Inspired by the numerous ongoing demonstrations, Polish-born choreographer Maria Zimpel begins asking questions about the roots of the revolutionary movements and how the compassion of an individual can be manipulated to serve the wrong side.Together with journalist and anthropologist Sara Kałużna and composer Wacław Zimpel they decide to collectively build a piece MOTIONS OF REVOLUTION, forgetting that “the revolution always eats its own children”. We witness an amazing choreographic installation but the naively unforeseen inevitable fiasco of collectivism suspends the friendship between the creators. Dance, music and costume design are seen here as a power of resistance and a practice of freedom. The installation is also joined by the dance on video by one of the most influential and radical contemporary choreographers - Rosalind Crisp. Motions of Revolution reminds us that the dancing body has always been and will remain revolutionary.
https://kampnagel.de/en/productions/maria-zimpel-sara-kaluzna-waclaw-zimpel-motions-of-revolution
Song "Cold war" by Wacław Zimpel and Holly Hock
Special Thanks to Andrew Morrish for filming Rosalind Crisp
- Choreography/Dance: → Maria Zimpel
- Music: → Wacław Zimpel
- Dramaturgie: → Sara Kałužna
- Special appearance/Dance on video: → Rosalind Crisp
- Scenography/Costumes: → Natalia Mleczak
- Lights: → Aleksandr Prowaliñski
- Video text/performance: → Alex Freiheit filmed by Jakub Dzionek
- Video dance guests: → Aleksandra Borys, Karolina Kraczkowska, Martyna Lorenc, Paweł Sakowicza
- Video edit: → Aga Borzym, Mathias Hollaender
- Coproduction: → Kampnagel Theatre Hamburg, Centrum Kultury ZAMEK Poznañ
