Philosophical writings frequently form the starting point for Laurent Chétouane’s stage works. In his latest production, the award winning director and choreographer approaches Jean-Luc Nancy’s definition of ›openness‹ as the infinity and plurality of meaning. But how can choreography be so open that form in its finiteness remains infinite? Accompanied by a live musical score for violin, viola, piano and cello, four dancers develop constellations in which they identify the multiplicity of simultaneous possibilities in space.

Eluding the security of permanency, they expose themselves to an unknown ›with‹ that manifests itself in the intermediary space between their respective bodies.

Choreography: Laurent Chétouane Dance: Matthieu Burner, Mikael Marklund, Senem Gökçe Oğultekin, Sigal ZoukMusic: Emmanuelle Bernard (violin, viola), Mathias Halvorsen (piano), Tilman Kanitz (cello) Composition: Nico Muhly, Domenico GabrielliMusical direction: Michael RauterCostumes: Sophie RebleDramaturgy: Leonie OttoLight: Stefan RicciusChoreographic assistance: Leonie RodrianPhysical training: Patricia BrülhartIntern: Kerstin WagnerProduction management: Christine Kammer (Büro Tom Stromberg), Hendrik Unger

Production: 15 Variationen über das Offene GbRCo-production: Tanzquartier (Vienna), Les Substistances (Lyon), PACT Zollverein (Essen), Hebbel am Ufer (Berlin)Funded by: Basisförderung Berlin/ The Governing Mayor of Berlin - Senate's Chancellery - Cultural Affairs, Fonds Darstellende KünsteSupported by: Dock11/Eden*****Berlin

Touring

04.04.2014, PACT Zollverein, Essen (DE)22.03.2014, Tanzquartier, Wien (AT)21.03.2014, Tanzquartier, Wien (AT)01.03.2014, Tanzplattform Deutschland 2014, Kampnagel, Hamburg (DE)28.02.2014, Tanzplattform Deutschland 2014, Kampnagel, Hamburg (DE)31.01.2014, Les Subsistances, Lyon (FR)30.01.2014, Les Subsistances, Lyon (FR)29.01.2014, Les Subsistances, Lyon (FR)28.01.2014, Les Subsistances, Lyon (FR)30.08.2013, Tanz im August, Uferstudios, Berlin (DE)