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- SPRING coproduction
- NL premiere
HOT WALK
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This performance includes projections and loud noises.
An interdisciplinary performance exploring climate change, aging, and parenthood. What if global warming is Earth’s own menopause? How do power, responsibility, and care shift between humankind and Mother Earth? Can you take a walk in the park—on stage—with a friend? A reflection on the transformations shaping both our inner and outer climates.
HOT WALK is a multidisciplinary performance exploring the intersections of climate change, aging, and parenthood. Two women walk on a treadmill, with projected images of a picturesque park landscape creating the illusion of a walk in nature. Their conversation flows from topics like menopause and climate change to motherhood, touching on “hot” issues such as shame, anger, and regret. As their encounter unfolds, dance and image gradually takes over from speech — Walking turns into rocking, speaking becomes singing, and the park transforms into other worlds.
The performance highlights the connection between the transformation of the body and the warming of our planet, showcasing both destruction and renewal. The audience experiences a mix of dry humor and unsettling stories, which, in their vibrant spontaneity, contrast sharply with the stiff aesthetics of the simulated park. HOT WALK offers a disruptive journey through the changes in our inner and outer worlds, intertwining the personal with the planetary.
With HOT WALK, Levi continues to explore perception, combining multiple perspectives and manipulating video images. She has established herself as a choreographer who places dance in spaces where social conventions and expectations are made visible.
"Keren Levi, who lives and works in Amsterdam and is known for her interdisciplinary performances, combines supposed women's issues and environmental issues, the inner and outer climate. Climate change, aging and parenthood cross in an unusual way."
"Keren Levi has managed to create an artistic dystopia in which both her succesful approach and the performances by Esther Mugambi and Hillary Blake Firestone are convincing."
Topic Talk
Keren Levi takes part in the Topic Talk: Age on Stage, on May 31st starting 17:00 at Stadsschouwburg Utrecht.
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Credits
Choreography and text: Keren Levi
In collaboration with:
Performers: Esther Mugambi & Hillary Blake Firestone
Video: Assi Weitz & Rob Gradisen
Music: Tom Parkinson
Dramaturgy: Igor Dobričić
Light: Martin Kaffarnik
Graphic Design: Miritte Ben Ytzchak
Image photo: Ilya Rabinovich
Production: stichting NeverLike
Co-production: FFT Düsseldorf, Theater im Pumpenhaus Münster, SPRING Performing Arts Festival
Funding support: AFK , FPK
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