the new creation by cie. toula limnaios is inspired by the motif of the ›ship of fools‹. this dates back to plato, but has become an increasingly burning theme in literature and art from the middle ages to the present day. »la nef des fols« allows us think in different directions. it remains open as to whether the protagonists represent an exuberant society that is navigating a pilotless ship that has already lost its course, or whether they are trying to escape disaster and danger. on their journey into the unknown, subject to the paradox of total freedom and at the same time complete imprisonment, they frenetically strive forward.
in an almost surrealistic allegory of the vices of our time, cie. toula limnaios searches for the community-creating element in an increasingly merciless world. violence is mixed with moments of light and hope, while the poetic images, despite all their tragedy, are always grounded in beauty.
»the journey of the madman is a rigorous separation, locked in a boat from which there is no escape.« michel foucault (from: »madness and society – a history of madness in the age of reason«)
premiere 03 july 2024
the cie. toula limnaios is supported by the senate department for culture and social cohesion, berlin.
»… as always with toula limnaios, much is enigmatic and not so easy to interpret, which is why some of the images are so uncanny and creep under the skin. precisely because some things seem so drastic and oppressive, »la nef des fols« is another piece full of human knowledge, with freely associated dance images about the state of our world – a world that here is an extremely restless world tossed back and forth. a wild and feverish world, and this ship of fools – our contemporary life – has been caught in a raging storm – it will certainly not sink in this storm, but it will be totally shaken.« (frank schmid, radio3)
»toula limnaios, through a representation full of symbolism, metaphors and very suggestive dance moments, manages to portray this ship [of fools] very well. […] perfectly accompanied by the intense music of ralf r. ollertz and the suggestive lights of felix grimm, the show, very articulated and complex, manages to illustrate the misadventures of who is lost. […] ›la nef des fols‹ is a perfect criticism of the political system of yesterday and today.« (nicola campanelli, campadidanza)
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tell me a better story 2 2020
tell me a better story 1 2020
meantime 2020
shifted realities 2019
volto umano 2018
momentum 2017
die einen, die anderen 2017
tempus fugit 2016
we are made 2016
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minute papillon 2015
la salle 2015
blind date 2014
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if I was real 2013
the thing I am 2013
the rest of me 2012
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secrets perdus 2010
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les possédés 2009
wound 2009
the silencers 2008
reading tosca 2008
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real time.compiler 2006
irrsinn 2006
die sanfte 2005
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spuren 2004
better days 2003
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nichts. ich werde da sein, indem ich nicht da bin 2001
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faits d’hiver 1999
entrevisions 1998
le temps d’après 1997
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