Dance and theatre spectacle by Takao Baba and ensemble - for hearing, hard of hearing and deaf people.
Imagine you're on a game show and don't know why you've been invited. A new AI is to be presented in the show. The rules of the game are simple: play, talk, dance. As more and more signs point to the fact that candidate no. 7 will never come back, the showmaster blurts out what the AI is all about: it can predict the end of your life. The show is supposed to capture the contestants' reactions to the time they have left. Full of rage, they stop the showmaster and begin to share their dreams with each other.
"Time to Shine" by Düsseldorf choreographer Takao Baba brings together the ensemble of the Junges Schauspiel with guests from the urban dance community and deaf performers, making the production spectacularly accessible for hearing, hard of hearing and deaf people.
Excerpt from the jury's statement:
“An impressive hip-hop dance ensemble with outstanding performers fills the stage with energy and passion. While the dancers show their skills, profound philosophical questions about the quality of life and the value of time are raised. The audience is invited to reflect on life and to be inspired by “Time to shine”. "
"A ground-breaking new AI is to be presented in a fictitious game show. The contestants take to the stage to loud cheers, but the tension mounts when contestant no. 7 is unexpectedly absent. They become increasingly impatient as the signs of his non-appearance intensify. Suddenly, the show hosts burst out: the AI is able to predict the end of their lives and recognises the different reactions of the contestants to their remaining time. The show takes an emotional turn when the contestants interrupt the show hosts to share their dreams and hopes. An impressive hip-hop dance ensemble with outstanding performers fills the stage with energy and passion. While the dancers show their skills, profound philosophical questions about the quality of life and the value of time are raised. The audience is invited to reflect on life and to be inspired by “Time to shine”."
The Junges Schauspiel, founded in 1976 as a branch of the Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus, moved into its own venue in the north-east of Düsseldorf in 1993. It is the largest theatre for children and young people in North Rhine-Westphalia and is one of the most renowned in Germany. Located at Münsterstraße 446, with two stages with 300 and 99 seats, the Junges Schauspiel reaches more than 60,000 visitors per season with six new productions and other events. The productions of the Junges Schauspiel receive numerous invitations to festivals throughout Germany and the world. Since 2016, Stefan Fischer-Fels has been the artistic director of Junges Schauspiel together with a team and under the overall direction of General Director Wilfried Schulz.
accessible to
public | 12+
Venue
Grillo Theater Essen
Duration
75 Min.
Theatre
Junges Schauspielhaus Düsseldorf
www.dhaus.de
Production
Junges Schauspielhaus Düsseldorf
by Takao Baba and ensemble
Direction and choreography: Takao Baba
with: Rafael-Evitan Grombelka, Yulia Yáñez Schmidt, Eduard Lind, Jonathan Gyles, Elisa Berrod, Valentin Schwerdfeger, Natalie Hanslik, Bounracksa Phomkoumphon, Dodzi Dougban, Sarena Bockers, Solomon Quaynoo, In the video: Hero aka Zinenuba Fayiri
Stage: Martina Lebert
Music and video: Riccardo Castagnola
Costume: Martina Lebert, Alyssa Töller
Lighting: Christian Schmidt
Dramaturgy: Kirstin Hess
Translation of the moderation into DGS: Rafael-Evitan Grombelka
Aesthetics of Access: Ben Glover
Theatre pedagogy: Lena Hilberger, Ilka Zänger
Sign language interpreters for the rehearsals: Stella Böttcher, Konstanze Bustian, Stella Papantonatos, Eva Vogel, Jan Wolf
Production consultancy: Access Maker by Un-Label
Performance rights: with the theatre
In cooperation with the Physical Theatre department at Folkwang University of the Arts.
Funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media in the Jupiter - Performing Arts for Young Audiences programme of the German Federal Cultural Foundation.Junges Schauspielhaus Düsseldorf