Performer/Vocalist/Composer
THEIR FUTURE (Antje Velsinger)
How do we imagine the future for coming generations? Which emotions do these ideas trigger? What are we fighting for? And what hopes have we abandoned? Based on interviews with parents and people who have decided against parenthood in the face of the climate crisis, Antje Velsinger / new trouble put these questions on stage with THEIR FUTURE.
Three dancers and one singer move through changing climatic conditions. Amidst an acoustic weatherscape, they look for ways of coping with anger, anxiety, panic, and helplessness. They negotiate the distribution of resources and responsibilities. They try to keep everyday life running, torn between hope, pragmatism, and self-accusation. This is how we survive becomes their recurring mantra. The children are absent. Time and again, we catch a glimpse of their habitation, as if through a window – a climate capsule? Where are they, and what do they do there? Is there anybody caring for them? Do they wonder: Why did you not fight harder for us?
Artistic direction: Antje Velsinger Concept: Antje Velsinger, Heike Bröckerhoff, Julia Krause Choreography: Antje Velsinger in collaboration with the dancers Dance: Marie Klemm, Mihyun Ko, Sunday Israel Akpan Vocals & Sound: Zola Mennenöh Sound: Julia Krause Stage, Costume: Signe Raunkjær Holm & Sofia Stål Video Concept & Development: Antje Velsinger, Signe Raunkjær Holm & Sofia Stål Video Direction: Signe Raunkjær Holm & Sofia Stål Dramaturgy: Heike Bröckerhoff Lighting: Dennis Nähr Production: Christina Gießmann Press & Public Relations: Hark Empen & Stückliesel Camera, DOP: Paul Sonntag Video Set & Costume: Sofia Stål, Signe Raunkjær, Oda Vad Nielsen Video 1st AD: Jules Mogensen Video 1st AC & focus puller: Phillip Hummel Gaffer: Tilman Bensiek Electrician: Aleksa Krieg Grip: Manuel Scholz. Photos: Martin Rottenkolber Trailer and Documentation: Michael Maurissens * Teaser: Signe Raunkjær Holm, Sofia Stål, Paul Sonntag
A production by Antje Velsinger, co-produced by tanzhaus nrw Düsseldorf. Supported by Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg – Behörde für Kultur und Medien, Ministerium für Kultur und Wissenschaft des Landes NRW, Fonds Darstellende Künste aus Mitteln der Beauftragten der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien, Hamburgische Kulturstiftung and Kunststiftung NRW. Supported by Lichthof Theater Hamburg, Theater am Depot Dortmund and tanzfaktur Köln.
TRAILER: vimeo.com/875906670