THE URGE GROWS
The international outdoor performance The Urge Grows follows on from the original German project by German choreographer Ceren Oran, The Urge . It was created in 2020 during the coronavirus lockdown based on the performers' inner desire to stay moving, stay connected and keep creating.
Thanks to MOVE Ostrava, the original The Urge was expanded to include Czech and Slovak productions (this was provided by the Slovak festival Dance ) and during the unique collaboration of three creative teams under the supervision of Ceren Oran herself, this international extended version of The Urge Grows was created .
What movement fits between the bed and the closet? Can you dance a classic variation by the kitchen counter? Or remind yourself of the release technique on the balcony? Lock-down. The inability to go outside, to the dance hall, to the theater, to meet the audience or other dancers, family or friends.
In the spring of 2020, social media was flooded with home videos that are a testament to the desire of dancers and choreographers to dance and stay connected, to remain visible. Choreographer Ceren Oran selected several of them as inspiration for her latest project “The Urge,” which she deliberately placed in public space .
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“For me, dancing in public means getting rid of the comfortable theatrical environment, going to the market with my skin and reaching out primarily to potential audiences who would otherwise never come to contemporary dance. I believe in the fascinating, infectious and inspiring power of contemporary dance and I am deeply convinced that dance should be accessible to everyone – anytime, anywhere.” (Ceren Oran)
“The Urge” draws inspiration from the frustrating experience of a year and a half of pandemic and isolation and transforms it into something highly vital, contagious in the best sense of the word - in sharing joy, energy, fascination with movement, in an intense sharing of a moment in direct contact with the viewer in a public space.
Ceren Oran's choreography combines energetic, synchronous dance passages with distinctive improvised solos by individual experienced dancers. Their dynamics and the changing rhythm of the entire piece are determined by the pulsating electronic music of Oran's long-time collaborator and the live improvisation of saxophonist Marcela Kučová. This ecstatic combination heightens the tension between dancers and musicians, the individual and the mass.
Project booking at jsem@moveostrava.cz
ABOUT THE ORIGIN OF THE URGE GROWS
The Czech staging of "The Urge" was created during a joint residency of performers selected on the basis of an open call and choreographer Ceren Oran. For enabling this international creative residency in Olomouc Divadle na Cucky we owe it to the New Network and its Art-in-res program .
The culmination of this co-production cooperation is the Grand opening , during which the Czech, Slovak and German crew will present themselves in Pilsen's Náměstí republiky with a unique joint combination of their performances "The Urge Grows" . After that, all the teams will go back to their countries to transfer the gained experience and energy in other places of public space.
The Slovakian part is organized by Tanečno - dance festival in Orava, and on the Czech side MOVE Ostrava cooperates with Divadlo na Cucky and Moving Station. In there, joint rehearsals of the German, Czech and Slovak creative team took place here during June, directly under the direction of a German choreographer.
The Slovak part is organized by the Bratislava-based Orava dance festival Tanečno , and on the Czech side, in addition to MOVE Ostrava, Divadlo na Cucky is also involved in the organization and Pilsen's Moving Station. Here, during June, joint rehearsals of the German, Czech and Slovak creative team took place directly under the leadership of the German choreographer.
CREATIVE TEAM
Concept, Art Direction and Choreography: Ceren Oran
Choreographic collaboration: Maayan Reiter, Rotem Weismann
Directed by Jin Lee
Dancing: Jin Lee, Laura Manz, Lihun Choi, Lena Klink, Rotem Weissman, Lukas Malkowski, Klára Ešnerová, Helena Arenbergerová, Michal Heriban, Tomáš Pražák, Jana Ryšlavá, Miriam Budzáková, Matúš Szegho, Paulína Šmatláková, Andrej Štepita, Lukáš Záhorák
Music: Hüseyin Evirgen, Marcela Kučová
Dramaturgical collaboration: Karolína Hejnová
Premiere: 8. 5. 2021, Munich, Berlin, Cologne (only as a live stream) // Part of the DANCE 2021 festival
Premiere with an audience: 13. 7. 2021, Munich
Czech premiere: The Urge Grows 25. 5. 2022 Pilsen
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