Concept, choreography and performance: Sheena McGrandles / Performance by and with: Eli Cohen / Music composition: Stellan Veloce / Dramaturgy and Co-concept: Mila Pavićević / Set design: Anna Mirkin / Costume design: Evan Loxton, Nina Loxton / Light design: Elliott Cennetoglu / Choreographic Outside Eye: Zinzi Buchanan, Martin Hansen, Claire Vivienne Sobbotke / Shibari Practice with: Dasnyia Sommer / Production: Anna von Glasenapp / high expectations / Production Assistant: Katharina Joy Book / Social Media: Dalia Hassan / Distribution: Paz Ponce / Technical Direction: Carina Premer / Thanks to: elsewhere & otherwise, Nattan Dobbkin, Nina Gribat, Bnaya Halperin-Kaddari
Sheena McGrandles
as long as you want
- Dance
approx. 60 mins.
The duet “as long as you want” by Sheena McGrandles and Eli Cohen is a choreographic study of lesbian temporalities. The work is inspired by a body of erotic fantasy literature – assembling a cross-temporal arch of female poetic voices. Ancient poet Sappho meets contemporary thinkers such as Anne Carson and Sara Torres, alongside kink and punk practices, including Shibari, gay shadow dance, and pogo. A personal exploration of desire unfolds in a pastel-coloured landscape, with patches of digital renderings and densely knotted denim structures developed together with the visual artist Anna Mirkin.
Through intense physical connections and ambivalent sensations an ongoing choreography of fractured spaces of dis/attachment emerge. Together the performers' solo bodies meet and melt in a world of never ending waves, rough play, and figures caught in a horizon of want and longing. In this temporary cycle of swellings and throbbings, desire transcends its fleeting nature, revealing transformative, perverse, and polymorphous forces. Playful and engaging, "as long as you want" is a profound choreographic encounter with an impulse of moving toward someone who isn't yet close enough.
Cast
By viewing the video you agree that your data will be transmitted to and that you have read the privacy policy .
Dates
Past
Further Information
Visitor note
Notes:
After the performance on 8.10.: Artist Talk with Louise Trueheart
Unfortunately the performance on November 7 cannot take place due to the injury of a performer.
Tickets purchased online will be refunded automatically. In other cases, please contact our ticketing team for refunds of tickets already paid for: tickets@hebbel-am-ufer.de.
With a ticket for today's cancelled show, you have the opportunity to purchase a discounted ticket for Friday or Saturday. Please refer to the cancellation email for the exact procedure. If you bought your ticket at the box office, you can exchange it for a ticket for Friday or Saturday at a discount.
Credits
Production: Sheena McGrandles. Co-production: HAU Hebbel am Ufer. Funded by: Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion, Fonds Darstellende Künste with funds from 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
tickets@hebbel-am-ufer.de.
