- Guest performance by Dschungel Wien and Unusual Beings Dance Company
- Choreography – Corinne Eckenstein
- 1 hour
- Interesting for people aged 14+
Why do young men tattoo a Kalashnikov on their bodies? Is it an expression of violence? Or a symbol of freedom and even hope? At the same time, it is the weapon that has taken away our future, a reminder of the war we have fled. Being here means living in peace, but the war within is still present. This piece is about the desire to live in peace with oneself and others. It is about trauma and dreams, about healing and hurt, about anger and forgiveness. A very personal play that translates the experiences of the young refugees into dream-like sequences and brings their hopes and fears to the stage with an impressive openness.
Directly after the performance on 13 November, there will be a post-performance discussion where you can talk to the dancers and the choreographer.
In a fast-paced, frighteningly aggressive choreography, Corinne Eckenstein has made it possible to tell a story that contains the stories of many, that contains neither chronology nor facts, but is based on the feelings of these stranded young men. (...) Hawy Rahman has designed the stage to be extremely expressive and practical. A multi-part folding screen with opaque windows that show more than they hide serves as a hiding place and refuge, as reality and dream, a place of longing and a den of disappointment. Eckenstein's stringent choreography, perfectly executed by the dancers, offers little room for relaxation.
Classic dance theatre images tell of playing and fighting, of community and moments of loneliness, of confinement and escape. The densely choreographed images clearly show how restless experiences of flight can still leave you feeling, even when they are, on the surface, considered complete. The memories are as incomplete as the asylum procedures. And even if the latter are, discrimination and clichés remain, which the highly dynamic, breathless choreography works with right up to the last iconographic image
(...) In 'Kalashnikov - mon amour', six young men dance impressively, movingly, touchingly strong.