Dance piece

The construction

Isabelle Schad & Theater o.N

Concept & Choreography: Isabelle Schad Tanz & Performance: Nina Kurtela, Sonja Pregrad, Lena Lux, Manuel Lindner, Jan Lory's composition & sound: Damir Simunovic light & technology: Emma Juliard Production management: Heiko Schramm

A stage full of black bags. Slowly they come to life, they straighten up, move on, explore the space. Suddenly an arm appears, then a leg, finally a whole person. In Franz Kafka's unfinished story »Der Bau«, an animal construction is described, built by an animal that seeks shelter in the underground caves and corridors and then increasingly loses itself in them. The narrative serves as the eponymous metaphor and starting point for the exploration of a special relationship between body and space. The 40 malleable, large-format beanbags are the material for the group work DER BAU-Gruppe / Kids, which is shaped by 5 performers into complex structures and choreographic structures.

DER BAU was initially a performance for adult audiences as a group piece, for FRATZ 2020 Isabelle Schad adapted the piece for children from 3 years.

A production by Isabelle Schad in collaboration with de facto, Zagreb and Studentski Centar Sveucilista u Zagrebu. Funded by the NATIONALE PERFORMANCE NETZ (NPN) Coproduction Funding Dance with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media on the basis of a resolution of the German Bundestag and by the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Europe. Made possible by the support of Wiesen55 e.V. and Uferstudios Berlin.

The adaptation for spectators aged 3 and over was commissioned by the Theater o.N. as part of the »Offensive Tanz für junges Audience Berlin«, funded by TANZPAKT Stadt-Land-Bund and the Berlin Senate for Culture and Europe (co-financing fund) in cooperation with FRATZ International.