Even the greatest revolution begins with the smallest shifts. Even a gesture can inspire us to strive for freedom. MOTIONS OF REVOLUTION is about the rights to one's own body. Inspired by the numerous ongoing demonstrations against the repressive and conservative governmental course of some European countries, first and foremost the abortion law in Poland, the new choreography by Polish-born Maria Zimpel focuses on the body as a political site. Music by jazz minimalist Wacław Zimpel, as well as dance on the video by radical choreographer Rosalind Crisp, are based on the tension between glitch and continuity. Dance, music and costume design are seen here as power of resistance and a practice of freedom that unfolds further on videos created by polish dance artists. 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
