'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-