It’s a slippery slope. A volatile experience. It can change in a second. We witness them cornering themselves, doing it to each other, luring each other into a cavity. There, a constructed solidarity in a play of gymnastic interventions; a re-assemblage takes place. It’s like a machine where you can join in, it just keeps on going.
To the sound of snare drums three dancers are immersed in complicated power dynamics. It’s fraternal incest at its core, pleasurable bullying and hard-shelled fantasies.
Hegemony is a dance piece by choreographer Ofelia Jarl Ortega developed together with dancers Darío Barreto Damas, Andrius Mulokas and Paolo de Venecia Gile.
Premiere
MDT, Stockholm, 21-23 October 2020
Hegemony tease video
Credits
Idéa, concept, choreography Ofelia Jarl Ortega
Dance, choreography Darío Barreto Damas, Andrius Mulokas, Paolo de Venecia Gile
Composition, sound design Jassem Hindi
Snare drum Anton Jarl
Lighting design Mira Svanberg
Producer Terry Johnson, Jessie McLaughlin
Photo Natan Gullström, Ofelia Jarl Ortega
Co-produced by MDT, BIT Teatergarasjen, Kunstencentrum STUK, My Wild Flag
Residency Support Kunstenwerkplaats Pianofabriek, Kunstencentrum BUDA
Supported by Swedish Arts Grants Committee, The Swedish Arts Council, Stockholm City. Part of Life Long Burning – Towards a sustainable Eco-System for Contemporary Dance in Europe project (2018-2022) supported by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union. The presentation at Meteor festival at BIT Teatergarasjen was supported by Nordic Culture Point.