HUNTER – Neuköllner Oper Berlin

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.

Team

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 ARRANGEMENTS Liesa Van der Aa, Boris Van Overschee, Rocco Segers DIRECTOR OF MOVEMENT Jacquelyn Elder DRAMATURGY Naomi Beeldens, Anne van de Wetering STAGE Bert Depuydt COSTUME Wim Muyllaert ASSISTANT DIRECTOR / PRODUCTION MANAGER Cara Freitag

LANGUAGE English

NOTE Strobe lighting effects are being used

Funded by the Capital Cultural Fund, a cooperation with Musicboard Berlin, in collaboration with One Trick Pony.