Choreograph
Frantics Co.
ENDTROPY
Dates
Sa 28. October 2023 | Premiere
Duration
ca. 30 Minutes
Venue
Parktheater Iserlohn
Alexanderhöhe 3
58644 Iserlohn, Deutschland
Alexanderhöhe 3
58644 Iserlohn, Deutschland
In “Endtropy” Frantics Co. explores the human pursuit of perfection and the paradox of its unattainability. The ongoing optimization of one’s self requires a high level of effort and energy. Expectations of flawlessness and perfection distort one’s view of reality. The title alludes associatively to the concept of entropy borrowed from the nature of the universe, which indicates the “measure of disorder” in a system where particles always strive for order and stability.
The protagonists’ struggle for absolute control over their own selves and their adoration as icons, however, starkly exposes the dark side of competition. With the ensemble, Frantics exaggerates the superficialities of a perfectly styled world to the grotesque.
Credits
CHOREOGRAPHY
Frantics Co.
CHOREOGRAPHIC ASSISTANCE
Mariko Koh
DANCE
Casey Hess, Tereza Hloušková, Myles Langston Hunter, Xavier Lott, Andrea Scarfi, Alice Zucconi
LIGHTING DESIGN
Laurent Schneegans
TECHNICAL DIRECTION
Nathaniel Johnson
MUSIC
Miguel Marin
COSTUME
Marie Siekmann
PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
Henriette Koch, Médoune Seck
STAGE
Carolina Collado
VIDEO DOCUMENTATION
Médoune Seck
PHOTO
Ursula Kaufmann, Marianne Menke
A production by TanzRAUM Nord gUG with Parktheater Iserlohn and steptext dance project, funded by the Senator für Kultur Bremen, the Waldemar Koch Stiftung Bremen and the Karin und Uwe Hollweg Stiftung B



