Dance

Shortcuts to familiar places

A show by James Batchelor
Australia | duration: 55’
National Première

2 shows for this event


With support of:
Consolato Generale della Repubblica Federale di Germania
NATIONALES PERFORMANCE NETZ International Guest Performance Fund for Dance, which is funded by Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media

After-show conversation with the company

A passionate choreographic duo that unites three generations of modern dance in a poetic dialogue. Batchelor reimagines the expressionist technique of his teacher Ruth Osborne, which she inherited from Austrian choreographer Gertrud Bodenwieser, pioneer of a dance that was at the time considered to be degenerate and out of the norm. A memory made of gestures and movements that is kept alive in the bodies of three generations. A testimony to an extraordinary legacy and a moving tribute to his mentors, somewhere between a personal tribute and a historical investigation.

Accessibility

Accessible for people with mobility impairments and wheelchair users
Presence of toilets at the premises
TW
Total darkness

James Batchelor, born in 1992, is a choreographer originally from Canberra, Australia. In 2016, following a two-month scientific sea expedition to the subantarctic islands, he created the shows Deepspace and Hyperspace, both of which toured throughout Europe and Australia. Some of his recent works, including An Evening-length Performance (2021) and Shortcuts to Familiar Places (2022), have been presented at major festivals including Tanz im August, December Dance in Brugge and Impulstanz Vienna.  

 

Credits

Choreographer and performer: James Batchelor

Drammaturg: Bek Berger

Music composition: Morgan Hickinbotham

Dance: Chloe Chignell

Light Designer: Vinny Jones

Costumes: Juliane König

Video editing: Margie Medlin

Videographer: James Batchelor

Choreographic consultants: Ruth Osborne, Eileen Kramer, Carol Brown

Researcher: Michelle Potter

A production by: James Batchelor e Collaboratori in coproduzione con SOFIENSALE.

Funded by: Capitale Fondo Culturale e l’Australia Council for the Arti, Fondazione Tanja Liedtke, Michael Adena e Joanne Daly.

With support of: Tanzhaus nrw, QL2 Danza, Centro artistico Belconnen, Cocoon Dance, Trauma Bar e Cinema, e Theaterhaus Mitte.

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