A group of eight players meet on a basketball court. The referee blows the whistle. The game starts. Something bounces. It could be a ball. It could also be a beat. Are we witnessing a joyful game? Or are we part of a hunt for humanity?
For HUNTER Flemish director, composer and multidisciplinary artist Liesa Van der Aa gathers with the Berlin vocal ensemble B O D I E S for a game of basketball. For a play with rules, the consequences of rules, the roles we pla within those rules and the human condition. For a play about one of the most discussed topics in opera: the state of the heart. Inspired by one of the most iconic works of contemporary pop music, Homogenic by the Icelandic singer and composer Björk. Musically, the playful voices of B O D I E S meet original compositions by Liesa Van der Aa, songs by Björk and electronic sounds.
A musical struggle against insensitivity and social disruption. A hunt for the heart.
In English.
WITH
B O D I E S Ensemble (Barbara Greshake, Erika Emerson, Kat Frankie, Tara Nome Doyle, Liza Wolowicz, Trinidad Doherty, Jenniffer Kae, Anna-Lucia Rupp), Liesa Van der Aa und Naomi Beeldens
DIRECTION/ MUSICAL DIRECTION Liesa Van der Aa DIRECTOR OF MOVEMENT Jacquelyn Elder DRAMATURGY Naomi Beeldens, Anne van de Wetering STAGE Bert Depuydt COSTUME Wim Muyllaert ASSISTANT DIRECTOR/ PRODUCTION MANAGER Cara Freitag
Funded by the Capital Cultural Fund, a cooperation with Musicboard Berlin, in collaboration with One Trick Pony.
