die apokalyptischen tänzerin*nen (Stuttgart)
Biography:
Apocalypse: Greek ́ ἀποκάλυψις – revelation, unveiling, exposure.
We, die apokalyptischen tänzer*innen (the apocalyptic dancers*), are Mona Louisa-Melinka Hempel, calendal and Jasmin Schädler. We have been realizing projects together since 2017. Our artistic focus is on choreographic research, installation and performance. Our approach is anti-didactic. We work closely with the production office schaefer&soehne. The team also extends itself through theme-related guests, whom we invite as independent artistic positions.
Freischwimmen project:
BANANA ISLAND
With Banana Island we embark on a choreographic and performative investigation of the banana. It is one of the most popular and important foods worldwide, epitome of the global food trade, the protagonist of colonial and neo-colonial contexts and at the same time film star, comedian, art and political weapon. Similar to Eisenstein’s project of filming Capital after Karl Marx, we set ourselves the task of bringing world trade onto the stage and therefore begin with the banana as a tangible object. Stage designer Lea Steinhilber will work on the contexts from the perspective of space and composer Sara Glojnarić from the musical perspective.
Supported by Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart (BW) and Senator für Kultur, Freie Hansestadt Bremen. In cooperation with Schwankhalle Bremen, Theater Rampe Stuttgart and Stadtbibliothek Stuttgart.
WUNDERLAND
In this second collaboration with Mugetha Gachago (*2009), a Stuttgart-based author, based on a writing assignment, the focus is on the place Wunderland (wonderland). Nothing there is what it seems and a lot of things are crazy (in German ver-rückt which also means displaced). Ver-rückt is meant here quite literally – something shifted from the center, not quite centered. Together with the composer Sara Glojnarić, Gachago develops a symphony of everyday life that accompanies, infiltrates and overwrites the events on stage.
Text: Mugetha Gachago Performance: die apokalyptischen tänzerin*nen & Guests Composition: Sara Glojnarić Production management: schæfer&sœhne
In cooperation with Theater Rampe.
Statement:
FREISCHWIMMEN enabled us to gain an understanding of the independent scene in Germany and to network more widely within it. FREISCHWIMMEN contributes to breaking down barriers and helps to form a collective identity within the performing arts scene.
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Performances:
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December 9, 2022 – December 10, 2022Performance
THE MOST CONSUMABLE SHOW ON EARTH
- December 9, 2022 - December 10, 2022
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October 9, 2022 – October 10, 2022
- October 9, 2022 - October 10, 2022
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August 15, 2022 – August 20, 2022Residency
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- August 15, 2022 - August 20, 2022
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December 3, 2021 – December 5, 2021Performance
Wunderland
- December 3, 2021 - December 5, 2021
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July 31, 2021 – August 1, 2021Performance
Wunderland
- July 31, 2021 - August 1, 2021
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October 11, 2020 – October 25, 2020Residency
N.N.
- October 11, 2020 - October 25, 2020
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January 16, 2020 – January 18, 2020Performance
Banana Island
- January 16, 2020 - January 18, 2020
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December 6, 2019 – December 6, 2019Performance
Meet The Freischwimmer*innen
- December 6, 2019 - December 6, 2019
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December 1, 2019 – December 18, 2019Residency
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- December 1, 2019 - December 18, 2019
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November 28, 2019 – November 30, 2019Performance
Banana Island
- November 28, 2019 - November 30, 2019
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Invitations and residencies:
Residencies
2019 Sophiensaele, Berlin
2020 Gessnerallee, Zurich
2022 FFT, Düsseldorf