The Art of Being Human
Moving Experience
- Visual concept
- Alexander Polzin
- Choreographer
- Sommer Ulrickson
- Director of Phantasm
- Laurence Dreyfus
Contact
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Rachel van Walsum
rachel@maestroarts.com -
Tuck May Loke
tuckmay@maestroarts.com
The Art of Being Human is an exploration of how it feels to be alive and to exist among others, in relationships that are perfectly expressed through the polyphony of Early Music – its dissonances and harmonies – and reflected in the movement of dancers’ bodies, in a performance that offers profound insights into the very meaning of life.
Laurence Dreyfus and ensemble Phantasm perform English consort music of the 16th and 17th centuries on stage, with sculpture by Alexander Polzin creating the landscape against which five dancers move, choreographed by Sommer Ulrickson.
The work was commissioned by Pierre Boulez Saal, with the world premiere given there in 2023, followed by a performance at Snape Maltings. It will be performed at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg in March 2025.