In DANCE YOUR SKIN COLLECTIVE, ageing female bodies move out of the images they are forced into. Dancing, swimming or head over heels. They topple out of the categories, tremble in their poses, process in solidary choreography along the transitions of ageing. Who and what is allowed to show themselves? What else disappears? The dance performance celebrates the community of different generations and the unique aesthetic potential of ageing bodies. Between standstill and movement, a threatening matter-of-factness flickers out from beneath the surfaces of the skins, constantly escaping the images and taboos we have of ageing.
DANCE YOUR SKIN COLLECTIVE builds on Lisa Thomas' solo DANCE YOUR SKIN, in which she focused on the views of her aged dancer's body. The audience moves freely through the space with the seven performers, who range in age from almost 30 to almost 80.
Artistic director: Lisa Thomas
Choreography: Smadar Goshen and Lisa Thomas
Dance/Performance: Martina Gunkel, Selina Koch, Roswitha Münchbach, Eva Schwanitz, Lisa Thomas, Margarethe Wäckerle, Iris Weis
Video/Dramaturgy: Sabrina SchrayStage design/costume: Justyna Koeke
Music: Vincent Wikström
Lighting design: Markus Pelka
Production: Birgit Gebhard / The Real Office
Finances: Anika Bendel Anika Bendel
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Lisa Thomas
Smadar Goshen
Martina Gunkel
Selina Koch
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