Concept, choreography, performance & vocals: Kat Válastur / Music / composition: Aho Ssan / Sound design: Davide Luciani / Light design & technical direction: Martin Beeretz / Assistance light: Raoul 2000 / Choreographic & dramaturgical assistance: Michalis Angelidis / Stage design: Nadja Sofie Eller / Platform manufacture: Alex Felder / Vocal coach: Marie Gailey / Production management: Saskia Schoenmaker / Vocal recordings at Morphine Raum:
Kat Válastur
Dive into You
- Music
- Dance
approx. 60 mins.
Kat Válastur’s work brings to the stage the ruins of a world considered obsolete. The rural, the mystical, and the connection between the South and spiritual life are transferred to the stage through a mythological construction that mixes the archaic with science fiction. In “Dive into You,” the choreographer and performer hybridizes the figure and function of archaic female oracles with the photosynthetic processes and growth of trees. Válastur draws an analogy between how female oracles, entering a trance, serve as portals to the divine, and how in organic life, the tree transforms light through photosynthesis into energy and oxygen. Bringing this analogy in the theatrical space she creates a captivating solo based on how the physical dimensions and temporal aspects of this crossing can be expressed as energy manifestations – revealing dynamic elements such as vibrations, spirals, and circles. Inspired by the deep, resonant sounds of the wooden percussion instrument semantron, a percussive choreography unfolds, underpinned by a composition by musician Aho Ssan and Válastur’s vocals, the piece emerges as an oracle, hoping to connect us with our most secret and tender part.
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Dates
Past
Further Information
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Credits
Production: Kat Válastur. Co-production: HAU Hebbel am Ufer, CCN Centre Chorégraphique National de Grenoble. Supported by: O ESPAÇO DO TEMPO. Funded by: Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion. Supported by: NATIONALES PERFORMANCE NETZ Coproduction Fund for Dance, which is funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media.
Location
HAU2
Hallesches Ufer 34, 10963 BerlinThere are two marked parking spots in front of the building. Barrier-free restroom facilities are available. Four relaxed seats are available in the first row of HAU2. Tickets for wheelchair users and accompanying persons can also be booked via the ticketing system. If you need help, please contact our Ticketing & Service team at +49 (0)30 259004-27 or send us an email to
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Latest information for arrival:
There is currently a construction site on Hallesches Ufer between Wilhelmstraße and Möckernbrücke underground station. There is a divided replacement route for pedestrians (right) and cyclists (left), which are separated by a yellow ground line. The carriageway is narrowed to one lane.
Travelling to HAU2 via U Hallesches Tor:
If you are coming from Hallesches Tor underground station, you will have to use an alternative footpath from Wilhelmstraße / Hallesches Ufer junction, which is separated from the carriageway by a construction fence – the actual footpath is currently closed. Please note: the alternative route is also used by cyclists. Pedestrians should keep to the right. We therefore currently recommend that visually impaired or blind visitors come to the HAU with an accompanying person.
Arrival HAU2 via U Möckernbrücke:
When you leave Möckernbrücke underground station, please stay on the footpath on the canal side until you reach Hallesches Ufer / Großbeerenstraße junction – the opposite side is currently closed due to construction work.
