In her choreography, the Danish artist Mette Ingvartsen dissects pornography into its individual parts using narrative descriptions and performative dance elements: brutality, clinical precision, violence, and pain, but also parody, humour, and tension. In all of this, it becomes clear how deeply rooted the male-dominated culture of pornography is in our society and how strongly it coincides with power. Ingvartsen thus explores the closely interwoven relationship between the power of lust and the lust for power. “21 pornographies” shows human abysses and taboos. Shouldn’t certain scenes be censored? What may sound daunting, however, also comes up with other impressions: seductive sceneries, imaginative sensations, rousingly harsh rhythms… and an irresistibly sweet temptation!
The production by Mette Ingvartsen is part of the series “The Red Pieces”. The theatre festival AUAWIRLEBEN showed “69 positions” from this series in 2017 in Bern. In this series, Ingvartsen focuses on the naked body and questions the boundary between private and public spaces.
Credits
Credits
Konzept, Choreografie & Performance: Mette Ingvartsen. Lichtdesign: Minna Tiikkainen. Sounddesign: Peter Lenaerts. Bühnenbild: Mette Ingvartsen & Minna Tiikkainen. Dramaturgie: Bojana Cvejic. Technische Leitung: Hans Meijer. Assistentin Choreografie: Dolores Hulan. Assistentinnen Produktion: Manon Haase & Elisabeth Hirner. Soundtechnik: Adrien Gentizon. Management: Kerstin Schroth.
Eine Produktion von: Mette Ingvartsen / Great Investment. Koproduktion: Volksbühne (Berlin), PACT Zollverein (Essen), Kaaitheater (Brussels), Kunstencentrum BUDA (Kortrijk), Les Spectacles vivants – Centre Pompidou (Paris), Dansehallerne (Copenhagen), BIT Teatergarasjen (Bergen), Julidans (Amsterdam), CCN2 – Centre chorégraphique national de Grenoble.
Mit Unterstützung von: Nanterre-Amandiers, Centre Dramatique National, Musée de la Danse /Centre Chorégraphique National de Rennes et de Bretagne & Kustenwerkplaats Pianofabriek.
Gefördert durch: The Flemish Authorities, The Flemish Community Commission (VGC) & The Danish Arts Council.
