08. - 11. December 2022
Rina Rosenqvist
Duration:
60 min
Stage:
Main stage
Price:
280 kr
- Thu 08. Dec 19:00
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- Fri 09. Dec 19:00
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- Sat 10. Dec 19:00
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The most credible explanation, in my view, is that the people of Strasbourg were the victims of mass psychogenic illness, what used to be called mass hysteria.
Can a rave party today be seen in the same context as a dance epidemic in Strasbourg in 1518?
Five hundred years ago, Strasbourg witnessed what may have been the world’s first rave. In the warm summer months of 1518, several hundred people started dancing feverishly in what became known as a dancing plague. Several of the participants danced until they collapsed. There are numerous theories about what caused the dance mania, but some researchers believe that poor harvests led to the growth of an ergot fungus, which can cause psychotic spasms and hallucinations similar to those caused by LSD.
In 2018, the 500th anniversary was commemorated with exhibitions and books in Strasbourg, and not least with a gigantic rave party hosted by a group of DJs calling themselves “1518”.
MASS was inspired by history’s numerous human rituals, where dance and music come together and can lead to pure euphoria, a collective trance and enjoyment. A rave is a beautiful sanctuary and place of refuge which promotes a feeling of closeness with the other ravers, the electronic music and the surroundings.




Concept/Choreography
Rina Rosenqvist
Dancers
Magdalene Solli
Even Eileraas
Victor A.O. Pedersen
Emilie Marie Karlsen
Synne Garvik
Kasper Ravn Tovik
Rina Rosenqvist
Per Anders Kraudy Solli
Music
Bendik Baksaas
Trailer
Millimedia AS
Trailer editing
Jonas Carlsen
Light design
Reidar Richardsen
Produsent
Marte Golten
Kostymedesign
LLL (Leonard Lundback, Mira Leff, Leon Lindgren)
Photo
Tale Hendnes/Dansens Hus, Tor-Sven Berge
Intervju

Podcast: Dans, technosamvær og terapi
En samtale med dansekunstner Rina Rosenqvist og Bendik Baksaas
Intervju

Rave til scenen
2015 var starten for forestillingen <i>MASS</i>, som vises på Dansens Hus 8. til 11. desember, da som koreograf og dansekunstner Rina Rosenqvist sin eksamensoppgave ved Universitetet i Stavanger.
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