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UNRUHE
France
Directing & Text
Nolwenn Peterschmitt
Brief description
Is dancing contagious? Or simply a human need? A happening somewhere between a concert, play and celebration.
Language
Without Language
Duration
90 min
Location
more about the artist
Content
In the year 1518, more than 400 people danced on the streets in Strasbourg. This went on for a few weeks. This “dancing sickness” is still a mystery today.
This play asks why people act this way and what motivates us as a group. It’s about whether dance and other shared activities are things human beings need. Are there some desires that only a group can satisfy? UNRUHE invites the audience to a special experience. It’s a concert, play and celebration at the same time.
Nolwenn Peterschmitt (* 1992) is an actor, dancer and director. The theatre group Crisis from Marseille has existed since 2017. It brings different artists to work together again and again.
UNRUHE starts out from the theme of the „St. Vitus Dance“, a dance epidemic which infected Strasbourg inhabitants in 1518 and kept more than 400 people dancing in the streets for several weeks. By exploring this strange phenomenon, which continous to be an enigma to this day, and the socio-political context in which it occured, UNRUHE questions wether individual and collective impulses, including the act of dancing, are vital needs. Are there experiences that we as a society perhaps rarely look for anymore, yet can only be offered by a collective act? UNRUHE invites the audience to a ritual happening somewhere between a concert, a play and a celebration. It‘s an invitation to explore a mystery that only arises when people come together.
Nolwenn Peterschmitt, *1992, studied acting at the Academy of Limoges. After finishing her degree, she also trained in contemporary dance, butô, krumping and clowning. In 2017, she co-founded Groupe Crisis, which she now co-directs with Laurène Fardeau. Groupe Crisis is a network located in Marseille that brings together different artists for each of its productions. After co-directing two productions, UNRUHE is her solo directing debut. Since 2023, she’s also been studying ritual practices at the EHESS Paris (School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences).
With Vladimir Barbera, Ana Bogosavljevic, Julie Cardile, Naomi Fall, Laurene Fardeau, Pablo Jupin, Juliette Otter, Nitya Peterschmitt, Martina Raccanelli, Adrienne Winling
Concept & Directing Nolwenn Peterschmitt
Directing Assistance Caroline Loze Technical Director & Lighting Design Sebian Falk Sound Director Emile Wacquiez Composition Thomas Delpérié, Thibaut De Raymond Production Groupe Crisis Tour-Management Natacha Cousin Photos Irwin Barbé, Pierre Gondard, R. Silozio, Santiago Borthwick (Portrait Nolwenn Peterschmitt) Co-production Festival de Marseille, LaGeste Gand (Création développée en Co-laBo, août 2022, Gand), Le Maillon, Théâtre de Strasbourg – Scène européenne, La Fonderie Le Mans Institutional Partners la ville de Marseille, le département des Bouches-du-Rhône - Centre de création départemental de l’Etang des Aulnes, la DRAC PACA dans le cadre du dispositif Relançons l’été Supporters & Partners, le Château de Monthelon (Montreal), l’atelier du Voetvolk (Rubigny), l’Ambazada - ZAD (Notre Dame Des Landes), l’Entreprise - Cie François Cervantes (Marseille), Bijloke Wonderland Festival et VIERNULVIER (Gand), la FAI-AR (Marseille), La Friche Belle de Mai (Marseille), Cie Accrorap (Marseille)
The performances during Fast Forward will take place with the kind support from the Institut français and the French Ministry of Culture.
Content Notes