Concept, choreography & artistic direction: Ligia Lewis / Performance: Ligia Lewis, Justin F. Kennedy, Hector Thami Manekehla, Corey Scott-Gilbert / Developed with: Jonathan Gonzalez, Hector Thami Manekehla, Tiran Willemse / Text: Performers / Musical dramaturgy: Michal Libera, Ligia Lewis / Styling: Alona Rodeh / Lighting design: Andreas Harder / Lighting: Joseph Wegmann / Sound design: Jassem Hindi / Sound (Tour): Bär Kittelmann / Dramaturgy: Ariel Efraim Ashbel / Text with quotation of the poem: “Dreamtalk” by Remi Raji / Assistance: Martha Glenn / Original production management: Björn Frers / Touring & distribution: Nicole Schuchardt / Administration (touring): Julia Leonhardt
Ligia Lewis
minor matter
- Performance
- Dance
English /
60 min.
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In “minor matter” two discursive apparatuses are at play – Blackness and the black box. In this piece, Ligia Lewis turns to the colour red to materialize thoughts between love and rage. The work unfolds multi-directionally creating a poetics of dissonance from which questions of representation, presentation, abstraction, and the limits of signification emerge. Throughout the choreography the performers push their bodies against the boundaries of the stage while simultaneously illustrating a humble relationship between their bodies and the space that encapsulates it. The three dancers get exhausted as their bodies strip the stage of its formal mystique to approach its matter—black. In “minor matter”, sound travels across musical epochs to arrive at the poetics of the intimate present. Built on the logic of interdependence, the theater’s parts – light, sound, image, and architecture—become entangled with the performers, giving life to a vibrant social and poetic space. For “minor matter,” Lewis received the Bessie Award for Outstanding Production (2017). “minor matter” is the second part of the trilogy “BLUE, RED, WHITE”.
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Dates
Past
Credits
Production: Ligia Lewis. Co-production: HAU Hebbel am Ufer. Funded by: Berliner Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Europa, Fonds Darstellende Künste e.V. Residenz-Unterstützung: FD-13, PACT Zollverein, 8:tension/Life Long Burning, collective address.
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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
tickets@hebbel-am-ufer.de.HAU3
Tempelhofer Ufer 10, 10963 BerlinHAU3 unfortunately is not barrier-free. Access to the theatre is via a stairwell (3rd floor). The use of a lift is possible with prior arrangement. If you need help, please contact our Ticketing & Service team at +49 (0)30 259004-27 or email us at tickets@hebbel-am-ufer.de. Wheelchair users are also kindly requested to register their attendance at least one day before the performance.
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