Foto: Andreas G. Mantler

... and so it continues in the winter season 2023/24:

Polkwang Tanzstudio with "Treasures" and "Wonderful Life"
On 16 February at the Theatre Marl and on 8 and 9 March at the Neue Aula in Essen-Werden

The Folkwang Tanzstudio (FTS) has already staged two pieces in 2022 that were enthusiastically received by audiences and the press. In February and March, "Treasures" by Morena Nascimento and "Wonderful Life" by Rodolpho Leoni, the artistic director of the FTS, will be shown in Marl Theatre and in the Neue Aula on the Essen-Werden campus. Both choreographies once again demonstrate the FTS's love of experimentation, artistic diversity and openness.
"Treasures" by Folkwang graduate Morena Nascimento was premiered at the Folkwang University of the Arts. The choreography arose from the question of what the indestructible core of the human being looks like. The title-giving term was borrowed from Buddhism - where "treasure" is the essence of being. The individual dances of the performers reveal the treasures that everyone carries in their deepest being. 
With "Wonderful Life", Rodolpho Leoni created a full-length piece for the FTS. The starting point was the music from the album "Vodoo-Cello" by the Franco-Comorian soul singer Imany. The music served as a common thread; together with the dancers, the choreographer examined the relationship between words, music and movement and explored the question of how the emotional content of movement is intensified by music and sung words. 
Dance: Mateusz Bogdanowicz, Jennie Boultbee, Tullia Francischiello, Gabriel Gaudray Donnio, Yun-Ru Lee, Harrison Rodrigues Gomes dos Santos, Tzu-Chun Liou, Lucas Lopes Pereira, Julius Olbertz, Djamila Polo

Guest Performance at Theater Marl
16. February 2024

_Time: 7.30 p.m.
_Venue: Theater Marl, Am Theater 1, D-45768 Marl
_https://www.theater-marl.de/spielplan/wonderful_life__treasures

Performances:
8. and 9. March at Neue Aula der Folkwang Universität / Essen

_Time: 7.30 p.m.
_Venue: Neue Aula, Campus Essen-Werden, Klemensborn 39, 45239 Essen 
_Tickets (10,00 €/Reduced 5,00 €) are available by phone on 0201_4903 231, by email to karten@folkwang-uni.de and at the box office