E-Motion "2nd ID"
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Fri 22.02.2008 | 21.30 h
Sat 23.02.2008 | 17.30 h
Hochschule für Musik und Theater
60 min
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The six members of the group E-Motion set off in search of the "2nd ID" – their second identity. This lies in their personal roots, their backgrounds, as well as in the different cultures which have influenced the dancers. Hip hop is their everyday persona; it is a way of life for them, a common means of expression which still allows each to express his or her own individuality. From ‘B-Boying’ to ‘Popping’, ‘Locking’, ‘New Style’, ‘Krumping’ and ‘Housedance’, a number of styles are represented in “2nd ID”, providing insight into the diversity of the hip hop genre. Video projections of personal statements made by the dancers contribute to the work and put the performers into sharper focus. Hip hop has long since become an inextricable part of the spectrum of contemporary dance.
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Kadir Memis aka Amigo and Benny Kimoto are members of the Berlin B-Boy crew “Flying Steps“, Takao Baba and Nadia Espiritu come from Düsseldorf und Niranh Chanthabouasy aka Lil‘ Rock und Andrea Böge are from Stuttgart. Their first hip hop dance production was created in 2003 for tanzhaus nrw (Düsseldorf). "2nd ID" was created in early 2007 in close artistic cooperation with former dramaturge for William Forsythe, Célestine Hennermann.
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Dance + choreography | Takao Baba, Andrea Böge, Niranh Chanthabouasy aka Lil‘ Rock, Nadia Espiritu, Kadir Memis aka Amigo, Benny Kimoto. Dramaturgy | Célestine Hennermann. Video | Philip Bußmann. Lighting | Horst Mühlenberger. Production management | Joachim Goldschmidt.
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Produced by | E-Motion. Co-produced by | tanzhaus nrw (Düsseldorf) and Künstlerhaus Mousonturm (Frankfurt a. M.). Supported by | the Arts Foundation NRW, the Department of Culture of Düsseldorf and the Fonds Darstellende Künste e. V.