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About the production

This is not about monsters. Or is it? An invitation to encounter those fleeting figures that appear within us, sometimes quietly, sometimes loudly, when closeness reaches its limits. When we don't know whether we are falling or flying. When trust is challenging.

Beasts & Bodies is dedicated to what we cannot carry alone. Between the fear of losing control and the longing for the unknown, new places unfold in the in-between. Riding through familiar and distant spaces, bodies reposition themselves, shift layers and take off. A piece that defies gravity – in an atmosphere of neon circus and fairground glitch.

What does a body look like that does not think alone? What does a movement sound like that does not yet know which direction it will take? What if trust is not a promise of security, but a courageous step towards togetherness? What beastly superpowers and sweet monsters do we want by our side?

With their unmistakable choreographic signature combining contemporary dance and acrobatics, Overhead Project creates an impressive performance about closeness, risk and what can happen when we allow ourselves to be vulnerable with one another.

More about the work

Beasts have always been part of our imagination. They permeate myths and stories and shape our pop and entertainment culture – in countless forms. But it is only in our imagination that they reveal their true greatness. They embody the uncontrollable – the untamed that both frightens and fascinates us. We fear them and yet feel irresistibly drawn to them. Their appearance reflects our innermost selves: fears and deep longings. They represent what we believe we can control – instinctiveness, impulsiveness, raw power – and yet secretly long for.

Team

Artistic direction, choreography: Tim Behren
Performance: Leon Börgens, Francesco Germini, Mijin Kim, Greta Salgado, Maiol Pruna Soler
Creation: Leon Börgens, Francesco Germini, Mijin Kim, Maiol Pruna Soler
Dramaturgy: Anna Menzel
Musical Composition: Simon Bauer
Costume design: Fa-Hsuan Chen
Outside Eye: Breno Caetano
Technical Direction: Philipp Zander
Production: Lisa Lehnen, Lukas Zimmermann
PR, Management: Mechtild Tellmann
International Rleations: Valentina Barone
Finance Administration: Aileen Berndt, Lena Peters

Support

Funded by the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia as part of the NRW-Spitzenförderung.

Co-produced by Ringlokschuppen Ruhr.

The research preceding this project conception is made possible by a research grant from the Kunststiftung NRW.