With Élie Autin, Be Heintzman Hope, Elisabeth Mulenga, Samuel Pereira, Davide-Christelle Sanvee, Ophelia Young
Drawing on his previous works, Tiran Willemse continues his exploration of dance history through the lens of Afro-surrealist theory. Following the two solos blackmilk and Untitled (Nostalgia, Act 3), both presented at Pavillon ADC, the South African dancer and choreographer, now based in Zurich, presents SYNTHETIC / Artefact, a group work centred on the doll as object and its representation across different cultures.
How do doll dances become embodied? Suspended between realism and artificiality, the piece unfolds both as an interrogation of archival histories and as an act of speculative invention, affirming the beauty of living bodies that refuse to be reduced to mere objects.
With Élie Autin, Be Heintzman Hope, Elisabeth Mulenga, Samuel Pereira, Davide-Christelle Sanvee, Ophelia Young
Concept, choreography and performance: Tiran Willemse
Music: Tobias Koch
Choreographic advice: Laurent Chétouane
Dramaturgy: Andros Zins-Browne
Light Design: Ryoya Fudetani
Light technician: Max Windisch-Spœrk
Styling consultant: Alice Lushima
Text: Theo Casciani
Video documentation: Jannis Davi
Production: Kelly Tuke, TW Verein
Tour Manager: Benjamin Fischer
Funded by Stadt Zürich, Kanton Zürich, Pro Helvetia, Schweizerische Interpretenstiftung SIS, Landis & Gyr Stiftung, Ernst Göhner Stiftung
Co-produced by Comédie de Genève, Gessnerallee (Zurich), Arsenic – Centre d’art scénique contemporain (Lausanne), Pavillon ADC (Geneva), La Place de la Danse – CDCN Toulouse Occitanie and Kaserne Basel
With the support of the City of Zurich, the Canton of Zurich, Pro Helvetia – Swiss Arts Council, and the Swiss Interpreters Foundation (SIS)
A co-production within the framework of the Reso – Swiss Dance Network Programming Fund, supported by Pro Helvetia and the Swiss cantons.
