Hybr:id III

Description

For an aesthetic of (dis)obedience. The impressions gathered by Richard Siegal and his company Ballet of Difference during a trip to Japan in September 2022 are now transforming into a complete dance evening. Siegal and his team went to Tokyo to learn the practice of Shuudan Koudou, also known as "Japanese precision walking." The strictly synchronized group choreographies are astonishing in their radical rigor and have become a secret success on YouTube, particularly due to their subtle and unique humor.
Siegal recognizes in the extreme discipline of the bodies an analogy with the training practice of classical ballet. In the mutual exchange of these movement cultures, questions are raised about individual and collective thinking, personal decision-making power, and social responsibility.
For this extraordinary project, Richard Siegal has invited a special guest: Nazareth Panadero, long-time companion of Pina Bausch, who has long become an icon of the Wuppertal dance theater and will be on stage with the Ballet of Difference ensemble.