Stoic

By Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui

”So damn brilliant that it makes you weak at the knees” BT
”It’s a furious, humoristic choreography” (Tanz.at) 

A co-production with Eastman.

In an iconic library designed by the visual artist Hans Op de Beeck, life is lived as if nothing will ever change. Self-centeredness and a clumsy search for acknowledgement thrive in pursuit of inner peace. The monochrome grey library is a counterweight to the trivia of everyday life. It is indifferent and unyielding – stoic. Live music on stage; Arabic vocals, Congolese music and Japanese percussion are woven together by composer Felix Buxton.

Stoic is the final part of a trilogy created for GöteborgsOperans Danskompani, in which the choreographer departs from his usual spiritual or religious topics and focuses more on science, philosophy and sociology: Noetic, Icon and Stoic. With these three creations, GöteborgsOperans Danskompani has toured internationally to sold-out arenas.

Recording from 2018/2019.

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Team

CHOREOGRAPHY, COMPOSITION Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
SET AND COSTUME DESIGN Hans Op de Beeck
MUSICAL DIRECTION, COMPOSITION Felix Buxton
LIGHTING DESIGN David Stokholm
CHOREOGRPHER`S ASSISTANT Shawn Fitzgerald Ahern

MUSIC WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY

VOCALS, GUITAR Kaspy N'dia
VOCALS, PERCUSSION Mohammed El Arabi-Serghini
VIOLIN, VIOLA, SOUND EFFECTS Samy Bishai
PIANO, GUITAR, PERCUSSION Gabriele Miracle
PIANO, KOTO, DRUMS Tsubasa Hori

GÖTEBORGSOPERANS DANSKOMPANI

Takuya Fujisawa
Sabine Groenendijk
Toby Kassell
Janine Koertge
Maxime Lachaume
Waldean Nelson
Riley O’Flynn
Anna Ozerskaia
Dorotea Saykaly
Endre Schumicky
Frida Dam Seidel
Danielle de Vries
Joseba Yerro Izaguirre
Micol Mantini

DACERS FROM EASTMAN

Shawn Fitzgerald Ahern
Kazutomi Kozuki
Nicola Leahey
Princess Madoki
Patrick Seebacher