Convoi Exceptionnel: The Weather Report

Name: Convoi Exceptionnel: The Weather Report
Start: 2024-05-15T20:00:00+02:00
End: 2024-05-15T21:00:00+02:00
Location: Dansekapellet

Schedule

Wed May 15 2024 at 08:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC+02:00

Location

Dansekapellet | Frederiksberg, SF

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Dansehallerne proudly presents The Weather Report. The performance is created by Convoi Exceptionnel and delves into the connection between aviation and the experience of bipolar affective disorder.
Bipolarity is characterised by extreme mood swings, ranging from episodes of elevated and overly energetic mania to depressive periods of intense sadness, hopelessness, and low energy. Stage director Jon R. Skulberg uses aviation and weather phenomena to describe his lived experience with bipolar disorder.
Being airborne you experience weather vertically – through altitudes, cloud formations, winds, and sharp temperature fluctuations. Hovering between low-lying cumulus clouds and lofty cirrus clouds, a pilot’s job is to manage complex and changing weather systems. The Weather Report explores how we, as humans, navigate a life with instability and turbulence.
When turmoil arises in our everyday lives, how do we manage it?
About the artistic team:
Through choreography and the theatrical context, Jon R. Skulberg addresses the social theme, mental health. The video projections created by Magnus Pind draw inspiration from pilot textbooks on weather systems and information material from psychiatry. On stage, are dancers Kenzo Kusuda and Christine Sollie accompanied by performer Josephine Kylén-Collins. Composers Kristian Hverring and Julie Østengaard each create the music for different parts of the performance. Their starting point is a series of field recordings, synthesizers and cello recordings, which are transformed digitally to create a voluminous musical soundscape. Renowned costume designer Kit Wan, known for his expressive universe, has created the costumes for the performance.
About Convoi Exceptionnel:
Jon R. Skulberg and Convoi Exceptionnel create groundbreaking performances that have left a strong impression on critics and audiences – often centering around existential questions. Convoi Exceptionnel is known for its sensory and atmospheric works in the intersection of dance, opera, music, and installation.
Concept, stage direction, scenography & light: Jon R. Skulberg
Composers: Kristian Hverring , Julie Østengaard
Videodesigner: Magnus Pind
Costumedesigner: Kit Wan Studios
Dancers: Kenzo Kusuda, Christine Sollie
Performer: Josephine Kylén-Collins
Dramaturg: Astrid Hansen Holm
Sound technician: Joëlle McGovern Serret
Light technician: Ilmari Pesonen
Musician (cello): Lil Lacy
Stage consultant: Olga Regitze Dyrløv Høegh
Producer: Nikoline Jørgensen
Production: Convoi Exceptionnel
Administration: Jens Christian Jensen
International relations: Sigrid Aavik
Intern: Laura Viltoft
Co-production: Bora Bora - Dans og visuelt teater , Dansehallerne
Supported by:
Statens Kunstfond, Augustinus Fonden, Dansk Skuespillerforbund,
William Demant Fonden, Beckett Fonden, C.A.C Fonden, Sonning-Fonden, Aarhus Kommunes Kunstråd

DANISH
Dansehallerne præsenterer med stolthed The Weather Report. Forestillingen er skabt af Convoi Exceptionnel og undersøger sammenhængen mellem vejrsystemer set fra et luftfartsperspektiv og oplevelsen af at leve med en bipolar lidelse.
Bipolaritet er karakteriseret ved ekstreme stemningssvingninger, der kan komme til udtryk ved højenergiske maniske perioder eller depressive perioder med intens tristhed, håbløshed og lav energi. Jon R. Skulberg anvender fænomenerne luftfart og vejrsystemer til at beskrive sine egne erfaringer med bipolar lidelse.
I et fly oplever man vejret vertikalt – gennem højder, skyformationer, vind og kraftige temperatursvingninger. Svævende imellem de lavtliggende kumulusskyer og de højtliggende cirrusskyer er en pilots opgave at håndtere komplekse og skiftende vejrsystemer. The Weather Report undersøger, hvordan vi som mennesker manøvrerer i et liv med ustabilitet og turbulens. Når uro opstår i ens hverdag, hvordan håndterer vi så den?
Om det kunstneriske hold:
Iscenesætter Jon R. Skulberg bruger koreografi og det iscenesatte rum til at adressere et aktuelt socialt tema, psykisk sygdom. Forestillingens visuelle projektioner, skabt af videodesigner Magnus Pind, henter inspiration fra undervisningsbøger om vejrsystemer for piloter og infomateriale fra psykiatrien. På scenen er danserne Kenzo Kusuda og Christine Sollie og performeren Josephine Kylén-Collins. Komponisterne Kristian Hverring og Julie Østengaard skaber hver for sig musikken til forskellige dele af forestillingen. De tager udgangspunkt i en række field recordings, synthesizere og cellooptagelser, der transformeres digitalt og skaber et voluminøst musikalsk lydbillede. Den anerkendte kostumedesigner Kit Wan, kendt for sit ekspressive univers, har skabt forestillingens kostumer.
Om Convoi Exceptionnel:
Jon R. Skulberg og Convoi Exceptionnel skaber genrebrydende forestillinger, som har gjort stærkt indtryk på anmeldere og publikum – værker om livets eksistentielle grundvilkår. Convoi Exceptionnel er kendt for sine sanselige og stemningsmættede værker i krydsfeltet mellem dans, opera, musik og installation.