»see how this body casts its shadow and how dreams are born from it« henri bosco
»clair obscur« is the new creation of cie. toula limnaios, which was developed during the lockdown. the starting point of the dance piece is the theme of shadows, freely inspired by adelbert chamisso’s art fairy tale “peter schlemihl’s wundersame geschichte”, which was written in 1813 and tells the story of a man who sells his shadow. »clair obscur« is an attempt to approach the complexity and complexity of shadows and their paradox, because shadows have many faces.
the halle is transformed into a stage space divided into two parts. the two sides face each other like two sides of the same coin, like light and shadow, like day and night – one cannot exist without the other and this is how this work is composed: the two perspectives are inseparable and yet can be perceived individually…
»in ›clair obscur‹ the dance stands for itself. this rebellion and sinking of the bodies, the lostness in the rigidity of shock, and then the expressive acting into the space: that is already a very fascinating dance language.« frank schmid, rbb kultur
concept/ choreography/ space/ costumes toula limnaios music ralf r. ollertz dance/ creation daniel afonso, leonardo d’aquino, francesca bedin, laura beschi, alba de miguel, alessio scandale, hironori sugata, karolina wyrwal lightdesign/ technical director felix grimm chorographic assistance ute pliestermann lighttechnic domenik engemann
cinematic direction toula limnaios cameras/edit walter bickmann, doris kolde
premiere 27 mai 2021
the cie. toula limnaios is supported by the senate department for culture and social cohesion.
© 2021 cie. toula limnaios video walter bickmann, tanzforumberlin
