Premiereeditta braun company (AUT)
Underdogs
Coming soon.
A group of six people on the fringes of society. Each carries their own quirks and peculiarities, personal idiosyncrasies and inadequacies, unintentionally united as a bunch of oddballs. This union might offer some protection from the outside world, but it also generates constant surveillance, restriction, and simmering conflicts.
Overwhelm at various levels is the main trigger for drifting to the edge of a world with which they cannot keep up—they are already history in this absurd, dystopian present. Too slow, too dreamy, too hesitant, too hopeless, too empathetic.
"The movement approach of Underdogs combines elements of partnering and acrobatics with a focus on synchronized, rhythmic group choreographies, contextualized through acting scenes characterized by exaggeration and alienation. I expect this to create an exciting osmosis between emotion and abstraction." (Editta Braun)
"Les forêts précèdent les hommes, les déserts les suivent. Forests precede men, deserts follow them." François-René de Chateaubriand, 1768-1848
Dance, Acting, Research: Francesco D'Amelio, Weng Teng Choi-Buttinger, Marcin Denkiewicz, Nikola Majtanova, Marcello Musini, Jerca Rožnik Novak
Choreography, Set Design, Costumes: Editta Braun
Composition: Thierry Zaboitzeff
Choreographic Assistance: Maja Mirek
Lighting Design: Thomas Hinterberger
Partnering Coaching: Beno Novak
Tailoring: Cvetanka Mojsovski, Lili Brit Pfeiffer
Duration: approx. 50 minutes