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 May 17 to May 18, 2023 / 8:30 pm DANCE 2023 Maciej Kuźmiński Every Minute Motherland schwere reiter „Every Minute Motherland is the work of the year.” (Melanie Suchy on Tanzweb.org, Dec. 3, 2022) A touching dance piece and a political statement: the Polish choreographer Maciej Kuzminski dedicates his work Every Minute Motherland to the refugee movement that resulted from Russia's war aggression against Ukraine. Collaborating with Polish and refugee Ukrainian dancers, Kuzminski employs dance as a common language to express the unspeakable and demonstrate resistance and solidarity. The choreography unlocks the images and experiences of war inscribed on the dancers' bodies on stage. The performance invites the audience to partake in an existential experience where they can sense the weight and severity of the conflict, including moments of loss, mourning, despair, and helplessness. However, the piece also offers a glimpse of hope, attentiveness, and even beauty. Sometimes it only requires a small gesture, a glance, or the movement of a hand in which the whole magnitude of the tragedy can be found. The deeply touching moments throughout the piece make it a special witness of our times. Despite the disturbing background of the production, the fundamental tone is not furious, but it rather has a remarkable resilience and inner strength. The Russian war of aggression in Ukraine is one of the most significant events in Maciej Kuzminski's life. In Every Minute Motherland, he interprets the war as a massive force that repeatedly sets the world in motion both physically and existentially. It challenges our values, identities, and concepts of security and homeland. Maciej Kuźmiński As a choreographer, Kuzminski is recognized for his works developed with his original movement and composition method, known as "Dynamic Phrasing," which cultivates versatility and a 'soft power' in a dancer. Besides working with his own company, he has also created commissioned pieces for Scapino Ballet Rotterdam, Theater Regensburg, Šeiko Dance Company in Lithuania, and Polish Dance Theater. Film screening Fragments of Resilience on Thursday, May 18, 7.30 p.m. DANCE 2023 The 18th International Festival of Contemporary Dance of the City of Munich under the festival director of Nina Hümpel will take place from May 11 to 21. More than 20 productions - including five world premieres - from countries ranging from Canada to Taiwan will be shown on Munich's stages, along with performances and actions in public spaces, exhibitions, films and discourse events. More: DANCE 2023 Trailer „Every Minute Motherland“ Cast Choreographer: Maciej Kuźmiński / Assistant Choreographer: Monika Witkowska / Dramaturge: Paul Bargetto / Performers: Daria Koval, Anna Myloslavska, Monika Witkowska, Vitaliia Vaskiv, Szymon Tur, Anastasia Ivanova, Maciej Kuźmiński / Production Management: Maciej Kuźmiński, Polina Bulat Venue + Tickets schwere reiter | Dachauer Str. 114a | 80636 München Tickets: 18,- / 10,- erm. VVK: München Ticket he work was created as part of the project residency / Premiere 2022 Klub Żak in Gdansk in partnership with Materia Łódź (Przestrzenie Sztuki program), Creators for Ukraine foundation (founded by CIAS and ZAIKS) and the Ukrainian Institute. DANCE 2023 is organized by the Cultural Department of the City of Munich / Artistic director: Nina Hümpel  Tanztendenz Munich e.V. is sponsored by the Munich Department of Arts and Culture |
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