Chara Kotsali , IT’S THE END OF THE AMUSEMENT PHASE
The end of the world has not yet arrived, just as the End of History has not. The only thing that is for certain: The fun is over! In IT’S THE END OF THE AMUSEMENT PHASE, three electrifying dancers send their audience on a rollercoaster ride of emotions, facts, images, and parades; so intense, it is dizzying. They march, they dance, they smash a birthday cake. And most of all: They refuse to surrender. With references to artists ranging from Bob Fosse and Trisha Brown to Beyoncé, a new movement vocabulary emerges, between automatism and excess, carried by a dense sonic, almost distorted soundscape: High-frequency guitar riffs and driving percussion unhinge the heart’s rhythm. Between personal and collective history, the piece puts the dancing body front-and-centre.
The piece received a nomination for the Sadler’s Wells Bloom Prize 2027. It is part of the Aerowaves 2026 and Moving Balkans 2026 Selections.
Greece-based Chara Kotsali works as a dance creator, performer, and teacher. She graduated from the Rallou Manou Professional School of Dance She studied Theatre Studies, holds a master’s degree in Social and Cultural Anthropology, and has also completed professional drum training at the Modern Music School. She explores choreography and performance with an expanded approach that includes methods from anthropology, documentary art, music, and the performative arts. One focus lies on questions for the politics of sound and movement. Her works entered the nomination selections for the Aerowaves platform for both Twenty24 as well as Twenty26.
Duration: approx. 40 mins.
In English with German surtitles.
For everyone aged 12 and up.
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Sun 13.09. subsequently |
Talk: Together with the others |
Accessibility
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Content information
Content Notes
The performance contains strong language and features weapons as props and fake blood.
Sensory Notes
The performance contains loud music and strobe lighting effects.
Language
English with German and English surtitles.
Texts accompanying the performance
in German, English, and Greek: IT'S THE END OF THE AMUSEMENT PHASE.
Admission Information & Seating
Early Boarding
Early Boarding is an early admission option for anyone who needs a specific seat or additional time for a more relaxed entry, including people with visible or invisible disabilities and people with strollers. Seating is not assigned for this performance. Registration for Early Boarding is not required. Shortly before Early Boarding begins, an announcement will be made on-site.
Late admission
up to 10 minutes after the performance begins
Seating
Seats with armrests are available, as well as a limited number of beanbag seats and spaces suitable for wheelchair users. Beanbag seats and spaces for wheelchair users can be booked directly as the corresponding ticket category, either online or by phone.
Calm room
A calm room is available in Studio 1 at tanzhaus nrw. You can use it if you need a moment to yourself away from social interaction. The room has beanbags, cushions, and space to lie down. Please note that the room is not soundproof, so you may hear some noise from outside. Earplugs are available in the room if you need them.
Produced by Onassis Stegi. The research for IT’S THE END OF THE AMUSEMENT PHASE was supported by Onassis AiR and Réseau Grand Luxe. As part of the Alliance of International Production Houses, it receives grants from the Fonds Darstellende Künste from funds provided by the German Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media.
Concept, Choreography, Text: Chara Kotsali; Performance & Material Co-Creation: Sofia Pouchtou, Christina Skoutela, Chara Kotsali; Assistant Choreographer: Vassia Zorbali; 2nd Assistant Choreographer: Clara Aguilar; Sound Design & Music: Anna Maria Rammou, Chara Kotsali; Set & Costume Design: Periklis Pravitas; Lighting Design: Eliza Alexandropoulou; Tour Lighting Design: Ioanna Athanasiou; Dramaturgy Consultant: Dimitra Mitropoulou; External Eye: Κοnstantina Georgelou; Line Production: TooFarEast & Chara Kotsali; Tour Production: Chara Kotsali and Korina Vasileiadou; International Development & Touring: Εckhard Thiemann; Translation/ Preparation German Supertitles: Corinna Popp; Supertitles: Maria Wünsche (Panthea).
Access-Management: Zwoisy Mears-Clarke
