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TRUST

Individualism reigns supreme. Individuals have become consumers who want to see their needs fulfilled quickly. Relationships are reduced to goods, which can be acquired and thrown away at any time. And then, in this world of luxury, the economic crisis suddenly hits. Faith in the future is swept from under people’s feet and capitalism seems to offer no security anymore. In TRUST, Van Dijk and Richter explore with their dancers and actors the shaky foundations of today’s society. What sort of effect does the present economic and political crisis have on the bond between people? In what can you still place trust, if the ideals of independence and modern radical individualism are shattered before your own eyes? In a production of strongly interwoven dance and theatre, we catch a glimpse of the complex world in which modern man finds himself.

Over ten years ago, choreographer Anouk van Dijk created the production Nothing Hurts in collaboration with the German director and author Falk Richter. This production delved into the innumerable and overwhelming opportunities offered by the society of the time. Nothing Hurts was selected for the Berliner Theatertreffen and toured all over Europe with great success. Afterwards, Van Dijk and Falk always kept an eye on one another and remained fascinated by each other’s multi-layered way of working, different forms of expression and urge to reflect on the spirit of the times. In 2009, they got to work together again at last, and this collaboration has resulted in TRUST.

The performances in Holland will be subtitled in Dutch.

press

The German press reviewed TRUST enthusiastically:

'Again and again the evening culminates in furious interludes and punch lines that hit the disillusioned flow of the text like small bombs of folly'
Christine Dössel, Süddeutsche Zeitung, October 14th, 2009

'TRUST' is an intelligent, aesthetically enticing, and, in part, extremely entertaining voice and body performance that tries to answer the question: what monstrosity has been born from a society without faith in either interpersonal relations or in economic policies?
Anne Peter, taz, October 12th, 2009

'For almost two hours the indignant prophecy of doom runs on, interlaces text and dance to form a mutually complementing synthesis in the clamour against the impotence of the individual, against deformation and despotism.'
Volkmar Draeger, Neues Deutschland, October 21st, 2009

'A brilliant fusion of images, movement, and speech, and one of those rare moments when the old dream of the new Schaubühne and its fusion of dance and theatre comes true.'
Eberhard Spreng , Dradio.de, October 11th, 2009

'It is a ravishing mix of movement and words about the effects of the economic crisis on the life of relationships.'
Bernhard Kungel, 3sat, October 11th, 2009

 

credits

Direction / choreography: Falk Richter en Anouk van Dijk Text: Falk Richter
Created for and with: Peter Cseri, Anouk van Dijk, Lea Draeger, Jack Gallagher, Vincent Redetzki, Judith Rosmair, Kay Bartholomäus Schulze, Stefan Stern, Nina Wollny Stage design: Katrin Hoffmann Costumes: Daniela Selig Music: Malte Beckenbach Dramaturgy: Jens Hillje Light design: Carsten Sander

tour schedule 2010