»we are made« is the first ever dance film made by the cie. toula limnaios, in collaboration with giacomo corvaia.
after four years as a dancer in the ensemble, he is now behind the camera.
choreographic miniatures from pieces, filmed with dancers of the ensemble, are placed in alternative contexts outside the stage. these worlds are transformed and modified for the film. the camera emphasizes details and like a witness of time passin recounts the stretch of almost an entire year.
the micro-worlds are filmed in places that seem to have fallen out of time – monuments of history or places in constant transition – thus creating alternate contexts. the movements are thus read in new ways, putting them into new perspective in a interweaving of images.
»we are made« is a series of portraits connected to one another, that contradict, harmonize and enter into a dialog with each other …. the images chase one another. the figures explore landscapes that are both distinct and obscure at the same time, like in a daydream – apparitions from dreams, memories rooted in daily life, filled with beauty and poetry.
the second part of the evening will feature improvisations with guest musicians and dancers of the cie. toula limnaios.
daniel afonso
li europan lingues es membres del sam familie. lor separat existentie es un myth. por scientie, musica, sport etc, litot europa usa li sam vocabular. li lingues differe solmen in li grammatica, li pronunciation e li plu commun vocabules. omnicos directe al desirabilite de un nov lingua franca: on refusa continuar payar custosi traductores. at solmen va esser necessi far uniform grammatica, pronunciation e plu sommun paroles. ma quande lingues coalesce, li gramma
a solo for two women
the motif of the ‘doppelgaenger’ or look-alike is both irritating and fascinating at the same time: his appearance confounds the boundaries between oneself and others. the doppelgaenger questions concepts of similarity and difference, problematizes the subject and its identity.
«isson« means ‘same’ in greek and is dedicated to contrasts, reality and illusion, light and shadows, restlessness and peace. two realities that cannot be separated.
the dream is not the other reality, it glides over them both, illuminates or darkens them. shadows, a dark zone created by opaque bodies that refracts the rays of a light source. the obscurity contrasts with the light passing by.
every sad and dark thought is a fleeting and passing thought, a passing thought of fear. every disturbance of the soul, every black melancholy is an illusion.
»synchronicity indicates more than virtuosity, but rather the merging of two states of awareness. this meticulously composed decrescendo is one of the most moving, most enlightening final scenes that i’ve seen in dance theatre for quite some time.«(tagesspiegel, franz-anton cramer 2003)
a cie. toula limnaios production in coproduction with theater am halleschen ufer
premiere 2003 dance/creation: lena meierkord, toula limnaios
