Dance

Dovydas Strimaitis - Still Waiting — Hairy 2.0

A hairography created for a dancer and his hair.

➤ STUK Ensemblezaal
➤ Thursday 18 September: 21:00
➤ Friday 19 September: 20:00
➤ Open doors, no drinks allowed

Hair is one of the few parts of the human body that one cannot move voluntarily and directly. Choreography and dance, on the other hand, can be seen as an art of physical (self-)control. Choreographing hair, thus, carries in itself a dramatic tension – how to control the uncontrollable? This tension is the starting point of Hairy 2.0 by the Lithuanian choreographer Dovydas Strimaitis.

Dressed in glossy black, his silhouette virtually vanishes, allowing the spotlight to fall on his long red hair. Hypnotic movements born from the top of his head trace circles and persistent forms all around him.

Dovydas presents his own variation of hairography - the form of dance that entails rotations of the head and vigorous hair movements - raising questions about our identity, our body and its autonomy.

Concept, choreography, performance Dovydas Strimaitis Lights Lisa M. Barry Music original composition by Julijona Biveinytė, Prelude from Bach’s Cello Suite No. 4 played by Yo-Yo Ma Technician Povilas Laurinaitis Co-produced by Conny Janssen Danst and Dansateliers