Originally related to experiences made during the hard lockdown phases of 2020 and 2021 during the corona pandemic – the longing for new, old freedom – the topic developed further. Corona stayed, but war in Ukraine, fear of inflation, energy shortage and more came along.
From a psychological point of view, longing is a complex feeling, characterized by the fact that it simultaneously activates positive and negative feelings, pain and happiness or joy in humans, often very intensely.
SEHNSUCHT, anatomy of a feeling combines collective and individual longing experiences of the participating artists, the aim is to make these inner feelings physically, musically and visually accessible in many different facets.
In this creative exploration, the seven dancers are joined by musicians Alejandra Cárdenas, aka Ale Hop (live electronics and electric guitar) and Alex Nickmann, (live electronics and drums). The video artist Andrea Keiz finds her own visual interpretation and projects her world of images onto the stage.
Where is the longing in the body? What color is she? How heavy is she? What sound does she have?

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