Cullberg / Ligia Lewis

The internationally renowned dance company Cullberg is collaborating with choreographer Ligia Lewis for the first time. In her new piece ›Some Thing Folk‹, she expands the concept of the people and creates a utopian idea of belonging beyond national borders. She visualises how racist history is tethered to the skin, and questions any reductive explanation.

Drawing on the theories of Black feminist Zakkiyyah Iman Jackson and cultural anthropologist Elizabeth Povinelli, Ligia Lewis explores complex forms of embodiment. Aleksei German’s film adaptation of the science fiction novel ›Hard to Be a God‹ serves as her visual inspiration.

Concept, Choreography, Artistic Direction Ligia Lewis Performance Cullberg Dancers Lighting design Joseph Wegmann Costumes Sadak Sound design George Lewis Jr aka Twin Shadow Musical Composition Anton Kats Scenography Ligia Lewis, Pia Gyll Choreographic Assistance Corey Scott Gilbert Production Cullberg Coproduction Tanz im August / HAU Hebbel am Ufer, PACT Zollverein