Programme of the 33rd Macao Arts Festival
Performance Date & Time: 12, 13 May 2023│19:45
Venue: Small Auditorium, Macao Cultural Centre
Duration: Approximately 1 hour, no interval
Joining hands once again with renowned choreographer Nir de Volff and bringing together dancers from both Berlin and Macao, local dance company Stella & Artists is presenting Club Loneliness. This dance performance revolves around the constant pursuit of love as human nature and humans’ realisation of the unfortunate truth that loneliness has become a most common malady nowadays. The tension in the themes of this production is revealed through the dancers’ intricate body movements.
Born and raised in Israel, choreographer Nir de Volff founded the dance company TOTAL BRUTAL in 2007 and is currently living in Berlin. He performed as a guest dancer in Pina Bausch’s Israel tour and has co-produced works with a number of artists including Falk Richter, a prominent playwright, former director-in-residence at the Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz in Berlin, and the major creator of Trust, the closing programme in the 26th Macao Arts Festival.
Reviews
“Does technology foster exchange or lead to greater loneliness? This age-old question is beautifully expressed in Club Loneliness.”
"The work beautifully brings the everyday life of modern times to the stage, allowing the audience to see their own loneliness reflected in this proscenium stage."
--- Both together, yet alone (in Chinese)
https://www.iatc.com.hk/doc/107332
By: 鷺兒 | Upload Date: December 15, 2023 | Article Category: Arts Festival Instant Commentary
“Club Loneliness is one of the more respectable dance works I've ever seen (although it sounds a bit cruel to say so): the dance work is powerful, the music and the body work together well, and the stage and lighting are impressive.”
Club Loneliness: Noun plus noun, loneliness plus loneliness (in Chinese)
https://www.iatc.com.hk/doc/107221
By: 沅泱 | Upload Date: August 18, 2023 | Article Category: Arts Festival Instant Commentary
Media
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Choreography: Nir de Volff
Creation and Performance: Leong Pou Seng, Iek Un, Su Zi Hao, Simone Camargo, Cordelia Lange and Renan Manhães
Producer: Stella Ho
Technical Director and Lighting Design: Calvin Lam
Composition and Music Design: Mathieu Poterie
Costume and Stage Design: Nir de Volff and Kaby Chan
Stage Manager: Fong Chan Ip @ MIIS Production
Deputy Stage Manager: Lai Cheng Man @ MIIS Production
Assistants to Stage Manager: Wan Chon Hou and Tam Pui San @ MIIS Production
Theatrical Interpretation: So So Mak and Carter Iong @ Show workshop Sign & Art
Video: Vitty Ho and Kasan Tam @POV Production
Photography: Erik Tam, Energy Lam
Supported by Goethe-Institut Hong Kong