UPPERCUT DANCE THEATER (DK)
Take a seat! SIT DOWN! You are on the bench! Time out! All in good time! Are you in the right place?
BENCHED is a brutally honest bodily tale about life’s big and very small questions. About settling down. About daring to sit in opposition, about sitting cross legged, about being sat, put off or benched. About taking, creating, and giving space, and preferably remembering to do so before falling on your ass where the bench ends.
“Wow, how the five dancers toss themselves around a long black bench, in a fusion of street and modern dance, as if it were a bouncy launch pad. A playful and cool symbiosis between men and bench.”
– Monna Dithmer, Politiken
“…[In BENCHED] Stephanie Thomasen proves that she is not only an inventive and humorous choreographer possessing a lively narrative, but also an excellent stage director. Her images ooze space, balance and drama, making it a perfect dance performance.“
– Morten Hede, Jyllands-Posten
Practical information
Choreographer: Stephanie Thomasen, in collaboration with dancers
Set design: Johan Kølkjær
Dancers: Adam Tocuyo, Jens Schyth Brøndum, Kriss Mensa, Mahamat Fofana, Mark Philip/Patrick Afuale Eirup
Music: René Aubry, Estas Tonne & Rodrigo y Gabriela
Duration: 45 min
Age: From 10 years
Web: www.uppercutdanseteater.dk, facebook.com/uppercutdanseteater & Instagram.com/uppercutdanseteater
Choreography: Stephanie Thomasen
