A body that is outwardly still and inwardly vibrating – what processes does the energy undergo before it breaks through? How does it change when the body matures?
MELLOWING is the first collaboration between the Berlin based international ensemble of professional dancers over 40 and the Greek contemporary choreographer Christos Papadopoulos. The dancers of the Dance On Ensemble come from leading contemporary dance groups around the world and look back on a long dance biography. Incorporating their knowledge and experience into the creation, together they explore moments of perception and intensities of the moment that create a lively restlessness, a permanent vibration in which the spectator is inevitably involved.
With minimalistic music by Coti K, Papadopoulos gradually leads the group of dancers into a collective practice of repetitive and synchronic ballet technique. But with the presence of these dancers – not only their bodies, but also personalities and characters, this marked attempt „fails”, and from the mechanical group composition, manifestations of individualism take the lead. An energetic dance project celebrating movement and being together on stage, and at the same time embracing the diversity and individuality of every dancer involved.