Mirth

Mirth is a group performance closely related to Arco Renz‘ solo .states. Themes of Albert Camus essay The Myth of Sisyphus are further developed and formulated in the framework of abstract dramaturgy. Resisting, pushing and advancing with extreme vitality are physical states that the performers negotiate within constricting time-space-choreography frames.

Abstract Dramaturgy tells a story through radically focusing on the physical negotiation of individual freedom within constricting frames of time, space and movement architecture. These are autonomous dramatic elements that the performers physically negotiate with. This negotiation process generates abstract stories of conflicts, dialogues, tensions, transformations …

Creatives

Artistic director Arco Renz
Video Anna Saup, Anne Niemetz
Choreography and Dance Marianna Kavallieratos, Arco Renz, Wen-Chi Su, Nir Tamir/Nikola Bahna, Lise Vachon
Stage design Pierre Jorge Gonzalez
Costume design Anke Loh
Light design Pierre Jorge Gonzalez
Music Marc Appart
Technique Benjamin Van Thiel
Administration Klaus Ludwig
Production Kobalt Works vzw
Co-Production STUK, Leuven; Monty, Antwerp
With the support of the Flemish Government, the Flemish Communitarian Commission of the Region Brussels, the program “1500 heures pour danser” of the SACD and the Canadian Embassy.