Dance is a mating ritual. Even today in the age of Tinder, Grindr and online dating, dance continues to play a central role in how many of us find a mate. Joshua Monten’s dance production for four Romeos (one of whom is performed by a woman) explores the idea of dance as a thrillingly up-close-and-personal-form of courtship. Each spectator can slip into the role of Juliet and witness the dancers’ struggles to impress — with their artistry, charm, athleticism, funky grooves and at times nothing more than naked desperation. The audience sits on seating areas distributed throughout the performance space. Their reactions and interactions are visible to all, thus the audience becomes characters in the very performance they are witnessing.
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Choreografie & Produktionsleitung: Joshua Monten. Tanz: Konstantinos Kranidiotis, Max Makowski, Noa Van Tichel, Jack Wignall. Dramaturgie: Guy Cools. Kostümbild: Catherine Voeffray. Bühnenbild: Romy Springsguth. Licht: Mirjam Berger. Musikalische Dramaturgie: Moritz Alfons. Produktion: Verein Tough Love. Koproduktion: Dampfzentrale Bern & Kunsten op Straat/Werkplaats Diepenheim.
Gefördert durch: Pro Helvetia, SWISSLOS / Kultur Kanton Bern, Kultur Stadt Bern, Burgergemeinde Bern, Migros Kulturprozent, Stanley Thomas Johnson Stiftung, Karl und Sophie Binding Stiftung, Schweizerische Interpretenstiftung, Fondation Nestlé pour l’Art, Ernst Göhner Stiftung, Societé Suissse des Auteurs.
