Concept and Choreography: Sheena McGrandles / Choreography and Performance: Michelle Cheung, Eli Cohen, Martin Hansen, Mickey Mahar, Dasniya Sommer / Music Composition: Steve Heather, Marta Forsberg / Dramaturgy: Jette Büchsenschütz / Set Design, Costumes: Michiel Keuper / Costume Assistant: Julianne Längin / Lighting Design: Elliott Cennetoglu / Technical Management: Emese Csornai / Choreographic Outside Eye: Laurie Young and Louise Trueheart / Creative Production: Saskia Schoenmaker / Production Assistant: Cote Jaña / PR/Social Media: Agnė Auželytė
Sheena McGrandles and friends
TOIL
- Dance
60 mins.
“TOIL” explores the dancing body at work – torn between alienation and desire, routine and rebellion. Drawing from ballet, Irish folk and punk, five dancers, accompanied by two musicians, create a physical portrait of dance as both labor and longing.
TOIL is a dance about work – an exploration of its emotional, historical and physical dimensions. Out of a devotion to dance with all its struggles and joys, dancers Michelle Cheung, Eli Cohen, Martin Hansen, Mickey Mahar and Dasniya Sommer reflect on what remains when movement itself becomes work. Accompanied live by Marta Forsberg and Steve Heather, the music – composed especially for “TOIL” – oscillates between electro, folk, and punk influences.
In a minimalist stage setting, an intense examination of one's own physicality, rhythm and togetherness emerges – a constant effort to keep pace with the ever-changing rhythms of time.
Cast
Dates
- Current
- Past
Notes:
After the performance on 4.12: Artist Talk with Silke Bake
Credits
Production: Sheena McGrandles. Co-production: HAU Hebbel am Ufer, PACT Zollverein, Theater im Depot. Funded by: Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion, Hauptstadtkulturfonds.
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.
