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Soul Chain
Sharon Eyal, Gai Behar
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Germany

Virtuoso unison

The sensational contemporary dance company from Germany’s Staatstheater Mainz makes its Danse Danse debut with Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar’s Soul Chain. A high-energy work with hypnotic appeal.

Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar, an artistic duo whose career path truly dazzles, are constantly exploring the notions of love and desire in works of visceral intensity that resonate deep within us. Soul Chain, created for tanzmainz and winner of Germany’s prestigious Der Faust award, is one of their most striking works. But don’t expect too much romance, Eyal warns! To the relentless techno beats of DJ Ori Lichtik, a chorus of 17 male and female dancers on demi-pointe “driven by an irrepressible, almost animal, but ultimately solitary desire to break out of themselves” vibrates and pulsates in perfect synergy. Meticulously assembled, this strange parade, with its minute and complex variations, culminates in a stunning crescendo, to the point of exhaustion. A tour de force.

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A sensual, haunting dance whose feverish energy inhabits the stage.
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Artists

Choreographer
Sharon Eyal

Sharon Eyal has created over 30 choreographies for renowned companies. With her company L-E-V, founded in 2013, she has captivated stages around the world with over 200 performances.

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Co-creator
Gai Behar

With Sharon Eyal, Gai Behar is part of an innovative contemporary dance duo that has presented its creations around the world with their company L-E-V and for the world's most prestigious dance companies.

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Musician
Ori Lichtik

His compositions for L-E-V company interact with the dancers: he creates sounds and rhythms that reflect, trigger and respond to the dancers' movements and structure the entire choreography.

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Company

tanzmainz

tanzmainz is the Staatstheater Mainz’s contemporary dance ensemble, led and curated by Artistic Director Honne Dohrmann since 2014. Its dancers work side by side with a diverse production team to create works that strive to reflect complex social issues.

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Credits

A Staatstheater Mainz production

Choreography Sharon Eyal.
Co-creator Gai Behar.
Costumes Rebecca Hytting.
Composition Ori Lichtik.
Stage and Lighting design Alon Cohen.
Assistant to the Choreographer Rebecca Hytting, Tom Weinberger.
Rehearsal Director Natalia Rodina.

Dancers Elisabeth Gareis, Daria Hlinkina, Shani Licht, Cassandra Martin, Nora Monsecour, Amber Pansters, Réka Rácz, Maasa Sakano. Zachary Chant, Paul Elie, Finn Lakeberg, Christian Leveque, Frederico Longo, Jaume Luque Parellada, Cornelius Mickel, Matti Tauru, Lin Van Kaam.

Director tanzmainz Honne Dohrmann.
Production Manager Lisa Besser.
Collaborator of Dance Directorate and Touring Manager Hannah Meyer-Scharenberg.
Assistant of Dance Directorate Julia Kraus.
Stage & Sound Set Up on Tour Luka Curk.
Light Set Up on Tour Dominik Hager.
Stage Manager on Tour Matthew Tusa.

World premiere October 28th, 2017.

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