Choreography, performance, set and costume design: Dana Michel / Lighting design: Karine Gauthier / Artistic advisors: Ivo Dimchev, Peter James, Mathieu Léger, Antonija Livingstone, Manolis Tsipos / Sound consultant: David Drury / Executive producer: Marie-Andrée Gougeon for Daniel Léveillé danse / Production assistance: Heidi Louis, Chad Dembski
Dana Michel
Yellow Towel
- Tanz im August
A real original, praised for her dramatic imagination, the Canadian Dana Michel is a performer who is hard to describe. She is clearly a dancer, even though she hardly dances; she murmurs almost incomprehensible words, and yet she captures us with her uncanny presence. In Yellow Towel she explores the multiplicity of identity through intuitive improvisation.
As a child, Dana Michel would drape a yellow towel over her head in an attempt to imitate the blonde girls at school. Now she revisits the imaginary world of her alter ego in a performative ritual. Blending austerity and absurdity, she delves into black cultural stereotypes, turning them inside out to see if she can relate to them or not. Although she addresses racial issues, she doesn’t preach about the status of minorities but investigates her own thinking, which is as complex as the issues she deals with. Yellow Towel was recently singled out by the New York Times as one of this year’s most remarkable productions.
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Production: Daniel Léveillé danse company (Montréal) Coproduction: Festival TransAmériques, Studio 303. Creative residencies: Compagnie Marie Chouinard, MAI, Le Chien Perdu (Brussels), Usine C, Circuit-Est centre chorégraphique, Studio 303, Agora de la Danse. With the support of: Conseil des Arts et des Lettres de Quebec, Canada Council for the Arts, Cirque du Soleil Cultural Action program, MAI. Administrative support: Daniel Léveillé danse company (Montréal, QC) as part of its touring sponsorship project.
Cast
Dates
Past
Location
HAU3
Tempelhofer Ufer 10, 10963 BerlinHAU3 unfortunately is not barrier-free. Access to the theatre is via a stairwell (3rd floor). The use of a lift is possible with prior arrangement. If you need help, please contact our Ticketing & Service team at +49 (0)30 259004-27 or email us at tickets@hebbel-am-ufer.de. Wheelchair users are also kindly requested to register their attendance at least one day before the performance.
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