Tickets
Run time: 60 minutes
Language: no language
Age: for ages 6+
Sensory notes: None
Content notes: None
Both performances of ‘Ich kann’s nicht lassen’ are school performances, but are also open to the public
Who does the stage belong to? Four Krump dancers ask themselves this as the audience joins them in the spotlight. The piece invites onlookers to follow the movements of the dancers or to contribute their own. Rooted firmly in Afro-diasporic culture, Krump serves as a form of protest against injustice, while emphasising community and self-expression. This empowering outlook on life is brought into the theatre space and everyone can now experience it firsthand. By just watching, but also by participating and following the dancers’ lead.
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The small and the large (guilty) pleasures of our everyday lives are defined by what we cannot resist or cannot help but do. «Ich kann’s nicht lassen» allows us to delve into the world of Krump dance, a dance style that is an act of joyful resistance. The energy unleashed enables the dancing audience to momentarily let go and forget the world around them. |
The texts for this year’s Tanz in Bern draw from two sources: firstly, what the artists themselves write about their productions, and secondly, how these productions relate to the festival theme pleasurable.
Credits
Artistic direction & choreography: Janne Gregor
By and with: Queen Buckhype, Iman Gele, Junior Wave, Kofie DaVibe
Stage design & costumes: Johanna Schraut
Music: Moritz Thorbecke, BravoDomo
Lighting design: Luigi Kovacs
Production management: Sina Kießling
Supporters:
A production by Junges Tanzhaus Berlin in collaboration with tanzhaus nrw, funded by the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth as part of the funding programme “The Future Package for Movement, Culture and Health” and take-off: Junger Tanz. The Future Package for Movement, Culture and Health is a programme of the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ). It is implemented by the Society for Social Management Consulting (gsub) and the SPI Foundation. The programme section “Children and Youth Participation in the Future Package” is the responsibility of the German Children and Youth Foundation (DKJS).
