After being diagnosed with a genetic dysfunction of the spine, I decided to shift my choreographic practice consciously to the processing of pain. How can pain be visualized through movement? What does caring for pain look like?
I started researching the topic of chronic pain in my first residency "The Body in Pain" at the Goethe Institute in Rotterdam in Winter 2023 with a group of five dancers.
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Artistic Direction & Choreography: Constantin Trommlitz
Co-Choreography & Dance: Astro Scheidegger, Carolina Wilkinson, Emma Hanekroot, Emma Versluys, Lara Szymanski Canaro, Jolanda Bazzi
Outside Eye: Danielle Huyghe
Video: Jasper Bruijns
Supported by Goethe Institute Rotterdam