Philip Berlin 2023

Le scénario

Exuberant grand jeté marathon

Philip Berlin examines expansive leaps. A dazzling sequence of finales in rapid-fire succession. Dancers drifting across the stage beneath a never-ending shower of confetti. Swift, powerful and multifaceted. Accompanied by the sweet sounds of post-punk New Romanticism.

Le scénario is an uplifting work that takes off with Merce Cunningham’s post-modern ruminations about jumping and lands with Michael Clark’s predilection for the world of fashion. Amidst striking latex-collared dancers and a stage bathed in cold laboratory-blue light, a battle rages against the force of gravity and its relentless efforts to keep us all grounded.

Philip Berlin

Choreographer

Philip Berlin, a dancer and choreographer, is active both in Sweden and internationally. His choreography has been featured at the Théâtre de la ville [City Theatre of Paris], the Swedish Museum of Performing Arts and Dansens hus [the House of Dance]. His dancers include a veritable who’s who list of names, such as Cristina Caprioli, William Forsythe, Björn Säfsten, Mathilde Monnier, Merce Cunningham and Mats Ek, to name just a few. Berlin has also worked with Gisèle Vienne and toured internationally with the performance ‘Crowd’.

Credits

Choreography: Philip Berlin
Dancers: Viktoria Andersson, Linda Blomqvist, Darío Barreto-Damas, Jim de Block, Victor Lans
Choreography assistant: Linda Blomqvist
Set/light: Daniel Åkerström-Steen
Costume: Philip Berlin, Daniel Åkerström-Steen
Composition: Yoann Durant
Technician: Viktor Palmklint
Production: Terry Johnson & Sara Bergsmark
Administration: Anna-Karin Domfors/Interim Kultur
Co-production: PJDC forskningscenter, Dansens Hus, Dansnät Sverige, Norrlandsoperan, Riksteatern Ljusdal
With support from: Kulturrådet, Region Gävleborg & Ljusdals kommun
Residency: Norrdans & PJDC forskningscenter
Photo: Björn Lans