Repertoire
Our Daily Post concept by Katja Wachter
2019/2020, Schwere Reiter, Munich.
Our daily post presents: self-expression, inspiration, ritual and the search for confirmation – social media keeps us firmly in their clutches.
Short video clips are freshly fished from the ocean of the Internet for every evening touching on various topics.
A mixture of dancers, actors and musicians, diverse in age and from different backgrounds, reacts and improvises.
The performers pick up acoustics, visual elements and other content elements from the videos and develop them further.
Every evening has a different cast but all evenings offer contagious energy …
Hotel Danube by Jessica Iwanson
2019, Iwanson International, Gasteig, Munich.
The Iwanson classic “Hotel Danube” was created in 1980, almost by accident. The upcoming three part Modern Dance evening in the Alabamahalle was somehow lacking a little something, an extra kick, thought Jessica Iwanson. There was to be more love of life, more speed drama, humour, theatre… in short, she wanted an an entertaining and meaningful finish to the performance of the Iwanson Dance Company. With only a few rehearsals, a hilarious series of scenes evolved to the genial music collage by Spike Jones, set in the kitchen and dining room of the venerable “Hotel Danube.”
Almost 40 years after its premiere, the black and white dance comedy is still fresh and shows strong hierarchies, rich guests, poor servants, misbehaving strangers, and naughty children. And the kitchen is in total mayhem. Very soon after its first presentation, “Hotel Danube” developed a life of its own and became a success with the public and loved by the young and old: so far, it has had well over 100 performances with more than a dozen different casts!
DaDaDiDaDa by Katja Wachter
2019, Iwanson International, Gasteig, Munich.
The piece deals with the world of orchestras. It is about the relationship between the individual, the whole, about hierarchies, dependencies and structures. The movement material has been influenced by the embodiment of instruments and musical themes.
Little Hidden Wonders by Nadine Gerspacher
2019, Iwanson International, Gasteig, Munich.
Explores the space between reality and metaphor.
A shiny glitter ride full of absurdity, poetry, and unfiltered physicality, closely connected to life and its stories.
Take It All In by Yael Cibulski
2019, Iwanson International, Gasteig, Munich.
Fourteen unique dancers synchronising each individual’s expression with one group heartbeat.
I’m an animal and I must be free to move
Take it all out
take it all in.
An animal must be free to move- a realisation that strikes sometimes, reminder of the nature of nature which I am, embracing the empty space around the illusion of self.
Worker Women by Johannes Härtl
2019, Iwanson International, Gasteig, Munich.
Johannes and the students wanted to show the female power. Women are strong, independent, and free, at least it should be like that.
We Keep Breaking One Another by Alaine Lambertson
2019, Kranhalle, Munich.
This piece explores the different forms of breaking that can happen inside of a person due to relationships, a shift in environment, or internal conflicts.
Clockwork by Minka-Marie Heiß
2018/2019, Iwanson International, Gasteig, Munich.
The title “Clockwork” also refers to the film “Clockwork Orange” by Stanley Kubrick, in which Beethovens Ninth plays a central role. The film title “Clockwork Orange” refers to different things: the movement as something lifeless and mechanically functioning. “Orange” as in orangutan, comes from the Malay and means human. “As queer and as a clockwork orange” is an expression in London that describes something that appears normal on the surface but is very bizarre inside. With the cynical farce “Clockwork Orange” Stanley Kubrick protests against the state apparatus, which seeks to tie outsiders together and robs them of their individual personality and makes a plea for unconditional individual freedom.
f.a.t. by Alaine Lambertson
2018, Iwanson, Munich.
f.a.t. is a response to the over commercialized concept of love we see often on tv and in movies. The word “love” is used to describe the most ordinary things when it’s an extraordinary word. The goal of f.a.t. is to highlight the cheesiness we so often see associated with love, and the piece really took inspiration from romantic comedies of the early 2000s. Filled with fun music and outrageous dance moves, let f.a.t. take you on a satirical journey.
3,87€ by Alina Groder
2017/2019, Kranhalle/Gasteig, Munich.
3.87€ is one of 12 pieces in the production of Funkytown. It is the first piece, which sets the funky tone. Starring colourful images, human like behaviour, with a hint of alien likeliness, the Funkytown performers take the audience into their own world.