Sex mit Madonna
DANCE PERFORMANCE | CHRIS JÄGER
As if struck by lightning, they dance euphorically, long deprived of their strength. Their bodies beg for relaxation but they find no peace. »When I had sex with Madonna I felt good for a moment. (...) She had been singing about me all her life.«
[Thomas Melle, bipolar writer]
Premiere: January 6th | 2020 | Halle Tanzbühne, Berlin
Choreography: Ricardo de Paula
Partners: Mime Centrum Berlin, Literary Colloquium BerlinFunded by: Bezirksamt Pankow von Berlin, Amt für Weiterbildung und Kultur and Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Europa
About the Performance
In this contemporary dance performance for three dancers, Berlin-based choreographer Chris Jäger approaches the topic of the socially tabooed bipolar disorder in its physicality. Also called manic-depressive illness, bipolar disorder is one of the most common mental illnesses in Germany and often puts people who are diagnosed with it in precarious situations.
How does a manic body move and how does a depressive body move? The tension between mania and depression in a one-person, which sheerly tears body and mind apart, is the core of this choreographic confrontation.
Concept and Choreography: Chris Jäger Dramaturgy: Julia Heinrichs Lighting Design: Raquel Rosildete Graphic Designer: Edouard Duvernay Camera and Film Editing: Oliver Schirmer Dancers: Alessandro Marzotto Levy, Justyna Kalbarczyk, Maya Milet Production Management: MIFRUSH Production