Programme

Meg Stuart & Jompet Kuswidananto / Damaged Goods

Celestial Sorrow

Kombiticket Tanz-Spezial: "Eye Sea" & "Celestial Sorrow"

Duration approx. 100 min.

Language German English Understandable without language

Dark and Light, the unconscious and the conscious – in “Celestial Sorrow,” everything seems to communicate with each other. For the HAU co-production, Meg Stuart, who received the Biennale de Venezia’s Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in 2018, collaborated for the first time with the visual artist Jompet Kuswidananto. In each of his works he researches the history of Indonesia and the complexity of existence in a globalized world. Departing from fictional traumas, Stuart and Kuswidananto create a vibrant world of light and movement, inhabited by three performers (Jule Flierl, Gaëtan Rusquet, Claire Vivianne Sobottke) and two musicians (Mieko Suzuki, Ikbal Simamora Lubys). Together the group embarks on an exploratory journey, moving through imaginary and invisible spaces.

Cast

Choreography

Meg Stuart

Installation

Jompet Kuswidananto

Created with & performance

Jule Flierl, Gaëtan Rusquet, Claire Vivianne Sobottke

Live music

Mieko Suzuki, Ikbal Simamora Lubys

Light desing

Jan Maertens

Costume

Jean-Paul Lespagnard

Dramaturgy

Jeroen Versteele

Sound design

Richard König

Assistance costume design

Coline Firket, Isabelle Lhoas

Rehearsal coach

Joséphine Evrard

Technical direction

Jitske Vandenbussche

Technical assistance

Kobe Le Duc

Light

Britt De Jonghe

Stage technician

Siemen Van Gaubergen

Dresser

Patty Eggerickx

Tour management

Delphine Vincent

Production management

Nara Virgens, Delphine Vincent

Further Information

Visitor note

Production: Damaged Goods. Co-production: HAU Hebbel am Ufer, EUROPALIA INDONESIA, Goethe-Institut Indonesien, Kaaitheater (Brüssel), Künstlerhaus Mousonturm (Frankfurt am Main), PACT Zollverein (Essen), Tanzquartier Wien (Wien). Commissioned work: Walker Art Center (Minneapolis) supported by Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and William and Nadine McGuire Commissioning Fund. Thanks to: Franziska Dieterich, Ingrid Müller-Farny, Muhammad Nur Qomaruddin, Isabelle Pauwelyn, Arco Renz, Margaux Schwarz. Meg Stuart & Damaged Goods are supported by the Flemish authorities and the Flemish Community Commission.

Dance Special in December: When you buy a ticket for “Celestial Sorrow” or “A Love Supreme”, or present one that you’ve already bought, you will receive a ticket for “Eye Sea” at the discounted price of only 5 euros!

Past dates

Berlin Premiere
Wed 11.12.
from 19:00 to 20:30 HAU2
Thu 12.12.
from 19:00 to 20:30 HAU2
Fri 13.12.
from 19:00 to 20:30 HAU2
Sat 14.12.
from 19:00 to 20:30 HAU2

Location

HAU2

Hallesches Ufer 34, 10963 Berlin

There are two marked parking spots in front of the building. Barrier-free restroom facilities are available. Four relaxed seats are available in the first row of HAU2.

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