World premiere 23.02.2002
»noBody« completed the three-piece choreographic cycle about humans and their bodies which Sasha Waltz has been working on since 1999. In her piece »Körper« she investigated the anatomy and the physical appearance of the human being, relating her dancers' bodies to architecture, science, and history. »S« searched for the origin of life, of Eros, and of sensibility. »noBody« asked about the metaphysical existence of humanity. It addressed the absence of the body, and it confronted us with feelings aroused by our realisation of being mortal. What does being human mean beyond having a body? Which part of us is immortal? In »noBody«, the choreographer, accompanied by 25 dancers, faced the challenge of rendering the non-physical visible through the physical body itself. »noBody« was co-produced by the Festival d'Avignon. In July 2002, the piece was performed eight times at Cour d'Honneur, Pope Palace. Its unique historical setting, together with the Mendelsohnian architecture of the Schaubühne, greatly influenced the development of this production.
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Direction
Choreography
Sasha Waltz
Set
Thomas Schenk
Sasha Waltz
Costumes
Bernd Skodzig
Music
Hans Peter Kuhn
Light
Martin Hauk
Choreography
Dance
Mikel Aristegui
Jiri Bartovanec
Rita Aozane Bilibio
Davide Camplani
Hsuan Cheng
Juan Kruz Diaz de Garaio Esnaola
Luc Dunberry
Andreas Ebbert
Mamajeang Kim
Nicola Mascia
Michal Mualem
Claudia de Serpa Soares
Xuan Shi
Laura Siegmund
Norbert Steinwarz
Mohan Thomas
Junko Wada
Laurie Young/Niannian Zhou
A production of Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz Berlin presented by Sasha Waltz & Guests in co-production with the Festival d’Avignon.
With the friendly assistance of Folkwang-Hochschule Essen.
