P R O D U C T I O N S

ELEPHANT

Concept/Direction: Rabih Mroué
In artistic collaboration with Ty Boomershine and Jone San Martin

Cast: Ty Boomershine, Jone San Martin, Marco Volta
Lighting Design 2019: Patrick Lauckner, Tanja Rühl
Lighting Desing: Arno Truschinski
Sound: Mattef Kuhlmey
Costume: Sophia Piepenbrock-Saitz

Elephant oscillates between a sense of isolation and a yearning for human connection. Two bodies move in labyrinth patterns, trying to reach each other in vain. Jumping backwards and forwards in time, they find themselves searching for moments of togetherness while at the same time experiencing the inevitability of loneliness.

Premiere: 28 February 2018, HAU Hebbel am Ufer (HAU2)

Production: Dance On/DIEHL+RITTER
Co-Production: HAU Hebbel am Ufer

Produced for the DANCE ON Festival with support from Hauptstadtkulturfonds.

past performances:
  • 16. May 2021, Video-Stream Elephant | Dance Festival | München
  • 15. May 2021, Video-Stream Elephant | Dance Festival | München
  • 06. November 2020, Elephant | Lessingtheater | Wolfenbüttel
  • 29. February 2020, Elephant | tanzhaus nrw | Düsseldorf
  • 28. February 2020, Elephant | tanzhaus nrw | Düsseldorf
  • 16. November 2019, Elephant | Kampnagel | Hamburg
  • 15. November 2019, Elephant | Kampnagel | Hamburg
  • 14. November 2019, Elephant | Kampnagel | Hamburg
  • 10. November 2019, Elephant | ONASSIS STEGI | Athen
  • 09. November 2019, Elephant | ONASSIS STEGI | Athen
  • 08. November 2019, Elephant | ONASSIS STEGI | Athen
  • 25. November 2018, Elephant | CoFestival | Ljubljana
  • 26. July 2018, Elephant | LAB | Frankfurt