Libelle

2021

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Libelle is a performance for young audiences of 7+, which is both a dance-show and a music-concert. Inspired by the insect Libelle - dragonfly in English - which transforms and changes form throughout her lifetime, the performance shape-shifts from one movement play into another. The costumes, set design and movements, were conceived as fantastic interpretations of the dragonfly life and form. The process of developing the piece included regular workshops with children, in which exercises were shared and the children’s feedback was integrated. The music in the performance is based on simple rhythms and beats, in an interplay with the performers reactions and the audience’s, ultimately evolving into an original Libelle pop song. 

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Concept, Choreography: May Zarhy

Developed in collaboration with the performers: Susanne Grau, Elpida Orfanidou

Music: Lena Geue

Costumes, Stage: Federico Protto

Light Design, Technical direction: Dennis Dieter Kopp

Mentoring: Nico Grüninger

Commissioned by Explore Dance - Network dance for young audience (Fokus Tanz / Tanz und Schule e.V. Munich, fabrik moves Potsdam, K3 | Tanzplan Hamburg)

Supported by the Fund for Independent Artists, Ministry of Culture and Sports.

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Presentations:

19 - 20.5.2021 | HochX Theater Munich Germany

29 - 30.6.2021 | HochX Theater Munich Germany

15 - 16.5.2022| Fabrik Potsdam Germany

19 - 21.5.2022 | Kampnagel Hamburg Germany