How do we relate to the objects around us and who is actually attached to whom?
Humans are used to seeing themselves as authorities on earth - but this perspective is
increasingly faltering. In their latest work, Hanschitz & Beierer negotiate the problematic
relationship between humans and objects in the post-modern age. Three performers and a Cyr
Wheel use acrobatics and dance to embark on a journey between control, dependency and
sensual utopia.
Objects weave our reality - are we ready to feel?
About the Company
Sandra Hanschitz and Joël Beierer work together on interdisciplinary dance and circus
productions that are strongly characterised by their clear aesthetic language and immersive
quality of experience - with the Cyr Wheel at the centre of their work. With their project ‘IIIII -
about the art of letting go’, they have been touring Central Europe together since 2021 and
had the opportunity to present their work as part of the German Showcase at the Edinburgh
Fringe Festival in 2024. Hanschitz & Beierer create approachable and reflective works in the
field of tension between stillness and loss of control: the personal becomes collective,
philosophy comes alive and the conceptual can be physically experienced.
For their piece ‘still.dependent’ they are collaborating with the Salzburg choreographer Heidrun Neumayer, the dancers Linda Pilar Brodhag and Lorena Madurga, dramaturge Arne Mannott, lighting designer Steffen Melch, Outside Eye Bettina Földesi and narrator Anja Schweitzer.
JOËL BEIERER
Project/artistic director, conception, dramaturgy, text & music
SANDRA HANSCHITZ
Project/artistic direction, choreography, performance & costume design
HEIDRUN NEUMAYER
Project management, choreography
LINDA PILAR BRODHAG
Performance, co-creation & production consulting
LORENA MADURGA
Performance & Co-Creation
ARNE MANNOTT
Dramaturgy & Mentoring
STEFFEN MELCH
Lighting Design & Technology
BETTINA FÖLDESI
Outside Eye
ANJA SCHWEITZER
Narrative voice
UTE CLASSEN
mentoring
About the Location
E-WERK Freiburg offers a forum for the young and innovative cultural scene, with around 400
events a year in dance, theatre, music and the visual arts. Interculture and cultural education
are particular focal points. The spectrum ranges from smaller projects to international festivals,
with numerous new productions and performances by independent theatre and dance
ensembles, rock and pop concerts, as well as classical and new music concerts and exhibitions.