Dying Together invites the audience to physically participate in an excercise of collective thinking, exploring situations where large numbers of living things have died together. These situations are experienced from within, with no possibility for an overview. Creating and moving through constellations of people makes the inter-connectedness and possible relationships between them visible. The central theme of collective death is used to shed light on the way we relate to each other.
The lights design and scenography were developed together. The aim was to create a heightened working space, which supported the invitation to the audience to think together, physically. Light was reflected off hanging panels to create a diffuse yet specific ambience. A subtle breathing movement, just below the level of conscious perception, prevented the space from becoming static or overly pressured.
Concept and direction: Lotte van den Berg in collaboration with;
Performers- Floor van Leeuwen, Gerindo Kamid Kartadinata, Justya Wielgus, Matteo Bifulco, Lukas von der Lühe, Nahuel Cano, Salomé Mooij, and Josefine Rahn
Dramaturg- Tobias Staab
Sound designer- Polly Lapkovskaya
Scenographer- Breg Horemens
Light designer- vinny jones
Photograpers Salih Kilic and Kris Dewitte
Dying Together/ Humans premiered 11 October 2018, Theatre Rotterdam, NL.
Dying Together/ Earth premiered 4 October 2019, Schauspielhaus Bochum, DE.
