Hidden Heartache – a Music Theater in Body Language

Description

«Hidden Heartache» explores musical perception from a non-hearing perspective, placing the origin of movement at its center. Between concert grand and dancing body, between vibration and gesture, sound occurs not only in the air but also through resonating bodies. Two deaf and two hearing performers develop a web of visual rhythms in their movements. Music and dance are in a continuous process of mutual shaping and realignment. When does dance become music, and when does music become dance?

The production by the collective ox&öl in collaboration with choreographer Lee Méir uses body sound transducers to make music physically tangible. The compositions by Ailís Ní Ríain and Julie Herndon – developed from both deaf and hearing compositional perspectives – unfold through the movements of the bodies.

«Hidden Heartache» creates a shared experiential space where hearing appears as a physical experience and music reveals itself as a choreography of resonance.

Contributors and additional information:
Kassandra Wedel, Lua Leirner, Marie-Lena Kaiser, Simone Keller (Performance); Lee Méir (Choreography/Co-Creation/Costume Design); Philip Bartels (Direction); Dennis Schmidt (Technical Direction); Stephanie Mündel-Möhr (Dramaturgy); John Ivers (Instrument Development and Construction); Ariane Russi (Production Management)

Highlights

• Unique exploration of music through body language
• Collaboration between deaf and hearing performers
• Choreographed by Lee Méir with original compositions

General Information

"Hidden Heartache" is a music theater production that investigates musical perception from a non-hearing perspective. Taking place at Gare du Nord in Basel, it features a blend of dance and music, utilizing body sound transducers to create a tangible musical experience.

Location

Schwarzwaldallee 200, 4058 Basel, Switzerland

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