“STRONG-BORN” is the literal translation of the name Iphigenia. In her new work, Kat Válastur takes inspiration from the play “Iphigenia in Aulis” by Euripides and the story of sacrifice at its centre. Three women perform a dance that aspires to transform a demand for sacrifice into a rebellious resistance against it. The movements are determined by sound-making elements attached to their bodies and the resonating sonic interplay with a circular wooden platform placed at the centre of the stage. In interaction with the innovative percussionist Valentina Magaletti, something akin to a contemporary ritual emerges, one which elucidates the sonic force of the female body in a fight against disposability.

Team
Concept & Choreography Kat Válastur
With Noémie Ettlin, Xenia Koghilaki, Noumissa Sidibé
Music & live performance Valentina Magaletti
Lighting design & Technical direction Martin Beeretz
Lighting design collaboration Vito Walter
Sound design & Surround mixing Vagelis Tsatsis
Choreographic assistance Michalis Angelidis
Stage design Ulrich Leitner
Stage design collaboration Leon Eixenberger
Costumes Marie Gerstenberger / werkstattkollektiv
Porcelain & wooden objects Nina Krainer
Porcelain pieces collaboration Mercedes Bonzai
Porcelain pieces made at Ceramic Kingdom, Berlin
Scent design Klara Ravat
Video & editing Ethan Folk, Nadja Krüger
Dramaturgical advice Filippos Telesto
Production management Marina Agathangelidou, Mascha Euchner-Martinez, Sina Kießling
Touring management Mascha Euchner-Martinez
Distribution Yann Gibert

http://www.katvalastur.com/