TIPPING POINT
PANAMA PICTURES (NL)

Tipping Point is a breathtaking balancing act in which six performers face a large, hemispherical object. As soon as they climb it, it tips and the performers are forced to react immediately. This instability highlights both their vulnerability and their dependence on each other. They are constantly and mercilessly pushed to the limits of their individual freedom. With a unique, powerful language at the interface of dance and acrobatics, driven by specially composed music, Tipping Point manages to keep the audience on the edge of their seats while choreographer Pia Meuthen clearly demonstrates: “We live in unstable times and it is becoming increasingly clear how globally interdependent we are: Every decision has an impact and sometimes the consequences of our actions (or inactions) can be felt all the way to the other side of the world.”

Choreographer Pia Meuthen finds her inspiration in literature and philosophy and then translates it into poetic images. The performances are created through improvisation based on thorough research and are carried by the charismatic performers – a team of international dancers and circus artists of different ages and backgrounds. The result is a sensory performance with a very powerful, sometimes almost sensational and yet refined language of movement that enters into a sophisticated dialog with architectural backdrops.

Choreography: Pia Meuthen

Music composition: Strijbos & van Rijswijk, Davide Bellotta

Stage design: Sammy Van den Heuvel

Costumes: Sanne Reichert Lighting design: Bart Verzellenberg

Dance: Tarek Rammo, Francesco Barba, Davide Bellotta, Fabian Krestel, Arvi Yrjölä, Candela Murillo

Tipping Point is a co-production of Panama Pictures, LOFFT – DAS Theater (Leipzig) and Strijbos & van Rijswijk.

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Image: ©Teis Albers