executing dance

Executing Dance

A choreographic score setting bodies in action.

 

This work uses the practice of dance to explore the multifaceted notions of control, discipline and collective action. The dancers execute a series of given instructions, continuously testing their attentiveness, spatial awareness and precision in real time. Without rehearsal, they perform a choreographic score by responding through headphones to spoken prompts, interpreting each instruction individually - but always in negotiation with the group. This performance plays with purpose and meaning while attempting to discover the potential for complexity within information that initially appears one-directional.

 

Choreography: Clara Sjölin

Dancers: Ildikó Tóth, David Kummer, Friederike Zinn, Niko Jacobi, Clara Sjölin

Production: Krudebude e.V.

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Executing Dance was performed at Völkerschlachtdenkmal in Leipzig as part of Krudebude's intervention 'Gemischte Gefühle in kriegerischen Zeiten', September 2026.