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THE WHEELIE SHOW
ENG KAI ER & TEAM

A group of six performance artists hold hands in a row on a stage lit with purple light. Several use wheelchairs and others wear roller skates, all in colorful, dynamic clothing, under hanging fabric decorations.
A diverse group of six performance artists, including wheelchair users and roller skaters, dances in dynamic diagonal formation on a stage. They wear colorful athletic attire with arms extended, moving in front of large red and blue fringed arches under purple lighting and spotlights.
Six performers using roller skates and wheelchairs hold hands in a circle on a dark stage. Bright racing-style costumes, focused lighting, and hanging fabric strips emphasize collective movement and the circular formation.
Several performers using roller skates and wheelchairs form a connected horizontal movement sequence on a dark stage. Colorful costumes and focused lighting emphasize the shared formation and the interaction between bodies and wheels.
A group of six performance artists hold hands in a row on a stage lit with purple light. Several use wheelchairs and others wear roller skates, all in colorful, dynamic clothing, under hanging fabric decorations.
A diverse group of six performance artists, including wheelchair users and roller skaters, dances in dynamic diagonal formation on a stage. They wear colorful athletic attire with arms extended, moving in front of large red and blue fringed arches under purple lighting and spotlights.
Six performers using roller skates and wheelchairs hold hands in a circle on a dark stage. Bright racing-style costumes, focused lighting, and hanging fabric strips emphasize collective movement and the circular formation.
Several performers using roller skates and wheelchairs form a connected horizontal movement sequence on a dark stage. Colorful costumes and focused lighting emphasize the shared formation and the interaction between bodies and wheels.

Frankfurt LAB – Halle 1

Fr. 6.11. | 20:00 Uhr, followed by Meet the Artists Sa. 7.11. | 18:00 Uhr, 17:00 Haptic Tour, Performance with Audio Description

Duration: approx. 60 Minutes
Language: No language skills required

Tickets: 17 € / 8 €

Synopsis

Dynamic spins and weightless gliding: The Wheelie Show celebrates the infinite potential of movement on wheels and rollers. Here three roller dancers and three wheelchair dancers conquer the stage. What happens when they meet on their respective rollers? What do they have in common beyond the wheels on their wheelchairs and their roller skates?

With The Wheelie Show Eng Kai Er, a graduate of the master’s course in Choreography and Performance in Gießen, returns to the Rhein-Main region and continues her research into the utopian potential of popular forms of movement and expression. Together with her five fellow dancers Eng Kai Er doesn’t just create remarkable and thrilling duos. The six dancers also travel together through political landscapes and circle around social norms. Here the wheels start rolling, the speed increases, and efficiency is left behind: The Wheelie Show presents solidarity on wheels and places the emphasis on creativity, fellowship and the pleasure of movement at all speeds.

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Credits

With: Eng Kai Er and Team
Artistic Direction, Choreography: Eng Kai Er
Dance: Eng Kai Er, Christina Friese, Janis Jirotka, Jana Mahn, Jonah Onnen, Melanie Sandrock
Music: Markus Krochmann
Set Design: Laura Kahler
Costume: Meret Zürcher
Light: Doria Worden
Outside Eye: Niklaus Bein
Production Management: Sina Rundel, Ana Salcido

Photo: Alexandra Polina