The Denby Variations
"The Denby Variations" is a work for four dancers, a musician and a speaker, ACUD Theater, Berlin 2022
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An interdisciplinary performance in poetry, music, and movement
"The Denby Variations" is a work for four dancers, a musician/composer, and a speaker, based on the language of poet and dance critic Edwin Denby, widely considered the most important and influential American dance critic of the 20th century. The piece originated from a cycle of 14 sonnet-centos created by Kathleen Heil using her favorite phrases from Denby's dance criticism, the words of which are used courtesy of the Edwin Denby Estate.
Director, Choreography: Kathleen Heil
Composer, Musician: Christoph Enzel
Dancers: Elizaveta Polyakova, Rossella Russolo, Irena Wiktor, Kathleen Heil
Speaker: Hanna Mattes
Poems: Kathleen Heil from the dance writings of Edwin Denby, courtesy of the estate of Edwin
Denby; German translation: Jörg Wiedemann, Kathleen Heil
Discussion: Nine Eglantine Yamamoto-Masson, Veronica Posth, Brian Seibert, Jeffrey Lependorf
Technology, Video Documentation: Tomoya Kawamura, Anton Dorokh
Production: Zinnia Nomura
Berlin, Nov, 2022