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  • Young & Furious


    Young&Furious_2_Foto_Luc_Depreitere

    © Luc Depreitere

    Unusual Symptoms and passerelle vzw
    World premiere

    in coproduction with Theater im Pumpenhaus, Münster

    Director Samir Akika and Johannes Fundermann Music Umut Abaci, Martin Basman SET / Light Stefan Schönfeldt, Tilo Schreieck Dramaturgy Gregor Runge Cast Joke Depreitere, Sara Ranjana Häuser, Thijs Lambert, Paul Oldenburg, Zehra Proch, Robin Vanden Bussche, Liesbeth Van Der Bauwhede, Milena Weber

    FRI April 26, 7 pm
    sat april 27, 6.30 pm

    Deutsche Oper Berlin ° Tischlerei
    110 min ° Age: 14 upwards

    “For two hours audiences experience the search for identity and the insecurity of growing up in the form of a wildly chaotic piece of dance theatre.” (from the vote by Heike Albrecht)

    SYNOPSIS

    A punch bag, a young woman and a DJ on stage. Bodies twitching to techno beats. A story about a grandfather who no one ever knew. Couples who embrace. A communal toilet-paper meal, beer drinking and smoking. What do I need in order to feel young? How much glorious nonsense, how much anarchy and how many restrictions define a person’s youth? “We all want to be someone special” – it’s not about conformity, nor is it about reaching certain goals, but about trying out as many things as possible.

    Eight young people from Belgium and Germany introduce themselves and their reactions to life in a chain of crazy stories, thrilling dance sequences and ritual games. Their equal longing for individual retreat and social companionship define their physical attraction and repulsion for another. The result is a multilingual panorama of inner voices and external attributions.

     

    Young&Furious_1_Foto_Luc_Depreitere

    © Luc Depreitere

    Samir Akika is currently working as the head choreographer at the Bremen Theatre. “Young & Furious“ is the first project on which he has worked with the director Johannes Fundermann. The “Pumpenhaus” sees itself as a production venue for innovative performances, comprising (young people’s) theatre, dance, music and contemporary media. Its partner Passerelle vzw is a unique platform for young people’s dance shows in the contemporary Flemish dance scene. It brings together professional artists with amateurs and young performers.

    www.unusualsymptoms.com

    www.passerellevzw.be