BoDy (without) Organs

PREMIERE: 11.05. 2023

A »body without organs« is what the theater avant-gardist Antonin Artaud called for

at the beginning of the 20th century, evoking forces that are meant to break aesthetic

conventions and social norms. But is an avant-garde conceivable without the

background of the tradition it abandons? Based on these considerations, Richard

Siegal develops an almost dialectical choreography for Ballet of Difference in which

strictly composed forms and their dissolution interpenetrate. For this, the US

choreographer draws inspiration from a work he created in 2016 for the Sao Paulo

Dance Company in Brazil: six pieces by the French composer Jean-Philippe

Rameau, which formed the musical basis of the choreography at the time, are now

expanded by new electro-acoustic compositions by Lorenzo Bianchi Hoesch. The

latter decomposes and overwrites the formal strictness of Rameau and, in

combination with Richard Siegal’s choreography, unleashes the unconscious

potentials of the Baroque. The perfect starting point, then, for an evening of dance

that opens up completely new perspectives on Richard Siegal’s company: Between

matter and form, between ballet codes and their deconstruction, BoDy (without)

Organs shows the Ballet of Difference from its delicate and fragile side.

Choreography/Stage: Richard Siegal
Music: Lorenzo Bianchi Hoesch & Jean-Philippe Rameau, interpreted by Tzimon Barto
Costume: Flora Miranda
Light/Video: Matthias Singer
Dramaturgy: Tobias Staab & Evan Supple