SEED

“These folk wouldn’t feel the devil, even If he’d got them dangling by the neck.” (Faust / Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)

The devil embodies the manifestation of evil. Exorcising the devil – a relic from the past: a body obsessed with evil, maladjusted, uncomfortable, a medieval point of view? IPtanz looks at the timelessness of aspects of dealing with the devil as a picture for forms of social discipline and arbitrariness. The devil as a seducer, a confuser, as its name Diabolos reveals. The staging gives no answers, doesn’t blame. The installation becomes a net of body metaphors and impressions. In the irritation of the familiar space, the dubiousness of standpoints becomes visually transparent for the viewer.

An exhibition after the performances gives insights into the text and topics, that influenced and inpired the rehearsal process.
The productions by IPtanz are aimed at an audience that is consciously looking for the experience in rooms outside the theater.

The production SEED was nominated for the Cologne dance and theater award by the SK foundation in 2019.