Blueprint

In the organizer's words:

In this unusual pas de deux, dancer Mijin Kim and acrobat Leon Börgens move through a playing field of trust in their search to strike the right note with each other. Blueprint is a sensitive and humorous exploration that takes us into the subtle nuances of interpersonal relationships.

Circus and dance combine, literally turning the classically danced pas de deux on its head. Between togetherness, trust and subtle cunning, small and large gestures are created that remain in the memory. With tenderness and determination, the two movement virtuosos take us to the limits of their physical resources and their lustful exhaustion.

Simon Bauer's music, composed especially for Blueprint, creates almost imperceptibly sculptural spaces. It builds bridges and draws canyons of sound between the audience and the pulsating bodies. Fog and light erect the transparent walls that make the otherwise hidden visible: A universe protected from the outside world for this intense physical dialog.

Blueprint marks the conclusion of the trilogy Human, Hyperobject and Transformation by Overhead Project, which also includes the piece Greenroom shown in Mannheim. The company is under the direction of circus artist and choreographer Tim Behren and has been developing its circus choreographic vocabulary on the border between contemporary circus and dance for over 15 years.

Artistic direction, choreography Tim Behren Performance, creation Mijin Kim, Leon Börgens Music composition Simon Bauer Lighting design Moritz Bütow, Birk-André Hildebrandt
Costume design Fa-Hsuan Chen Dramaturgy Anna Menzel Outside Eye, Intersectional Sensitivity Reading Julia Mischke, Senja Brütting Technical direction Philipp Zander Production management Lisa Lehnen, Lukas Zimmermann Public relations, management Mechtild Tellmann International networks Valentina Barone