THE MASS ORNAMENT
Choreography by Fran Díaz
In The Mass Ornament, Spanish choreographer Fran Díaz reflects on an aspect of Siegfried Kracauer’s 1963 essay collection The Mass Ornament. In it, the Frankfurt School philosopher describes, using the example of the Tiller Girls revue troupe of the 1920s, the rationalization of bodies as a socio-economic expression of mass production. Díaz translates this idea into the present day, employing a wide spectrum of choreographic formations. Set to the relentless music of Henryk Górecki’s Concerto for Harpsichord and String Orchestra, Op. 40, along with an additional composition by Tom Foskett-Barnes, Díaz structures his work into three sections. Precision, awareness, and exertion characterize the choreography’s self-sacrifice for the collective. Amid all the mania for conformity, however, a kiss sometimes remains as the last bastion of humanity.
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Credits
Choreography, Stage, and Costume Fran Díaz
Lighting Tanja Rühl
Stage Management Uwe Fischer
Dancers Daniela Castro Hechavarría, Sayaka Kado, Kenedy Kallas, Mei-Yun Lu, Rita Winder, Enzo Boffa, Alessio Damiani, Masayoshi Katori, Jorge Moro Argote, Gorka Duran, Yamil Ortiz, Benjamin Wilson, Luke Watson
Trailer De-Da Productions
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