Reut Shemesh

A DANCE PIECE ABOUT YOUTH & UNIFORMS

ESTHER (13+)

How is a group's sense of community reflected in attitudes, dress codes and rituals? What is the tension between the desire to belong and the external dynamics of a group? In her new production Esther for all ages 13 and over, choreographer Reut Shemesh and five professional dancers explore the expressions of specific groups of young people and question their life experiences in the field of tension between conformity and individuality.
During the research phase for the piece, interviews were conducted with young people to explore the complex relationship between (everyday) uniform, symbols, behaviour and the influence of social class.

^{conzept & choreography: Reut Shemesh
dance and co-choreography: Juliana Oliveira, Kelvin Kilonzo, Mihyun Ko, Brit Rodemund, Enis Turan
light and stage design: Ronni Shendar
costume design: Marie Siekmann
music: Micha Kaplan
choreographic assistance: Katja Pire
technical support, light, stage: Jens Siewert, Ricardo Block
production: Sabina Stücker}

Would you like to bring your class to see the show? Please contact us: tanzplan@kampnagel.de

Reut Shemesh

studied choreography at ArtEZ (NL) and completed a Masters at the Academy of Media Arts (Cologne). Alongside her creative work, she is teaching choreography in several Universities. Shemesh's artistic spectrum ranges from contemporary choreography through experimental film to poetry. Her works were presented in many venues and festivals.
In her residency in 2018/2019 Reut dedicated a research to the exposure of the female Hasidic identity, by looking at embodied repetitive rituals, their social manifestation, their effect on gender roles in regard to her personal biography. Throughout the process of incorporating such rituals in contemporary practice, Reut was using different working strategies such as re-enactment photography, and interviews. The project's aim was the creation of a contemporary group piece, with both, contemporary dancers and female‪orthodox Jews from the local community.

^{(Status: 2018)}

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