The dance project And when we change ... by the internationally acclaimed South African choreographer Robyn Orlin reflects on the relationship between humans and nature. Things cannot remain the same after the pandemic as they were before, but who dares to set change in motion? And what comes after that? The project draws on the writings of the great poets from Weimar Classicism via Nietzsche to the Bauhaus thinkers. It then bridges the gap to today’s pressing environmental issues, such as global warming and forest dieback.
Robyn Orlin and around 20 students from the dance faculty at Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts (HfMDK) will develop a course consisting of smaller choreographed solos, duos, trios, with acoustic or musical accompaniment.
The project has been conceptualised as an open-air event in two different parks: the Park an der Ilm in Weimar and the egapark in Erfurt, as part of the Bundesgartenschau (BUGA).
The sequences will be repeated by the dancers at regular intervals over a period of two hours. This gives the audience the opportunity to find their way and explore the entire park area. It’s not until the grand finale that the dancers and spectators come together.
Festival-Opening Event at 6pm 25. Aug.
KUNSTFEST WEIMAR 2021 begins kicks off with the premiere of And when we change ... The opening event takes place on the meadow in front of the Reithaus (opposite Platz der Demokratie) with greeting and speeches from Anja Siegesmund (Minister for Climate, Energy and Environmental Protection) Peter Kleine (Mayor of Weimar), Hasko Weber, Intendant of DEUTSCHES NATIONALTHEATER UND STAATSKAPELLE WEIMAR und Rolf C. Hemke (Artistic Director of KUNSTFEST WEIMAR).
REGIE & CHOREOGRAPHIE — Robyn Orlin
KOSTÜME — Birgit Neppl
SOUND DESIGN — Cedrik Fermont
MIT Studierenden des Ausbildungsbereichs Tanz der HfMDK, Frankfurt a. M.
PRODUKTION — KUNSTFEST WEIMAR
KOPRODUKTION —
HOCHSCHULE FÜR MUSIK UND DARSTELLENDE KUNST FRANKFURT AM MAIN (HFMDK) | BUNDESGARTENSCHAU ERFURT 2021 GEMEINNÜTZIGE GMBH
KOOPERATION — TANZtheater INTERNATIONAL Hannover | KLASSIK STIFTUNG WEIMAR
FÖRDERUNG — THÜRINGER STAATSKANZLEI | Unterstützt durch das NATIONALE PERFORMANCE NETZ Koproduktionsförderung Tanz, gefördert von der Beauftragten der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien | GESELLSCHAFT DER FREUNDE UND FÖRDERER DER HfMDK E. V. | SPARKASSENSTIFTUNG WEIMAR–WEIMARER LAND | SPARKASSENSTIFTUNG ERFURT
