LIVING ROOM Rehearsal

Rehearsal images of the modul-dance project “LIVING ROOM” by Danish artist Tina Tarpgaard.

“LIVING ROOM” is a room in motion, evoked not just by the dancers but also by an almost organically alive video scenography. The floor starts to move, the floor disappears – the space begins to breathe…It is a performance about hierarchies. Open source, 2.0 and other non-hierarchical structures are buzzwords in the 21st century – and yet, we all subject ourselves to a long line of ancient hierarchies. The world’s oldest is that between man and shadow – a hierarchy of nature that it is impossible to disobey… Or is it?Confronting the human body with a motion-sensitive scenography, “LIVING ROOM” puts a physical expression on what it means to take control or subordinate, and questions who is the puppet and who is the puppeteer – who controls whom?Choreographer: Tina TarpgaardCompany: recoil performance groupDancers: Nelson Rodriguez-Smith, Siri Wolthoorn, Rumiko Otsuka, Jonas ÖrknérVideo scenography: Ole Kristensen, Jonas JongejanMusic: Pelle SkovmandLighting design: Frederik HeitmanCostume design: Inbal LieblichRehearsal filmed at Dansehallerne Copenhagen02:05 min