Larsen C
This work by Greek choreographer Christos Papadopoulos has been titled after a gigantic ice shelf that extends along the east coast of the Antarctic peninsula. It has been named for the Norwegian captain who sailed along the shelf ice in December of 1893. The shelf movements are so slow as to be imperceptible to the human senses. It seems to us as if its movement has been absorbed by space and time.
In the Larsen C choreography by Christos Papadopoulos, the human bodies attune themselves to this perpetual tempo during a dreamlike sequence, as they increasingly seem as otherworldly as a landscape in the polar night. Slowly, the dancers become visible in the spotlight, gradually falling into movement, pulling the audience’s gaze into a continually growing surge or movement.
Larsen C is a solemn tribute to the silent transmission of bodies with which Papadopolous will guest at tanzhaus nrw for the first time.
Christos Papadopoulos studied dance and choreography at the SNDO (School for New Dance Development) in Amsterdam and political science at Athen’s Panteion University. He is a graduate of the Greek National Theatre drama school. Point of departure and inspiration for his work is most often a single moment, a fleeting impression that appears to have almost no duration at all. Papadopoulos is an exact observer of those minimal movements that assemble into a vibrant choreography through rhythm and repetition.
Duration: 60 min.
| Thu 10.11. | talk afterwards |
Concept, choreography: Christos Papadopoulos; With: Adonis Vais, Alexandros Nouskas Varelas, Chara Kotsali, Georgios Kotsifakis, Ioanna Paraskevopoulou, Maria Bregianni, Sotiria Koutsopetrou; Music, sound design: Giorgos Poulios; Set design: Clio Boboti; Lighting design: Eliza Alexandropoulou; Costume design: Angelos Mentis; Dramatic advice: Alexandros Mistriotis; Choreographic advice: Martha Pasakopoulou; Assistant set design: Filanthi Bougatsou; Production management: Rena Andreadaki, Zoe Mouschi; Tour lighting: Alexandros Mavridis, Evina Vasilakopoulou, Stavros Kariotoglou; Set and sound engineering: Michalis Sioutis; Tour manager: Konstantina Papadopoulou; International distribution: Key Performance.
A project by Christos Papadopoulos / The Lion and the Wolf. Produced by Onassis Stegi. Under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Sport and supported by the Fondation d'entreprise Hermès in the framework of the New Settings Program, NEON Organization for Culture and Development. Co-produced by A-CDCN (Les Hivernales-CDCN d'Avignon, La Manufacture-CDCN Nouvelle-Aquitaine Bordeaux La Rochelle, L'échangeur-CDCN Hauts-de-France, Le Dancing CDCN Dijon Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Chorège CDCN Falaise Normandie, Le Pacifique CDCN Grenoble Auvergne Rhône-Alpes, Touka Danses CDCN Guyane, Atelier de Paris / CDCN, Le Gymnase CDCN Roubaix Hauts-de-France, POLE-SUD CDCN / Strasbourg, La Place de la Danse CDCN Toulouse / Occitanie, La Maison CDCN Uzès Gard Occitanie, La Briqueterie CDCN du Val-de-Marne) (FR); Théâtre de la Ville, Paris (FR); Les Halles de Schaerbeek, Brussels (BE); Julidans, Amsterdam (NL); Romaeuropa Festival (IT); Théâtre Jean Vilar de Vitry-sur-Seine (FR); NEON Organization for Culture and Development (GR); Festival Aperto / Fondazione I Teatri - Reggio Emilia (IT); Festival de Otoño de la Comunidad de Madrid (ES). In collaboration with Département du Val-de-Marne as part of Creation Residency Aid (FR) and Lavanderia a Vapore choreographic residency projects (IT). Larsen C is supported by Onassis Stegi's "Outward Turn", Cultural Export Program. Supported by the Kunststiftung NRW.
