cie. toula limnaios

»toula limnaios is a rarity among berlin choreographers. she cultivates the art of forming a piece out of the play with rhythm, time and space – the good old skills of a choreographer – and understands dance as something very poetic. toula limnaios is an artist, who still believes in the cathartic strength of theater. her dance theater is poetic and demonstrates great technical skill.« (berliner zeitung, feuilleton)

»toula limnaios’ associative visual worlds reveal disturbing and simultaneously intense as well as precise movement details … the striking strength of this choreographer lies in her ability to stage a scenic plurality of opposing events that culminate in a pensive final metaphor. this is what leaves its mark in the audience’s memory. over the 16 years of its existence, the cie. toula limnaios has developed into one of the most outstanding independent ensembles for contemporary dance.« (neues deutschland/tanznetz, dr. k. schmidt-feister)

»toula limnaios looks inwards, examines anger, aggression, fear – limnaios gets to the bottom of emotions. she explores what is simmering under the surface, before it boils over. the six dancers work themselves up to the highest level of agitation. ›wut‹ therefore captivates its audiences above all with the furore caused by the dancing.« (tagesspiegel, sandra luzina)

»toula limnaios finds strong metaphorical images and poetic compositions of dance virtuosity, which also convey contemporary, politically current discourses.« (www.tanzpresse.de, juliane wieland)

»the show begins with the entrance of the dancers in the dark, then a spot light turns on a woman who literally swells with rage until she explodes and falls down to the ground. meanwhile a man, standing in the middle of the room, spins a rope with a torch at its end which the dancers avoid with plastic movements. while live music reproduces mechanical sounds, which seem to come from inside a factory, three dancers set stones along the proscenium.
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a beautiful and energetic dance explodes, with strong and dynamic movements. … from here, very intense sequences of images, accompanied by an electric guitar, express a feeling of rebellion and anger. on this image -at this moment- the lights turn off and a thunderous applause starts for an overwhelming and exciting show.
in an era where one is unable to express itself and show his dissent against a corrupted system and a society that often does not represent us, wut seems a cry of revolt for those who do not have the strength to give vent to their anger.« (campadidanza.it)

»in limnaios’ halle tanzbühne berlin, 6 young and talented dancers are occupying the space. all with different bodily expressions and personalities – even when they reunite in small moments of symmetry. wut is a study of fury on the verge to hopelessness, despair, angst and fear; where one dancer goes wild with mania, someone else reacts with inward anger. the visual input is strong … after about an hour of intense rage and physical battle, the stage is still reverbing from the dancers’ actions during the massive applause. afterwards we step out into the cold winter night left with slight mental, if not physical, bruises.« (www.2dmblogazine.it, helena nilsson strängberg)