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E(R)DEN
What if paradise were not a geographical place, a transcendent idyll or a religious longing, but rather an attitude of sharing and openness?
What power lies in movement, encounter, warmth and ecstasy?
In times of climate crisis, war and authoritarian shifts, E(R)DEN seeks closeness, empathy and connection on stage, exploring touch as a political practice.
How do bodies remain open, responsive and ...
What power lies in movement, encounter, warmth and ecstasy?
In times of climate crisis, war and authoritarian shifts, E(R)DEN seeks closeness, empathy and connection on stage, exploring touch as a political practice.
How do bodies remain open, responsive and ...
What if paradise were not a geographical place, a transcendent idyll or a religious longing, but rather an attitude of sharing and openness?
What power lies in movement, encounter, warmth and ecstasy?
In times of climate crisis, war and authoritarian shifts, E(R)DEN seeks closeness, empathy and connection on stage, exploring touch as a political practice.
How do bodies remain open, responsive and capable of action – and how can new forms of being-together be explored?
Inspired by Octavia Butler’s *Parable of the Sower*, the choreography conjures images of community, vulnerability and transformation. Five dancers move through mist, wind and dense soundscapes, falling, holding, carrying one another. Closeness is negotiated, boundaries become visible, relationships constantly reconfigure themselves.
The ‘Garden of Eden’ appears not as a place of refuge, but as an ambivalent figure between longing and control.
At the same time, URSina Tossi plays with the word E(R)DEN – as a verb: to ground, to connect, to transform – but also as an artistic concept: E(R)DEN burrows into the layers of the earth, history and longing, searching for a different kind of ground that is soft, permeable and alive.
Recommended for ages 16 and over | Post-performance discussion to follow
Triggers/sensory stimuli: loud noise, nudity, moments depicting violence, rapid changes in lighting, fog.
Tactile Guided Tour & Audio Description
A tactile guided tour takes place approximately 45 minutes before the performance begins. This is primarily aimed at blind and visually impaired people, but is also open to their companions and members of the public who are interested. During this tactile introduction, the stage space/set design, costumes and, where applicable, movements are presented and explained. There is also an integrated, artistic audio description during the performance.
Artistic Direction/Choreography/Dance: URSina Tossi
Dramaturgy: Diego de la Rosa
Creative Production: Jessica Buchholz & Alexandra Schmidt
Dance & Co-Choreography: Damini Gairola, Sakshi Jain, Ingjerd Solheim, Tenzin Chöney, Mark Christoph Klee
Press and Public Relations, Audience Development: Hark Empen
Sound: Johannes Miethke
Scenography: Lea Kissing
Costumes: Nina Divitschek
Lighting: Lars Kracht
Access dramaturgy & consultancy: Eti Lufter
Audio description: Anngret Schultze
Artistic assistants: Pauline Michel & Marino Ariza
Outside Eye: Su Jin Kim
E(R)DEN is a production by URSina Tossi in co-production with Kampnagel Hamburg and TanzFaktur Cologne. Supported by the Ministry of Culture and Media of the Free Hanseatic City of Hamburg, the Cultural Office of the City of Cologne and the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia.
theateranderruhr.de/de/programm/stuecke/9700-e-r-den What power lies in movement, encounter, warmth and ecstasy?
In times of climate crisis, war and authoritarian shifts, E(R)DEN seeks closeness, empathy and connection on stage, exploring touch as a political practice.
How do bodies remain open, responsive and capable of action – and how can new forms of being-together be explored?
Inspired by Octavia Butler’s *Parable of the Sower*, the choreography conjures images of community, vulnerability and transformation. Five dancers move through mist, wind and dense soundscapes, falling, holding, carrying one another. Closeness is negotiated, boundaries become visible, relationships constantly reconfigure themselves.
The ‘Garden of Eden’ appears not as a place of refuge, but as an ambivalent figure between longing and control.
At the same time, URSina Tossi plays with the word E(R)DEN – as a verb: to ground, to connect, to transform – but also as an artistic concept: E(R)DEN burrows into the layers of the earth, history and longing, searching for a different kind of ground that is soft, permeable and alive.
Recommended for ages 16 and over | Post-performance discussion to follow
Triggers/sensory stimuli: loud noise, nudity, moments depicting violence, rapid changes in lighting, fog.
Tactile Guided Tour & Audio Description
A tactile guided tour takes place approximately 45 minutes before the performance begins. This is primarily aimed at blind and visually impaired people, but is also open to their companions and members of the public who are interested. During this tactile introduction, the stage space/set design, costumes and, where applicable, movements are presented and explained. There is also an integrated, artistic audio description during the performance.
Artistic Direction/Choreography/Dance: URSina Tossi
Dramaturgy: Diego de la Rosa
Creative Production: Jessica Buchholz & Alexandra Schmidt
Dance & Co-Choreography: Damini Gairola, Sakshi Jain, Ingjerd Solheim, Tenzin Chöney, Mark Christoph Klee
Press and Public Relations, Audience Development: Hark Empen
Sound: Johannes Miethke
Scenography: Lea Kissing
Costumes: Nina Divitschek
Lighting: Lars Kracht
Access dramaturgy & consultancy: Eti Lufter
Audio description: Anngret Schultze
Artistic assistants: Pauline Michel & Marino Ariza
Outside Eye: Su Jin Kim
E(R)DEN is a production by URSina Tossi in co-production with Kampnagel Hamburg and TanzFaktur Cologne. Supported by the Ministry of Culture and Media of the Free Hanseatic City of Hamburg, the Cultural Office of the City of Cologne and the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia.
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