THE ANIMATED

von Lea Martini & Hilde Elbers

The Animated is an exhausting marathon for two female bodies absorbed by movement. Movements are not an option, but a command: they are there to be danced. Not a neat way of dancing, but dedicated, raw and assailable. The dancers are driven by a quest for complete surrender and conversion. Are they playful kids, lascivious queens or minions? The Animated is a duet that deals with our perception of time by investigating the relation between body and film.

‘Both of us have a big desire to work with extreme physicalities: to endure, to do things for a very long time, to put ourselves in defined, challenging situations. We share an interest in the manipulation of time and perception. We want to find out if all of us – dancers and audience –  can arrive at a state that alters.’ - Hilde Elbers & Lea Martini

Hilde Elbers and Lea Martini came together because of their interest in extreme physicalities and the multifariousness of surrendering. The Animated is their first piece as a duo. Hilde Elbers, based in Amsterdam, works as a choreographer, dance teacher and dancer. Lea Martini, based in Berlin, is part of the performance collectives Deter/Müller/Martini and White Horse.

Choreography | Dance:  Hilde Elbers, Lea Martini

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