'Exhaustive duet sensitively exposes the consequences of having and experiencing a compulsive personality disorder.'
Synopsis:
With his first own performance, Constantin challenges himself and his audience in several ways. Mind over matter is a deeply personal work about the effects of living with obsessive compulsions; what this means for the person suffering from it, but also how numbing and frustrating it can be for their loved ones. How does it feel for them not to be seen or recognized?
Dance inspired by the breaking and contemporary styles comes together with technology in an exhausting duet of two dancers under the all-seeing eye of 12 drones.
During the Virtual Residency of the Nederlandse Dansdagen, Constantin already conducted research into this subject through the medium of film. This performance is the next step in which he translates his acquired insights to the stage.
Mind over Matter is een coproductie tussen Korzo en Another Kind of Blue.
Premiere: Candance Festival 2023 - Korzo
Credits:
Artistieke leiding: Constantin Trommlitz
Choreografie: Constantin Trommlitz in samenwerking met dansers
Dansers: Alicia Anais Fuentes Sifuentes, Emma Hanekroot
Muziek: Jorg Schellekens
Lichtontwerp: Lisette van der Linden
Artistiek coach: Astrid Boons
Technische ondersteuning: Another Kind of Blue
Kostuum ontwerp: Merel van Marken Lichtenbelt
Fotograaf campagnbeeld: Neeltje de Vries
Drone system operators: Stefan Bandalac (SBAE) and Valentino Russo
Additional programming: Matthijs Brussaard
Productie: Korzo
Met dank aan: David Middendorp
Productieleider: Gerard Sangrà Navarro
Marketing: Mitchell-lee van Rooij
'Another CaDance performance to remember is 'Mind over Matter ' by Constantin Trommlitz. Two dancers and twelve drones portray frighteningly honestly how exhausting a battle with obsessive compulsion can be. Under the menacing buzz of approaching drones, two opposing bodies, one in black, one in white, struggle with the downsides of having to count and repeat actions. Freakishly good.'
- Annette Embrechts, Volkskrant- ★★★★