DARKMATTER, 29. - 30. April 2023
DARKMATTER,
29. - 30. April 2023
Body can you become hypothetical, a galaxy, in full gear acceleration, a liquid star monster, failing to die?
- Duration85 min
- Price290
- StageMain stage
Dates & times
- 29. April - 19:00
- 30. April - 19:00 (Few available)
In her new creation, Cherish Menzo and her onstage partner Camilo Mejía Cortés look for ways to detach their bodies from the way they are perceived and the daily reality in which they move. Among other things, they look up to the sky, at dark matter and at black holes that meet and collide to give birth to a new, (afro)futuristic and enigmatic body. D̶A̶R̶K̶MATTER wants to get rid of the biased way of looking at one’s own body, at that of the other, and at the stories we attribute to them. Together, they throw their bodies into a complex conversation that they want to both enter into and transcend – a duality that feeds the performance.
The performance contains strobe light and nudity. Sound level is high. Ear plugs are available at the entrance.
29. April 2023
Background material
Cherish Menzo vil skape bølger
Hiphop, scratching og bølgende slow motion står sentralt når Cherish Menzo holder workshops før sine forestillinger i ulike europiske byer.
DARKMATTER Sangtekster
Cherish Menzo ønsker å bringe flere stemmer til scenen til sin forestilling DARKMATTER, dette gjør hun ved å engasjere ikke-profesjonelle, lokale sangere i det hun kaller The Distorted Rap Choir på de ulike stedene hun spiller forestillingen.
Cherish Menzo
Contributors
- Concept and choreography
Cherish Menzo
- Creation and performance
Camilo Mejía Cortés
Cherish Menzo - Lighting design
Niels Runderkamp
- Musical composition
Gagi Petrovic
Michael Nunes - Mastering
Gagi Petrovic
- Music list
www.grip.house
www.frascatitheater.nl - Scenography
Morgana Machado Marques
- Costume design
JustTatty.com
- Dramaturgy
Renée Copraij
Benjamin Kahn - Text
Cherish Menzo
Camilo Mejía Cortés
BOИSU
Shari Kok-Sey-Tjong - Vocal and delivery coaching
BOИSU
Shari Kok-Sey-Tjong - Artistic advice
Christian Yav
Nicole Geertruida - Voices Distorted Rap Choir
www.distortedrapchoir.com
- Sangere i Oslo
Marlene Sonja Buhendwa
Hamda Barise
Faduma Mohamud
Ryan Mohamed
Antonio Ramos
Gabrielle Solaké Graatrud - Technicians
Niels Runderkamp
Amber Stallenberg/Nele Verreyken - Photo
Bas de Brouwer
Premiere: 12 -15 May 2022, Beursschouwburg/Kunstenfestivaldesarts Brussels
Production: GRIP, Frascati Producties
Co-production: Kunstenfestivaldesarts (Brussel, BE), CCN-Ballet national de Marseille dans le cadre de l’accueil studio / Ministère de la Culture (FR), actoral festival (Marseille, FR), STUK (Leuven, BE), La Villette (Paris, FR), Festival d’Automne à Paris (FR), Beursschouwburg (Brussels, BE), De Coproducers (NL), Perpodium (BE)
Residenciers: STUK (Leuven, BE), La Villette (Paris, FR), Frascati (Amsterdam, NL), Beursschouwburg (Brussels, BE), CCN-Ballet national de Marseille dans le cadre de l’accueil studio / Ministère de la Culture (FR), Productiehuis Theater Rotterdam (NL)
In collaboration with: Trill (Leuven, BE), WijzijnDOX (Utrecht, NL)
With the financial support from: the Flemish Government, The Performing Arts Fund NL, Ammodo, Tax Shelter of the Belgian Federal Government, Cronos Invest
Thanks to: Eric Cyuzuzo, Jan Fedinger, Dries Douibi
