With DJ Whimsy, you’re invited to witness the struggles of the systems we’re part of and the climates within us. The project deals with climate degradation, focusing on how it is in crisis through culture and politics. We do this through the embodiment of three archetypes. On one side is business as usual, and on the other are the victims of denial and indifference. In between, the archetypal politician is caught up in the trance of the status quo, yet remains aware and terrified of the damage being done. The project uses the metaphor of a rave party with three dancers, where the sense of collectivity and interconnectedness is gradually lost as the music accelerates and the connective tissue between them reaches breaking point. As the party turns into a fight, DJ Whimsy‘s final track throws them into a hurricane, reactivating their never fully exhausted connection. The mutual recognition of their vulnerability offers a new foundation as the party draws to a close: a fresh start with a deeper sense of interdependence.

DJ Whimsy or what will the climate be like? from Vibrant Matter / Tania Soubry on Vimeo.

Credits:

Concept, choreography and performance: Tania Soubry Dance

Performance and co-creation: Laura Doehler, Pepa Ubera & Henrique Furtado

Dramaturgy and co-creation: Alexandra Baybutt

Production: Kathy Alcalde

Music: Dan Nicholls & Tania Soubry

Sound Assistant: Michael Picknett

Costume and set design: Florent Venet & Tania Soubry

Lighting: Marc Thein Consultation: Eva Martinez

Co-production: Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg, Trois C-L – Centre de Création Chorégraphique Luxembourgeois, Le Centre Culturel Régional opderschmelz, within the frame of the programme ” La Chapelle de la Danse ” initiated by Cie La Baraka / La Chapelle – Abou Lagraa & Nawal Aït Benalla in Annonay.

Support: Kultur.lx, Ministère de la Culture du Luxembourg, Annonay Rhône Agglo “En Scènes”, Fondation Biermans Lapôtre

Funding: Fondation Indépendance