In Habitat, the naked bodies of people slap, vibrate and clash with each other to the sound of electronic and abstract techno tracks. Such a utopian place, where bodies can freely interact, touch each other's sweaty skin and breath together, seems far, far away in view of the current pandemic. However, Doris Uhlich is prepared to accept this challenge, to find out where and how this utopia can still exist in times of Covid-19. What does the impossibility of physical intimacy mean? What kind of energy, melancholia, desire or even pleasure and relief could be the result of keeping distance? The performers celebrate their unity in diversity, even while being socially distanced. The bodies are in search of real, communal experiences and create opportunities to connect with the collective energy. Habitat remains to be an unashamed hymn on the naked body that takes us beyond cultural inscriptions and normative beauty ideals. The body will not be reduced to a fetishized object, but we will encounter it in its materiality and it will thereby be shown in all its glory, mass and fragility.
This „pandemic version“ of Habitat will not only adhere to the Covid-19 regulations but it will take them as a starting point to find new ways of connecting with each other.
Concept, Choreography Doris Uhlich Dramaturgy Rania Mleihi (Munich version) Choreographic assistance, rehearsal direction Hugo Le Brigand, Katharina Senk (Munich version) DJ Boris Kopeinig Light Design Sergio Pessanha Body Tanks Proper Space (Juliette Collas, Zarah Brandl) Manufacturing, tailoring Mick Hennig Performers Munich Erwin Aljukić, Toni Brucker, Ute Frederich, Daniela Georgieva, Judith Hummel, Luise K., Christian Franz Klein, Kathrin Knöpfle, Hugo Le Brigand,Kamel Najma, Anna Siller, Pia Wiesner, Michael Würmer Production Nikoletta Fischer, Maja Polk (Munich version) Company Management Margot Wehinger Press, Communication Jonathan Hörnig
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