wilderness tender / Auftaucher

For the first time, Folkwang Dance Studio presents its work at Ruhrfestspiele. Two very distinct pieces are combined to create a riveting evening of contemporary dance. Drawing on the Dance Studio ensemble’s visceral energy, both choreographies playfully explore movement, space and music.

"wilderness tender" is a piece by American dancer and choreographer Stephanie Miracle, herself a Dance Studio alumna. Her choreography is inspired by the surrealist imagery of Henri Rousseau. Like his paintings, the work is colourful, entangled, elaborately physical, wild and tender at the same time.

"Auftaucher" is a new staging of Henrietta Horn’s brilliant piece that premiered in Jakarta in 2001. In this choreography about the variety of interpersonal relationships, the tension between the dancers is almost palpable and leaps off the stage.