UNDERDOGS, Editta Braun Company (Austria)
Editta Braun and her team of artists create distinctive dance pieces that are consistently committed to an
expressive, theatrical style; humor and seriousness are often closely intertwined, always interwoven with a
decidedly socially critical commitment.An exciting sextet with elements of acrobatics, dance and drama about
isolation and conformism, blind violence, merciless struggle, the rage of ideology and war, but also about the power
of solidarity on the margins of our society. Broken, but together. Not useful to society. They wear their clothes in
layers on top of each other. They are people like you and me. Vulnerable, anxious, peculiar. Occasionally
aggressive. Sometimes happy. Solidary. Selfish. Will they throw their lostnesses together? Will they show
solidarity? Fight with each other instead of against each other? Their powerlessness, added together, would be an
enormous force. A threat and a promise at the same time.
- Artistic direction, creation: Editta Braun
- Performance, creation, choreography: Francesco D’Amelio, Weng Teng Choi-Buttinger, Marcin Denkiewicz, Nikola
Majtanova, Marcello Musini, Jerca Rožnik Novak
- Composition: Thierry Zaboitzeff
- Choreographic assistance: Maja Mirek
- Dramaturgy: Gerda Poschmann-Reichenau
- Light design: Thomas Hinterberger
TWO ROOM APARTMENT, Niv Sheinfeld & Oren Laor (Izrael)
Two Room Apartment brings Sheinfeld and Laor to the stage in a duet that reflects on their relationship as
life partners and co-creators. Simultaneously personal and political, the piece examines boundaries across various
contexts: physical borders, such as those between territories or two rooms, as well as non-physical boundaries, like
the fine line between life and performance, and the limits an individual imposes upon themselves. Utilizing a simple
dance language and a minimalist aesthetic, the work explores the concept of life as a framework within a precise,
almost obsessive repetition of habits and behaviors. The piece offers a fresh and contemporary reading of the
original performance created by Liat Dror and Nir Ben Gal, which is widely considered a milestone in the development
of independent Israeli choreography. It has achieved impressive international success, winning several awards at the
time, including at the renowned Bagnolet choreography competition.
- Created and performed by: Niv Sheinfeld and Oren Laor
- Music: Ori Vidislavski (original music), Elton John, Vains of Jenna
- Artistic advisor: Keren Levi
- Costumes: Niv Sheinfeld & Oren Laor
- Lights: Netta Koren
- Duration: 35 minutes
- Coproduction with Centre National de la Danse (Paris) and Grand Theater (Groningen)
- Based on the 1987 dance work by Nir Ben Gal and Liat Dror
The guest performance is supported by the Embassy of the State of Israel in the Republic of Croatia.
