panora21 – PANORAMA

Tanzstück in vier Dimensionen von Tobias Spori und Ann Katrin Cooper in der Kletterhalle St.Gallen ; Moderne Pilger; Panorama Dance Theatre; Francesco Barba, Hella Immler, Tobias Spori, Claudia Voigt

Our society. Much is written, discussed, blogged about her – and desperate about her. Heterogeneous postmodernism is a time in which everything seems possible: unlimited access to information, unlimited mobility, unlimited individualization, unlimited experiences… Previous limitations, points of reference, linear biographies, clear role models have disappeared.

We want to be everywhere and not miss anything. With the increasing number of options, uncertainty is growing to the same extent. A postmodern ‘Anything goes!’ took us by surprise and now we don’t know what to do. Total freedom creates fear of making the wrong decisions. She’s paralyzing us. We’re treading water.

The Panorama Dance Theater explores the extremes between which a whole generation seems to be torn. What are we rebelling against? Against traditions, against progressiveness, against a decline in values? Or do we want everything at once? Stay the perfect body and still be a man of pleasure? Your own family, but the freedom of being single? Ecological awareness, but still a fat SUV? Are we stuck between self-optimization and self-exploitation?

Artistic Direction Ann Katrin Cooper
Choreography Tobias Spori in collaboration with the dancers
Dancers Francesco Barba, Hella Immler, Tobias Spori, Claudia Voigt
Lightdesign Rolf Irmer
Sounddesign Ann Katrin Cooper
Soundtechnician Jerome Longhi
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Supported by City of St.Gallen, Canton St.Gallen, Ernst Göhner Stiftung, Stanley Thomas Johnson Stiftung, Schweizerische Interpretenstiftung, Ortsbürgergemeinde St.Gallen, Arnold Billwiler Stiftung, Migros Kulturprozent

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ECHOS

In our everyday life we are constantly surrounded by noise. The permanent noise level is already so much part of our lives that it is almost difficult for us to withstand this silence. The longer we stay at Fälensee, the more we become aware of the discrepancy between this place and our everyday life. We get involved and something changes: we perceive the silence differently, notice that it consists of much more than we were initially aware of. We hear the sound of the wind, cracking branches, the humming of flies, the splashing of water and begin to feel sounds our bodies make as part of the silence. We realize that the noise of the world often obscures our view of the essential. Our perception has already changed after a few hours in the mountains.

In the Site Specific Performance Echos the Panorama Dance Theater uses this great opportunity of the new, finer possibilities of perception. For this very special place a performance with dance, music and performance was created, which is inspired by him and reflects and contrasts him with the means of art. The landscape, its qualities and peculiarities are explored and worked with and in it. Echoes create images and stories that show and negotiate the complex relationship between us and our physical environment.

Artistic Direction and Choreography Ann Katrin Cooper & Tobias Spori
Producer Ann Katrin Cooper
Dance and Performance Sandra Klimek, Maurice Klemm, Emma Skyllbäck, Vanessa Cook, Manuela Kind
Tuba/Alphorn Karl Schimke
Drums Manuel Riederer
Voice Jordan Shanahan
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Supported by Lienhard-Stiftung, Pro Innerrhoden, Kanton St.Gallen

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COINCIDENCES

We move through space and time. Other people cross our paths. Some of these encounters seem random, fall into oblivion. Others, no less by chance, have a great influence on the progress of our path. They change direction, interweave or create disharmony. In any case, however, they change us – we emerge from them as other people.

coincidence is a sensual homage to these coincidental encounters, which, however inconspicuous they may be, have a decisive influence on our lives.

coincidences was selected for tanzfaktor 2016.

Choreography Ann Katrin Cooper & Tobias Spori
Dance Tobias Spori, Vanessa Cook/Sandra Klimek
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UniYu786ITk

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ÉPISODES CULTURELS #1 to 8

épisodes culturels is a series of events in which a group of artists from different disciplines present or reinterpret excerpts from their current work. The association with other, often foreign artists and the examination of their work should set new impulses. The artistic exchange can create new connections or set attractive contrasts. Together with the other artists, the artists develop a joint evening from the 10-15-minute episodes of their art, which gives space for the individual genres as well as spans a large arc between them. Where they inspire each other, there are overlaps and mergers. In this way, the series offers the public a diverse evening that creates new associations and access to various art forms.

The épisodes culturels take place in changing spaces, which do not necessarily have to have a cultural background, but may have. The audience is invited to a change of perspective by breaking open the classical stage-spectator arrangement and opening up new cultural spaces and arrangements. épisodes culturels thus seeks real contact and intense moments between artist and spectator.

Direction Ann Katrin Cooper and Tobias Spori
Dance Tobias Spori, Cecilia Wretemarck, Jasmin Hauck, Andrew Cummings, Jenna Hendry, Vanessa Cook, Rakesh Sukesh, Nelly Büttikofer, Konstantinos Kranidiotis, Tobias Graupner
Music Emma Skyllbäck, Raoul Alain Nagel, Greg Gates, Roberto Forno, Evelyn Pollock, Eva Maria Froidevaux, Willi Häne, Christine Hu, Marc Jenny, Ruhola Moradi, Enrico Lenzin, Jordan Shanahan, Sadio Cissokho, Emanuel Riederer, Yamoussa Sylla, Mariel Zambellis, Ivan Galluzzi
Text/Acting Pierre Lippuner, Mia Ackermann, Tim Kalhammer-Loew, Peter Grünenfelder, Tobias Graupner, Luzian Hirzel, Oliver Losehand, Philipp Langenegger, Romeo Meyer
Performance/Artistic Oriol Escursell Domenech, Frank und Patrik Riklin, Andrea Vogel
Art/Photography/Video Johanna Knöpfle, Kristian Breitenbach, Susann Albrecht
Puppetry Frauke Jacobi
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Supported by Kanton St.Gallen, Swisslos, Stadt St.Gallen, Migros Kulturprozent, Schweizerische Interpretenstiftung, Arnold Billwiller, Light Attack

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HOPE

Im Stück HOPE reflektieren wir die Situation des Individuums in der Gegenwart, in der sich Krisen in der Politik und Wirtschaft sowie Konflikte unendlich aneinanderreihen.

Krisen sind Wendepunkte, die sich durch eine Anspannung und der Lösung ebendieser Spannungen auszeichnen. Tobias Sporis Tanz stellt diese Wendepunkte in den Fokus: Auf starke Anspannungen des Körpers folgen Löseprozesse der Muskeln, um danach in Ruhephasen zu verfallen. Inspiriert durch Krumping, einem Freestyle-Tanz, entsteht eine äusserst ästhetische und kraftvolle Bewegungssprache, die als Folie für die gesellschaftspolitische Gegenwart gelesen werden kann.

Choreographie Tobias Spori und Ann Katrin Cooper
Tanz Tobias Spori
Outside Eye Vanessa Cook
Sound Christian Fischer
Licht Edwin van Steenbergen
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Koproduktion Phönix Theater Steckborn und TanzPlan Ost

Unterstützt von Kanton St.Gallen, Swisslos, Stadt St.Gallen

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WISDOM OF THE CROWD

It only took a moment for all the creatures to react to the wolf. Suddenly the whole pack of animals moved at the same time, exploding in a wave of flashing bodies, like a beautiful dance. What was a dense mass of still animals suddenly turned into a single, fleeing organism, turning to the right and to the left, flashing in silver and black like a shoal of fish through water.

We live in exciting times; old certainties dissolve and fundamental questions arise about our image of the world. The reactions are as complex as they are disturbing: populists scream with a shrill propaganda alert, human concerns are thrown overboard and laws of the state are undermined. In view of the complex situation, some align with groups that hold extreme opinions that are legitimised by the collective. They give simple explanations for complex situations.

In WISDOM OF THE CROWD, six dancers form a swarm that moves through constantly changing situations. The dancers buzz, flutter and stomp through different constellations and emotions of the collective, taking the audience with them. In the end, the question is whether the wisdom of the crowd can be used to meet the challenges of our time or whether each individual has to reposition themselves.

Choreography Tobias Spori, Ann Katrin Cooper
Outside Eye Vanessa Cook
Light Robin Pushparatnam
Sound Ann Katrin Cooper
Costumes Christine Krug
Set Design Tobias Spori
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Video Kristian Breitenbach
Dancers David Vilariño Gonzalez, Marc Lapuerta Lizana, Antonio Marino, Marco Di Nardo, King San Lo, Tobias Spori

Supported by Kanton St.Gallen, Swisslos, Stadt St.Gallen, Stanley Thomas Johnson Stiftung, Ernst Göhner Stiftung, Sophie und Karl Binding Stiftung, Corymbo Stiftung, Ostschweizer Stiftung für Musik und Theater, Migros Kulturprozent, S.Müller Holzbau AG

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WONDERLAND

Starting from the adventures of Alice in Wonderland, five dancers explore the possibilities of their dance expression anew and embark on an imaginative journey of discovery. Each dancer is assisted by a prop that helps to break up established patterns of movement. They move across a course of boxes, interacting with moving light spheres, are enclosed in an oversized ball and follow light spots that appear randomly.

Choreography Tobias Spori, Ann Katrin Cooper, Jonathan Huor
Dancer Jonathan Huor, Kizzy Garcia Vale, Sabrina Goetti, Mike Mächler, Tobias Spori

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BIG BIRD

It’s warm and soft in here. I’m closing my eyes. From far away I hear children laughing. I can’t help smiling. This is where I’m staying. It’s nice here… If only it weren’t for that unpleasant sound. At first I’m not sure it’s just me hearing it. It’s getting louder and shriller. I’m shivering. The ground that just carried me is suddenly hard and cold. Is it just my imagination, or has the room become smaller, the air more stuffy? The sound is swollen to a shrill scream, I can’t stand it anymore, open my eyes and – fall…

The feel-good bubble in which we have lived for many years has cracked, imploded. Are we going to bury our heads in the sand and look the other way? Or are we facing up to the challenges?

The dance performance BIG BIRD searches for the abysses beneath the surface that threatens to lull us in and faces the horror. Four dancers test extremes and ask to find balance in a world that has fallen apart. A physical, pictorial dance evening that puts everything on one card and uses intuitive knowledge of the bodies, where ordinary wisdom fails and language lures us away.

Choreography, Sound & Stage Design Tobias Spori, Ann Katrin Cooper
Light Robin Rasputin
Costumes Cecilia Wretemark
Outside Eye Vanessa Cook
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Dancers Laura Garcia Aguilera, Diane Gemsch, Michał Czyż, Tobias Spori

Supported by Kanton St.Gallen, Swisslos, Stadt St.Gallen, Ernst Göhner Stiftung, Ortsbürgergemeinde St.Gallen, Arnold Billwiller Stiftung, Migros Kulturprozent, Corymbo Stiftung