inbetweenPOWER

inbetweenPOWER is DIN A 13 tanzcompany's new international dance theatre production under the artistic direction of choreographer Gerda König.
In reflection of the concept's cultural and political context, DIN A 13 tanzcompany has partnered with the Iranian choreographer Mehdi Farajpour (ORIANTHEATER Dance Company). In close collaboration with Jürgen Salzmann (Cultura LiveArt-Kollektiv), who has been working as a video artist in the dance productions of DIN A 13 tanzcompany for many years, this forms the core of the artistic team.

inbetweenPOWER artistically addresses the issue of the influence that feelings of fear and intimidation have on people in times of political and social upheaval.
The subjective perception of fear and intimidation differs from country to country. It depends on the situation within the specific cultural context, whether this is e.g. the political system, tradition or even the influence of religion.

The subjective feeling of personally experienced limitation and intimidation, as well as the fear of losing one's independence and freedom, formed the focus of the choreographic work.
Research was carried out together with the selected dancers in their own living spaces. Emphasis here was placed on generating image and video material, which was then juxtaposed with the dance material during the development process.

The restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic additionally subjected inbetweenPOWER to external limiting factors on a whole other contextual level. - This challenge was implemented as an additional artifice of both design and content in staging the work. - The entire production was thus created on three stages in three countries and will virtually merge the boundaries currently in place as a live production on the German stage.