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Cantos<\/strong>, by Polish choreographer Maciej Ku\u017ami\u0144ski<\/strong>, is a new creation set to Simeon ten Holt\u2019s<\/strong> minimalist masterpiece Canto Ostinato<\/em>. Composed between 1976 and 1979, the Dutch composer\u2019s work is unique for its open structure, which grants performers great freedom in terms of duration, dynamics, and instrumentation.<\/p>\n

Cantos<\/em> unfolds as a surreal tableau \u2014 a distorted mirror of human folly and carelessness, inspired by the biting visions of Francisco de Goya\u2019s Proverbios<\/em> (Los Proverbios<\/em>) and Follies<\/em> (Los Disparates<\/em>), as well as the playful provocations of Marcel Duchamp. Against the backdrop of an enlarged marble floor that renders the performers miniature-like, a fragile \u201csmall world view\u201d emerges in which the familiar appears uncanny and archetypal gestures reflect the strangeness of our own reality.<\/p>\n

Embracing the surrealism of the world we inhabit \u2014 torn by wars, contradictions, and absurdities \u2014 the work moves between humor, tension, and ghostly beauty, enhanced by the presence of live pianists. Ku\u017ami\u0144ski, who frequently collaborates with his longtime dramaturg Paul Bargetto<\/strong>, most recently presented their emotional creation Every Minute Motherland<\/em> at the 2024 Tanzfestival Rhein-Main.<\/p>\n

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Choreography, Concept & Direction<\/strong> \u2013 Maciej Ku\u017ami\u0144ski
Set & Costumes<\/strong> \u2013 Gabriela Neubauer
Lighting<\/strong> \u2013 Steffen Hilbricht, Maciej Ku\u017ami\u0144ski
Concept & Production Dramaturgy<\/strong> \u2013 Paul Bargetto
Musical Preparation<\/strong> \u2013 Waldemar Martynel
Live Piano<\/strong> \u2013 Waldemar Martynel, Igor Palmov
Choreographic Assistant<\/strong> \u2013 Ayaka Kamei
Costume Assistant<\/strong> \u2013 Annika Kuchnowski
Rehearsal Director<\/strong> \u2013 Allison Brown
Dramaturgy Collaboration<\/strong> \u2013 Lucas Herrmann<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Born in 1985 in Poland, Maciej Ku\u017ami\u0144ski witnessed two major transformations \u2013 the global shift from the analog to the digital world and Poland\u2019s transition from a communist to a democratic state. As a \u201cchild of a changing world,\u201d Ku\u017ami\u0144ski explores in his choreographic works themes such as fluid identity, the absolute in spirituality, and the human need for belonging. His profoundly existential and philosophical pieces are regarded as a contemporary continuation of the Polish tradition of dramatic theatre.<\/p>\n

With over 30 international awards, Ku\u017ami\u0144ski\u2019s independent productions form the repertoire of the Maciej Ku\u017ami\u0144ski Company. As a guest choreographer, he has created full-length works for renowned companies such as the Staatstheater Kassel, the Polish Dance Theatre, and the Landestheater Linz, as well as numerous shorter pieces for institutions including Scapino Ballet Rotterdam and Theater Osnabr\u00fcck. Since 2014, he has toured across 23 countries and has been recognized for his clear, powerful, and dynamic movement language.<\/p>\n

Since 2009, Ku\u017ami\u0144ski has been developing the method Dynamic Phrasing \u2013 his own concept for movement and composition. It cultivates a kind of \u201cgentle power\u201d drawn from gravity and expands the embodied knowledge of dancers into a dynamic movement spectrum. The method is taught at universities such as Codarts, ArtEZ, and PERA GAU, at festivals like b12, and for dance companies worldwide. In 2022, the international certification program for Dynamic Phrasing teachers was launched. Today, Ku\u017ami\u0144ski lives in Rotterdam and is known as the first Polish-born graduate of Trinity Laban (London) as well as the founder and director of Poland\u2019s first dance network.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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