A choreography for several polystyrene shapes and one human. It explores the possibilities of one material, polystyrene, to the point it becomes alive and protagonist of the events on stage. The role of the performer shifts towards the one of the facilitators, the focus is constantly negotiated between object, manipulator and manipulation. A path leads and follows the material from the hesitating movement quality of a delicate encounter to the loud soundscape of a self-sufficient apparatus. Drifting between calmness and darkness, between discovery and destruction. The piece tries not to force a narrative but rather let the audience project their own narrative on the images presented on stage. Within a set score, objects are free to perform and take initiatives.
About the Company
Andrea Salustri comes from Rome, where he learned contact juggling, fire manipulation, and has been working as a street artist. In 2013 he graduated cum laude in Philosophy at La Sapienza University in Rome, then decided to move to Berlin to pursue an education in contemporary dance. He first completed the Dance Intensive program at Tanzfabrik Berlin, and successively studied dance and choreography at HZT Berlin University.
About the Location
The Societaetstheater, Dresden's oldest theater, is nestled and well hidden in the tranquil baroque quarter between the venerable old town and the alternative cultural new town. A small theater in the heart of the city, which itself wants to be nothing less than one of the beating hearts of this city.
Here, independent performing artists from the fields of drama, puppetry, circus, performance, dance and all types of theater and beyond explore what theater can be today, created together with our audience. The Societaetstheater opens all its arms to a wide audience and creates a communicative place of encounters, confusion and adventure.
The repertoire reflects a mixture of regional, national and international guest performances, intimate formats and festivals, tradition and experiment, high and club culture, faithful and irreverent access, sampled and handmade, head and belly theater. Music, film, literature and the visual arts are woven into this mix as partner arts.