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Dance and performance in dialogue with visual arts

konnex DanceTheatre presents a 40 minutes performance, the result of their exploration of the flexible spring steel sculptures. The audience joins the performers on a journey through the space: Four dancers, in their roles of workers are putting up and taking down the exhibition. During their routine activity they are unexpectedly involved in situations that let them slide into different realities: objects become alive, comic situations cause amusement, trivialities suddenly become threatening. Sculptures find their language; dancers wobble and video images create further levels of perception. In short scenes konnex Dance Theatre guides the audience through the exhibition.

Spring steel sculptures from the current series of art works by the renowned Austrian artist Karl-Heinz Ströhle dominate events and are themselves performers.<p> The objects have their individual body language that becomes visible as soon as they are given a push and set in motion – they begin to wobble. This rhythmic movement, which also gives the event its name, makes them appear alive, conveys emotions and communicates with the observers.

WOBBLE – experiencing art at ALL ages
The exhibition’s effect on visitors is direct and does not demand prior knowledge of the artist’s work. It appeals to audiences of all ages as our first presentation has successfully proven.

»The video sequences show the flexible spring steel sculptures move by themselves or together with the performer in undefined surroundings: All lines which could define walls, floor and ceiling are eliminated. Because of the absence of all types of spacious reference, the operation hovers in the surface area, without basis and horizon, like a drawing on a white sheet of paper, receiving life in a wondrous way.«
Cornelia Wieczorek, 2006

Additional offer for schools
For schools we also offer art education programmes and discussions with the artists involved.

Première: September 15th to 24th 2006 at DSCHUNGEL WIEN – Theatre for young Audiences.
Performances: June 5th to 11th of June 2008 at Theater des Augenblicks.

press commentaries:
der Standard

Visit also
www.khstroehle.com

Supported by
WienKultur, BMBWK
Special thanks to Maja Slattery.



not yet! the tears project wobbel wiesenquadrat scipio privat (et)was fehlt(!?) hunger in cockaigne carwalk vice versa <drinnendraußen< die prinzessin auf dem kürbis	< back Dance and performance in dialogue with visual arts konnex DanceTheatre presents a 40 minutes performance, the result of their exploration of the flexible spring steel sculptures. The audience joins the performers on a journey through the space: Four dancers, in their roles of workers are putting up and taking down the exhibition. During their routine activity they are unexpectedly involved in situations that let them slide into different realities: objects become alive, comic situations cause amusement, trivialities suddenly become threatening. Sculptures find their language; dancers wobble and video images create further levels of perception. In short scenes konnex Dance Theatre guides the audience through the exhibition. Spring steel sculptures from the current series of art works by the renowned Austrian artist Karl-Heinz Ströhle dominate events and are themselves performers.<p> The objects have their individual body language that becomes visible as soon as they are given a push and set in motion – they begin to wobble. This rhythmic movement, which also gives the event its name, makes them appear alive, conveys emotions and communicates with the observers. WOBBLE – experiencing art at ALL ages The exhibition’s effect on visitors is direct and does not demand prior knowledge of the artist’s work. It appeals to audiences of all ages as our first presentation has successfully proven. »The video sequences show the flexible spring steel sculptures move by themselves or together with the performer in undefined surroundings: All lines which could define walls, floor and ceiling are eliminated. Because of the absence of all types of spacious reference, the operation hovers in the surface area, without basis and horizon, like a drawing on a white sheet of paper, receiving life in a wondrous way.« Cornelia Wieczorek, 2006 Additional offer for schools For schools we also offer art education programmes and discussions with the artists involved. Première: September 15th to 24th 2006 at DSCHUNGEL WIEN – Theatre for young Audiences. Performances: June 5th to 11th of June 2008 at Theater des Augenblicks. Idea \| konnex & Karl-Heinz Ströhle Objects, stage design \| Karl-Heinz Ströhle Videos, photos \| Clemens Torggler Performance \| Christophe Dumalin, Giordana Pascucci, Gerda Schorsch, Aurelia Staub Sound material \| Bernard Zösmayr, Christophe Dienz, Spyra Arrangements \| Christophe Dumalin Costumes \| Ulli Nö Light/Sound \| Klaus Tauber Production manager \| Regina Reisinger press commentaries: der Standard Visit also www.khstroehle.com Supported by WienKultur, BMBWK Special thanks to Maja Slattery.