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DOWN THE ROAD
DRESDEN FRANKFURT DANCE COMPANY / WILLIAM FORSYTHE / CYRIL BALDY

Two people are connected in a dynamic dance movement. One person is supported or carried while both bodies extend diagonally across the frame. Athletic clothing and focused stage lighting emphasize motion and physical coordination.
Two people are connected in a dynamic dance movement. One person is supported or carried while both bodies extend diagonally across the frame. Athletic clothing and focused stage lighting emphasize motion and physical coordination.

Bockenheimer Depot

Do. 5.11. | 20:00 Uhr, Premiere Fr. 6.11. | 20:00 Uhr Sa. 7.11. | 20:00 Uhr So. 8.11. | 16:00 Uhr Do. 12.11. | 20:00 Uhr Fr. 13.11. | 20:00 Uhr Sa. 14.11. | 20:00 Uhr So. 15.11. | 16:00 Uhr

Duration: approx. 90 Minutes incl. intermission

Tickets: 34 € / 26 €, Premiere 39 €, discounted 50%

Synopsis

With the double bill Down the Road the Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company brings together two works that are connected over more than 20 years. William Forsythe’s N.N.N.N. from 2002 meets the world premiere of Body Me by Cyril Baldy, who was himself one of the original cast of N.N.N.N. and now looks back on the piece as a choreographer. Both works start from improvisation and intensify into precisely composed choreographies.

In N.N.N.N. a finely attuned interplay unfolds between four dancers. Breathing, movement and rhythm are intertwined, becoming independent voices that enhance and challenge each other. Body Me focusses attention on the body itself. Movements are generated from encounters, touching and reacting to each other.

Between Forsythe’s choreographic legacy and Baldy’s new signature, Down the Road opens a dialogue about how movement is passed on, about memory and how dance is continually created afresh.

Information on sensory triggers and potentially sensitive content will be communicated on our website on the day of the premiere, as well as on signage in the theatre, as our creative process allows for new elements to emerge right up until the last day. If you require further information in advance, please contact us on info@dfdc.de.

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Credits

N.N.N.N.
Choreography, Light, Stage, Costumes: William Forsythe
Dance: Dancers of DFDC
Worldpremiere: November 21th 2002, Ballett Frankfurt, Oper Frankfurt

Body Me
Choreography: Cyril Baldy
Dance: Tänzer*innen der DFDC

DOWN THE ROAD is an event by the Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company. Media partner: Journal Frankfurt. The Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company is funded by the City of Dresden and the Free State of Saxony, as well as the City of Frankfurt am Main and the State of Hesse. Company-in-Residence at HELLERAU – European Centre for the Arts in Dresden and at the Bockenheimer Depot in Frankfurt am Main.

Photo: Nadine Fraczkowski