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Liebestod a songbook

Some say that Love is the biggest of all emotions. Others claim that it can move mountains and push boundaries. Love unites and separates lovers. In the name of Love people kiss each other, push each other, hurt each other, kill each other, stay with each other.

In the frame of »Liebestod« deufert&plischke have met with people to speak about love, about experiences that hurt, stories that ended not well. We have met people that had just arrived and were enjoying the possibilities of a new city. We visited elderly people unable to leave the institution that takes care of them. All of them love and live differently. All of them have loved and suffered because of love. We have spent hours together, telling each other our stories, laughing, crying. Some of these stories have been written down for »Liebestod«.

Rasha Nahas and Alain Franco composed songs from the stories.

Martin Hansen, Kareth Schaffer, Roni Katz, Shade Theret, Anna Posch (from left to right) translated the stories into dance sequences that were choreographed by deufert&plischke into duets, trios and group scenes.

Roni Katz and Kareth Schaffer and (hidden) Shade Theret.

Roni Katz, Shade Theret and costume/stage designer Valentina Primavera (yellow cap) who did an amazing work with delicate quotes to fashion history.

Anna Posch who is also the artistic assistant.

Martin Hansen.

Shade Theret.

The performance is like a songbook of missed encounters, bad dates, bad sex, auto correct mishaps, political separation, lies, laughs, a washing machine kiss and the list goes on... Performing this project we want to give these stories the power and energy they need in order to be revitalized as a moment in a life that remains imperfect, that is not as planned, that is stained and over before it even begins: the life of love.

In every city Liebestod will be performed, we will also invite for workshops, to encounter more love stories, to remember, tell, laugh, cry.

A big thank you to all the authors, for their courage, their sense of humor, their power of expression and their willingness to share what is unspeakable and which now enters the stage.

Roni Katz , Anna Posch , Shade Theret (v) , Kareth Schaffer (h) & Martin Hansen (v.l.n.r.)
Alain Franco (l) & Rasha Nahas (r)
Shade Theret
Shade Theret (v.u.) & Martin Hansen (v.o.) , Alain Franco , Rasha Nahas , Roni Katz & Kareth Schaffer (h.v.l.n.r.)
Images from the general rehearsal by Dieter Hartwig

Concept and Realization: deufert&plischke. Composition and live Music: Alain Franco and Rasha Nahas. Performance: Martin Hansen, Roni Katz, Anna Posch, Kareth Schaffer, Shade Theret. Artistic Assistance: Anna Posch. Stage and Costumes: Valentina Primavera. Light and Sound: Nikola Pieper. Production: Annett Hardegen, Luisa Leppin

The project is funded by Capital Cultural Fund – Senate Department for Culture and Europe. Coproduced by Tanz im August / HAU Hebbel am Ufer, Tanzfabrik Berlin in the frame of APAP - Advancing Performing Arts Project - Performing Europe 2020 supported by EU Creative Europe.

www.deufertandplischke.net

Kareth Schaffer (v) & Roni Katz (h)
Roni Katz , Martin Hansen , Shade Theret , Kareth Schaffer & Anna Posch (v.l.n.r.)
Shade Theret , Roni Katz , Anna Posch & Kareth Schaffer (v.l.n.r.)
Roni Katz , Anna Posch , Kareth Schaffer & Martin Hansen (v.l.n.r.)
Anna Posch , Roni Katz & Shade Theret (v.l.n.r.)
Anna Posch (l) & Roni Katz (r)
Martin Hansen , Anna Posch , Roni Katz , Shade Theret & Kareth Schaffer (v.l.n.r.)
Roni Katz , Shade Theret , Kareth Schaffer & Martin Hansen (v.l.n.r.)
Shade Theret , Roni Katz & Martin Hansen (v.l.n.r.)
Shade Theret , Roni Katz & Martin Hansen (v.l.n.r.)
Martin Hansen (I) , Roni Katz (u.r.) & Shade Theret (o.r)
Shade Theret (l) & Martin Hansen (r)
Kareth Schaffer (l) & Martin Hansen (r)
Shade Theret
Shade Theret
Shade Theret
Alain Franco (l) & Rasha Nahas (r)
Kareth Schaffer (l) & Martin Hansen (r)
Alain Franco , Rasha Nahas , Roni Katz & Kareth Schaffer (v.l.n.r.)
Martin Hansen (l) & Shade Theret (r)
Martin Hansen (l) & Anna Posch (r)
Martin Hansen (l) & Anna Posch (r)
Images from the general rehearsal by Dieter Hartwig

Credits:

Images from the rehearsal process by deufert&plischke. Images from the performance by Dieter Hartwig.

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