Tanz im August - MONUMENT 0.4: LORES & PRAXES (a ritual of transformation)

presented by

Eszter Salamon

MONUMENT 0.4: LORES & PRAXES (a ritual of transformation)

In “MONUMENT 0: Haunted by Wars (1913–2013)”, Eszter Salamon collected war dances and tribal dances from crisis regions around the globe, placing the history of dance in dialogue with world history and recounting wartime narratives through the body alone. In her new work “MONUMENT 0.4: LORES & PRAXES (a ritual of transformation)”, the Hungarian choreographer and performer has taken these dances up once again in order to emphasise their ritual aspects. For this work, she has given the material the form of a six-hour performance and translated it into a museum context. Ten young performers will interpret the dances, with which the audience can interact playfully.

At the festival

August 2017, September 2017

Magazin im August Article
"Dancing to the Blow of a Hammer"

Artistic Direction Eszter Salamon
Artistic Collaboration Boglárka Börcsök
By and with Liza Baliasnaja, Sidney Barnes, Mario Barrantes Espinoza, Boglárka Börcsök, Nick Coutsier, Stefan Govaart, Cherish Menzo, Sara Tan, Louise Tanoto, Tiran Willemse

Duration 360 Min
Admission possible at any time

Production Management Elodie Perrin / Studio E.S., Alexandra Wellensiek / Botschaft GbR
Coproduction Internationales Sommerfestival Kampnagel in Kooperation mit dem Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, Tanz im August / HAU Hebbel am Ufer in Kooperation mit KINDL Zentrum für zeitgenössische Kunst, Kunstenfestivaldesarts. Supported by: Regional Directory of Cultural Affairs of Paris – Ministerium für Kultur und Kommunikation und dem Hauptstadtkulturfonds. The development of one of the steps of this work, "Wars & Dances" (2016), has been coproduced by P.A.R.T.S. Eszter Salamon is Associated Artist at CN D, Pantin.

In cooperation with KINDL – Zentrum für zeitgenössische Kunst.