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by Hannah Shakti Bühler and Simon Mayer

SOMATIC TRATATA
rhythm, rapture and romance (2022)

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Tra-ta-ta-ta, ta-ta, ta-ta-ta, ta-ta,... always in 3 beats, 2 beats
"Breath, voice, movement", these are the three key elements of the piece SOMATIC TRATATA by  Hannah Shakti Bühler and Simon Mayer. Through the repetitive rhythm inspired by the southern Italian tarantism traditions, the bodies of the two dancers in the piece dance themselves into a trance-like state. With the help of self-induced cognitive trance, this state can be initiated and ended at any time. The invisible interpersonal space becomes a playing field. In which the boundaries of body, psyche and spirit break up, flow into one another and are re-explored. Persistent movement, rhythm and breathing bring the dancers' bodies in creative states in which something new is created. Couple dances from folk cultures serve as a starting point for the two lovers to playfully transform their gender roles and identities, thereby breaking down and redefining archetypes and stereotypes. The audience experiences a contemporary performative ritual, a dance concert that combines traditions (from southern Italian tarantism to alpine folk cultures) with contemporary dance. 

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CREDITS:

Choreography & Performance: Hannah Shakti Bühler & Simon Mayer
Music: Piplotti Rist, Simon Mayer, Hannah Shakti Bühler
Light & Sound: Matthieu Vergez
Dramaturgical Advice: Karoline Maria Wibmer
Production: Lisa Anetsmann

Co-Production: Tanzplattform Rhein Main, Hessisches Staatstheater, Goethe Institut Napoli, Kunstenwerkplaats vzw Brüssel, Art in Motion Wien

With support of: KulturAmt Frankfurt, Hessisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst, KÖRPER Centro di Produzione della Danza Napoli, Trance Science Institute/Corine Sombrun, Wirbelfest Sigharting, FIM Andorf/Martina Reitinger, The intimate Revolution, Skydancing Institute, Verein SPIEL, NiD Platform and the HfMDF Frankfurt
Special thanks to VOC Sterc Delft
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TOUR DATES

 
05.07.2024                              Giessen                           StadtTheater / kleines Haus         Germany
06.06.2024.                              Marburg                        Theater neben dem Turm           Germany
03.05.2024 - 04.05.2024           Mannheim                      EinTanzHaus                            Germany
13.04.2024 - 14.04.2024.             Wien                             Volkskundemuseum                   Austria
19.03.2024                               Paris                               Théâtre de Vanves                    France
17.11.2023                                 Wiesbaden                     Tanzplattform Rhein Main          Germany
10.11.2023                                Potsdam                          unidram                                    Germany
10.08.2023                              Napoli                            Studio Körper                             Italy
08.04.2023                             Utrecht                            Theater Kikker                           Netherlands
04.11.2022                               Darmstadt                       Tanzplattform Rhein-Main          Germany
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