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PAVANE

Art or artifice? Beauty or optical illusion? In dialogue with the electronic live-sound of musician Korhan Erel, Léonard Engel transposes animal behaviors like mimicry or highly codified mating rituals to the human anatomy. By doing so, he exposes their abstract qualities and sets them in relation with the Pavane (from the Spanish pavón, peacock), a processional dance from the Renaissance in which the participants display their lustrous attire. His performance opens new perspectives on the artistic value of animal dances, while questioning the hierarchy of the species.

Duration 45 Min.

Concept, Choreography, Performance Léonard Engel
Music, Performance Korhan Erel
Dramaturgy Maja Zimmermann
Realisation Costumes Tamara Saphir, Lisa Simpson
Pictures Oliver Look
Co-Production Sophiensæle, Berlin
Thanks to Ricardo Pereira (Department for Evolutionary Biology | LMU Munich), Sebastian Matthias

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2019

13 + 14 JANUARY, Sophiensaele Berlin (Premiere)

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