Idea, choreography, text, performance: Michael Turinsky / Music, lyrics, performance: Tian Rotteveel / Stage, costume: Jenny Schleif / Light design: Max Rux / Dramaturgical advice: Chris Standfest / Artistic collaboration: Liv Schellander / Production: Anna Gräsel
Michael Turinsky
Work Body
- Performance
- Dance
English /
with German and English surtitles /
approx. 90 mins.
“Work Body” by physically disabled dancer and choreographer Michael Turinsky is more than just an answer to the general shift to the right in the working-class milieu, which is permeated by fantasies of masculinities. It is a counter-concept that focuses on the working and disabled body and seeks a rhythm beyond the capitalist system.
Michael Turinskyis one of the most important disabled choreographers. In “Work Body”, his uncompromising physical commitment questions our current relationship with the working class. Inspired by Pier Paolo Pasolini’s poem “Gramsci’s Ashes”, which was addressed to the mortal remains of the equally physically disabled communist intellectual Antonio Gramsci, Turinsky outlines a critical and empathic response to the prevalent right-wing populism in working class environments, a phenomenon that is informed by masculinity and can be observed beyond national borders.
Building, singing and dancing, Turinsky not only subverts the separation between intellectual and manual work – he also undermines the boundaries between performative intervention, concert and political agitation. “Work Body” thus reveals resonances between the “disabled” and the “working body”, moving physicalities into centre stage that are usually pushed to the margins of representation. Turinsky reveals an equally clear and unsettling perspective on the identity-building value of work beyond all alienation and exploitation.
Cast
Dates
Current
Further Information
Visitor note
Credits
Production: Verein für philosophische Praxis. Coproduction: Tanzquartier Wien, Theater RAMPE Stuttgart. Supported by: Municipal Department of Cultural Affairs Vienna, Austrian Federal Ministry of Arts.
Location
HAU2
Hallesches Ufer 34, 10963 BerlinThere 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.
