In UNTIL OUR HEARTS STOP, six performers and three musicians find themselves in a place that is both a nightclub and an arena: an unreliable, high-octane refuge, a place of desire and illusion. To the sound of throbbing basses, piano and drums – a mix between improvisation and composition - they make optimistic attempts to meet impossible deadlines.
For this piece, Meg Stuart drew inspiration from people who retreat from the real world and construct their own, fantastic set of rules. The performers are ‘freaky insiders’, forced to connect in uncomfortable, yet playful ways. Navigating between naivety and despair, they are dreamers who long for reality. In a world in which they fade away and disappear, they feel the urge to seek new forms of appearance.
choreography Meg Stuart
created with and performed by Neil Callaghan, Jared Gradinger, Leyla Postalcioglu, Maria F. Scaroni, Claire Vivianne Sobottke, Kristof Van Boven
live music Samuel Halscheidt, Marc Lohr, Stefan Rusconi
creation original music Paul Lemp, Marc Lohr, Stefan Rusconi
dramaturgy Jeroen Versteele
scenography Doris Dziersk
costume design Nadine Grellinger
light design Jurgen Kolb, Gilles Roosen
assistant choreography Francisco Camacho
assistant scenography Giulia Paolucci
assistant costume design Davy van Gerven
artistic assistant Igor Dobricic
The performance is dedicated to Paul Lemp, friend and musician of Meg Stuart/Damaged Goods.
production manager Sabrina Schmidt
technical direction Oliver Houttekiet
sound design Richard König
production Damaged Goods & Münchner Kammerspiele
co-production PACT Zollverein (Essen), Ruhrtriennale – Festival der Künste
Special thanks to Klara Luhmen, Peter Pleyer, Dasniya Sommer, Tami Tamaki, Aurore Werniers and Uferstudios (Berlijn).
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