DIETHILD MEIER

Delight – Part II

Open Spaces | Tanzfabrik Berlin / Wedding

To believe that each surrender would bring upon six snakes.

»Delight, Part II«is the second part in a trilogy that draws its inspiration from the painting »The Garden of Earthly Delights« by 15th century painter Hieronymus Bosch. Following a recent renewal of enthusiasm for dancing – a dance renaissance – this choreography aims to integrate different dichotomies such as pleasure/pain, predator/prey and heaven/hell. With giddiness and awkwardness, the performers enter ancient mythologies such as the story of Adam and Eve as well as nymph lore in order to seriously consider an aesthetic of delight.

Artistic direction, choreography: Asaf Aharonson
Conceptual collaboration: Maja Zimmermann
Performance: Cécile Bally, Alistair Watts, Louise Trueheart
Music, sound: Alicia Grant
Sound: Fjóla Gautadóttir
Costume: Ivanka Tramp
Stage set: Yoav Admoni
Light Design: Elliott Cennetoglu
The Voice: Caroline Alexander
Metal Workers: Gretchen Blegen und Cajsa Godee
Soundtrack: Frank Ocean, Amelia Hamrick, fragmente from the musical »Into the Woods«, Sailor J, Florence in the Machine, Alicia Keys Text: Anne Carson from »The Gender Of Sound«
Text Support: Layton Lachman
Production: Diethild Meier

Supported by Berliner Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Europa, Tanzfabrik Berlin, Dock11 Berlin.