prevails in today’s society and criticizes the abuse of a culture promoting virtuoso and obedient performing bodies. Thus make a tribute to “prélude à l’après midi d’un Faune” of Vaslav Nijinski as embodiment of “(r)evolution”: the going against artistic established obedience.

The concept of disobedience is being applied to various movement researches resulting in a piece where the performers are in constant negotiation between not only disobeying to their movement impulsions but also to their very function of moving bodies. Indomitable and uncontrollable, they only follow the logic of not obeying, of resisting, of countering and of finding alternatives. 

With a team of five artists, Céline Bellut explores physically and contextually the theme of disobedience from human and non-human perspectives displaying other ways of living and moving. 

 

TICKETS PREMIERE

Workshop "Dancing Donerstag" | Quartier am Hafen, Cologne | April 27

Studio presentation in Quartier am Hafen, Cologne | May 6

PREMIERE | Tanzhaus NRW Düsseldorf | May 27 | 8pm

Tanzhaus NRW Düsseldorf | May 28 | 6pm

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Artistic direction, choreography and performance: Céline Bellut  

Co-creation and performance: Ying Yun Chen and Jordan Gigout 

Musical composition: Jacob Lorenz

Video: Maylis Sanchez   

Lighting design: Laura Salerno 

Costumes: Saskia Holte 

Dramaturgy: Peter Haas 

Production assistant: Federico Rossi

Credits pictures outdoors : photographer Maylis Sanchez & editing Rafael Andrade Cordova

Credits pictures studio : Hans Diernberger

 

 

Co-produced by Tanzhaus NRW Düsseldorf 

Co-produced by Tanzfaktur Köln

This production is supported by : Fonds Darstellende Künste with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media as part of the NEUSTART KULTUR program and the NRW Ministry of Culture and Science, NRW Landesbüro Freie Darstellende Künste. 

This project was realized with the support of FREIRAUM, a space for conceptual collaboration and work for the arts, and with the support of the residency program Tanzatelier 0.10 in Quartier am Hafen.

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