»Der Ocean« is a multisensory dance and music performance for deaf and hearing adults, with and without babies.
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VISUAL Der Ozean
The performance delves into the complex and ambivalent experiences of parenthood and childhood—a web of contradictions involving care, exhaustion, and tenderness. Inspired by the image of the ocean—a symbol of vastness, change, and security, of an imagined, inexhaustible maternal source, but also as an open, connecting body of water—the piece approaches the themes of parenthood, care, and dependence from different angles.
In close connection with voice, choreography, vibrations, taste, and sign language, a multi-layered, collectively experiential composition by Genoël von Lilienstern and La Cage emerges.
La Cage was founded in Berlin and Paris in 2015. The company combines musical and sculptural forms in performative formats.
The performance on November 2nd is part of the SCHRUMPF! series and is an adaptation of the play for older children and families.
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concept, directing, stage: Aliénor Dauchez
composition: Genoël von Lilienstern
dramaturgy: Bastian Zimmermann
outside eye: Jette Büchsenschütz
access-dramaturgy: Athena Lange
costumes: Konstantin von Sichart
drinks: Ayami Awazuhara
singing/dance: Dessa Ganda, Josefine Mühle, Sabine Scherbel
sound direction: Riccardo Castagnola
light: Madison Pomarico
director's assistant: Jojo Büttler
stage design, artistic collaboration: Roberta Faust
interpretation in german / german sign language: Juliane Kessler
production: Paula Haefele
communication and distribution: Astrid Rostaing
press and PR: Apricot Productions
graphic design: Konstantin von Sichart
A production by La Cage. Co-produced by Le Phénix – scène nationale Valenciennes pôle européen de création. With the kind support of Musikfonds, Région Hauts-de-France, Impuls neue Musik together with gvl (Society for the Administration of Performance Rights), Maison de la Musique Contemporaine, SACEM Société des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique. In cooperation with Ballhaus Ost Berlin, LOUDsoft – musical experiences for children, young people, and adults, Maison de la Culture d’Amiens as part of the residency support program of the DRAC Hauts-de-France, Theaterhaus Mitte. SCHRUMPF! is a project by LOUDsoft, funded by the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion of the State of Berlin
composition: Genoël von Lilienstern
dramaturgy: Bastian Zimmermann
outside eye: Jette Büchsenschütz
access-dramaturgy: Athena Lange
costumes: Konstantin von Sichart
drinks: Ayami Awazuhara
singing/dance: Dessa Ganda, Josefine Mühle, Sabine Scherbel
sound direction: Riccardo Castagnola
light: Madison Pomarico
director's assistant: Jojo Büttler
stage design, artistic collaboration: Roberta Faust
interpretation in german / german sign language: Juliane Kessler
production: Paula Haefele
communication and distribution: Astrid Rostaing
press and PR: Apricot Productions
graphic design: Konstantin von Sichart
A production by La Cage. Co-produced by Le Phénix – scène nationale Valenciennes pôle européen de création. With the kind support of Musikfonds, Région Hauts-de-France, Impuls neue Musik together with gvl (Society for the Administration of Performance Rights), Maison de la Musique Contemporaine, SACEM Société des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique. In cooperation with Ballhaus Ost Berlin, LOUDsoft – musical experiences for children, young people, and adults, Maison de la Culture d’Amiens as part of the residency support program of the DRAC Hauts-de-France, Theaterhaus Mitte. SCHRUMPF! is a project by LOUDsoft, funded by the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion of the State of Berlin
