Choreography: Meg Stuart / Creation & performance: Neil Callaghan, Jared Gradinger, Leyla Postalcioglu, Maria F. Scaroni, Claire Vivianne Sobottke, Kristof Van Boven / Dramaturgy: Jeroen Versteele / Live Music: Samuel Halscheidt, Marc Lohr, Stefan Rusconi / Original music: Paul Lemp, Marc Lohr, Stefan Rusconi / Scenography: Doris Dziersk / Costume Design: Nadine Grellinger / Lighting Design: Jurgen Kolb, Gilles Roosen / Sound Design: Richard König / Assistance choreography: Francisco Camacho / Assistance scenography: Giulia Paolucci / Assistant costume: Davy van Gerven / Artistic assistant: Igor Dobricic / Technical direction: Jitske Vandenbussche / Sound design: Richard König / Light: Marlies Jacques / Stage manager: Emmanuel Desmyter / Dresser: Patty Eggerickx / Emma Zune / Tour management: Delphine Vincent / Production management: Sabrina Schmid
Meg Stuart / Damaged Goods & Münchner Kammerspiele
UNTIL OUR HEARTS STOP
- Dance
125 min.
How close can we get to one another? Meg Stuart has been dealing with this question now for over two decades. “UNTIL OUR HEARTS STOP” is also focused on the search for intimacy, that fleeting form of togetherness that provides such a thrill while it lasts. Six performers constitute a temporary collective which has to cooperate in a challenging and playful way and follow an insane set of rules; indulging in yoga exercises or acrobatics, performing magic tricks and rituals, staging battles and experimenting with skin-on-skin contact beyond the usual inhibitions. It is not so much the themes or the sequence of absurd, tender, aggressive or ecstatic scenes which unites “UNTIL OUR HEARTS STOP” as a performance: it is more the rhythm – the ebb and flow, acceleration and stasis – that creates a collective space of desire and illusion. The space is initiated and amplified by the vortex-like, unbridled sound of the jazz trio Samuel Halscheidt (bass), Marc Lohr (drums) and Stefan Rusconi (piano/trumpet). “UNTIL OUR HEARTS STOP” is a performative experimental set-up in which the experience of physical limits can explode mental barriers: naked, two people are separated by their skin, but through play, they become one experiential, sensuous organism.
Cast
Dates
Past
Credits
Production: Damaged Goods (Brussels), Münchner Kammerspiele. Co-production: PACT Zollverein (Essen), Ruhrtriennale – Festival der Künste.
Meg Stuart & Damaged Goods are supported by the Government of Flanders and the Flemish Community Commission.
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.
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.
