Die Seherinnen

... oder die Grenze, hinter der Sprache aufhört

by Juliette Villemin

2021 | Stuttgart

A nod. A helplessly bent arm offers a greeting. Even before the first word, the dialogue and social practice have begun. The gestural cutlery is unpacked, polished and modestly hidden.
The dance project DIE SEHERINNEN develops a non-verbal dance vocabulary from research into individual body language, which gives us surprising and bizarre insights into the world of expression of the speaking body.

Concept, Artistic Direction, Choreography Juliette Villemin / Dance Anika Bendel, Sawako Nunotani, Jeff Pham, Johannes Walter / Dramaturgy Bernhard Eusterschulte / Music Claudia Jane Scroccaro / Stage, Costum Design Justyna Koeke & Team / Video Documentation Ebrahim Alfadhala, Maud Mascré / Photo Documentation, Graphik Design Daniela Wolf / Light Design Ingo Jooß / Technic Hannes Hutzmann, Sven Mahnkopf / Project Management Juliette Villemin, Natalie Knappig / Financial Management Anika Bendel

A production of Juliette Villemin & Team, in cooperation with Produktionszentrum Tanz & Performance Stuttgart, Freie Tanz- und Theaterszene Stuttgart and Kunstverein Wagenhalle e.V.
The production is funded by Fonds Darstellende Künste with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media in the program NEUSTART KULTUR, the LafT Baden-Württemberg, the Cultural Office of the City of Stuttgart and the LBBW Foundation.

The performances are funded by TANZPAKT Stadt-Land-Bund with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media in the program NEUSTART KULTUR and the Cultural Office of the City of Stuttgart.

DIE SEHERINNEN is the subject of the documentary film THE UNSEEN SIGN, which is supported by NATIONALES PERFORMANCE NETZ STEPPING OUT, funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media as part of the NEUSTART KULTUR initiative.