NEW SITES

13 April, 21.00 on stage of Novgorod Drama theater

 PROJECT “THEATRES OF TWIN-CITIES”

THEATER BIELEFELD, GERMANY

“NEW SITES”

contemporary dance

Choreography — Fabian Wixe, adapted version for six dancers

Artistic direction — Simone Sandroni

Music (composition, arrangements) — Milian Vogel

Set and costumes — Linda Sollacher

Dramaturgy — Janett Metzger

Dance — Tommaso Balbo, Alexander Bennett, Gyeongjin Lee, Noriko Nishidate, Simon Wolant, Elvira Zuniga Porras

Age – 16+

Duration – 40 minutes

A complex system of time — and spatial structures was the starting point for New Sites, a dance piece created by the Swedish choreographer Fabian Wixe. Together with the dance company of the Theater Bielefeld, he explored how limitations affect dance and at the same time how a room can be transformed by moving bodies.

Starting his career as a circus performer but working also in theater and contemporary dance, Fabian Wixe has developed a differenciated artistic viewpoint. His research in the possibilities of movement is based on »kinesthetic listening«, the ability of dancers to perceive and intuitively react to the space they and other people are performing in. In order to create a flow of movements, he asks the dancers of TANZ Bielefeld for utmost concentration, precision, rapidity and a constant alertness of their colleagues’ actions. The audience watches the piece not only from the front but from three sites. Fabian Wixe allows them to get close to the dancers, to hear their breath, see their sweat and feel every step underneath their feet, thereby ensuring an intense and intriguing theatrical experience.

Theater Bielefeld:

The B?hnen und Orchester der Stadt Bielefeld is the biggest theater institution in the region of Ostwestfalen, Germany. Per season, more than 660 performances in drama, opera, music and dance are presented. Over 200.000 people visit the venues Theater Bielefeld, Theater am Alten Markt and the renowned concert hall Rudolf-Oetker-Halle each year. The dance department TANZ Bielefeld is directed by Simone Sandroni since 2015/16.

Photos:

TANZ Bielefeld © Joseph Ruben