Pollock
Dance show by Iván Pérez together with Philharmonisches Orchester Heidelberg
Marguerre-Saal
Iván Pérez will never forget how enthralled, excited and overwhelmed he was when he discovered one of Jackson Pollock's large scale artworks at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and how he sat in front of it for hours. With the invention of Action Painting in the late 1940ies, Pollock revolutionised the art world.
In 2024, the Artistic Director of Dance Theatre Heidelberg created a multidisciplinary and choreographic dance analysis of the extraordinarily gifted artist that Pollock was. Starting in the foyer, this performance allows spectators to be immersed even before going on into Marguerre Saal, where the stage has been turned into an artist's workshop welcoming the audience. Iván Pérez creates a choreography for bodies and movement, Yamila Rios composes a hybrid score for Philharmonisches Orchester Heidelberg, Naomi Kean designs abstract and expressive costumes coming to life in front of Sam Beklik’s immersive set.
The »Pollock« production is accompanied by a special introductory format: IntroPollock!
This introductory format combines the introduction to the content of the dance evening with a performance in the foyer of the Marguerre-Saal that leads into the performance. The audience can either start the evening 30 minutes before the start of the performance with IntroPollock or enter the Marguerre-Saal at the beginning of the performance.
Content notes
The production of the decorative parts is carried out in the workshops of the Theater und Orchester Heidelberg.
A complete list of all employees of the technical departments involved can be found here.
Listen to an exchange between costume designer Naomi Kean and dramaturge Natalie Broschat (in German) here.
Listen to a conversation between choreografer Iván Pérez, stage designer Sam Beklik, composer Yamila Rios and dramaturge Natalie Broschat (in english language).
by DeDa Productions
