German Contribution to the Dance Festival “Lighting”

27 and 28 Sep 2013, 8 pm
Youth Theater

From Goethe Institut:

You are invited to German contribution to the Dance Festival “lighting”, a piece for Vietnamese and European dancers, by Anna Konjetzky. The program is within the framework of Festival of Contemporary Dance 2013 “Europe Meets Asia in Contemporary Dance”.

“lighting” is the title and at the same time the theme of the performance: It illustrates the lighting of a movement in a group of people. Evolving from a small gesture, the motion of a hand, that spreads out over the group and captures more and more people, a bigger movement develops – just like a fire, originating from tiny sparks, becomes higher and brighter. Ten dancers let this movement come alive by passing on energy through their bodies and at the same time concentrating it, creating a growing concentration of power.

The focus in “lighting“ is on the dancers’ gestures and bodies: Elemental movements are multiplied by ten, shining more light on them, suddenly it appears capacious and develops a momentum of its own. The music is composed of electronic and instrumental melodies and tones generated from the dancers’ movements and presented via an 8-channel-sound system, filling the room with intense sounds.

“Lighting” has been drafted by Anna Konjetzky for five European and five Vietnamese dancers. The rehearsals took place in Munich, where the performance will premiere on 18th/19th of September 2013.

Anna Konjetzky, born in 1980 is one of the most renowned choreographers of her generation. She studied contemporary dance in Brussels and Berlin and worked as assistant of Wanda Golonka at the theatre of Frankfurt. Since 2005 she compiles (dance) performances and installation with international artists from various fields. She is invited regularly to residencies, coproductions and festivals all over the world– last in Israel, Uganda and Canada – and was awarded numerous German and international prizes. As one of 15 European artists, Anna Konjetzky has been invited to join the project “global city –local city” 2012-2014.

lighting – A dance performance by Anna Konjetzky.

Coproduction with Vietnam National Opera and Ballet, Goethe-Institut Hanoi and the Muffathalle München Choreography,
Artistic Direction: Anna Konjetzky
With: Thuy Hang Nguyen, Thi Can Nguyen, Van Luong Phan,
Van Nguyen Vu, Minh Hien Dang, Viviana Defazio, Paul Hess, Sahra Huby, Michele Meloni, Quindell Orton Music: Sergej Maingardt
Light: Barbara Westernach
Project Management: Sabina Stücker

FREE TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE from 19 Sep at 2 pm at:

Goethe-Institut, 56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc, Hanoi
L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien, Hanoi
Japan Foundation, 27 Quang Trung, Hanoi and
British Council, 20 Thuy Khue, Hanoi