The pull of our desires, with all its twists and turns, stirs up emotions within us—pleasure, happiness, sadness, despair, and anger. We refine how we present ourselves, strive to gain beauty and originality, and do things we never would have thought possible. How much desire—and what kind—is actually tolerated? Is our desire subject to a system of rules that we follow involuntarily?

The new production by JV & Team explores desire as an existential condition of being human. Inspired by Denis Diderot’s dialogic travel novel "Jacques the Fatalist and His Master", in which the servant binds his master to himself by recounting tales of romantic adventures, we examine how desire is handled today in a neoliberal, enlightened, and consumer-driven society.

Cast
Choreography, Direction: Juliette Villemin
Dramaturgy, Text Development: Johanna Niedermüller
Dance, Performance: Anika Bendel and Johannes Walter
Acting, Performance: Robert Atzlinger
Music by: Benedikt Immerz, Antonio Sánchez, and W.A. Mozart
Visuals and Graphics: Daniela Wolf
Lighting and Technical Support: Ingo Jooß

Sponsors
Kulturamt der Stadt Stuttgart, Landesverband Freie Tanz- und Theaterschaffende Baden-Württemberg e.V., with funding of Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst des Landes Baden-Württemberg and the Stiftung der Landesbank Baden-Württemberg. Production partner is Produktionszentrum Tanz + Performance e.V. Stuttgart.

Premiere on September 28, 2020, at 8.00 pm at Theaterhaus Stuttgart T3. Additional performances: September 29 and 30, both at 8.00 pm