Motrix
Nugroho Salem
"Fascinating Organism - CocoonDance creates with "Vis motirx" a female counter-project to its male-only predecessor production 'Momentum'. (Headline) 'Vis motrix', which stands for moving force, is, from the outset of its entire concept, directed towards a higher level of abstraction. It is notable that certain movement patterns of breakdance and its more aggressive variation Krumping are reflected in the movements - already the first twitching of the chest apparently derives from it. However, in the piece at the Ballsaal Theatre CocoonDance choreographer Rafaële Giovanola is just using these models to create something completely new.
Until the end, the female performers stay in a position with their backs turned to the floor and their faces looking up to the ceiling. Over the course of the piece, as the movements become stronger and the pulse of Franco Mento's music intensifies, they are never really able to leave that position. As hard as they try to get off the floor, standing up or jumping up on all fours, they always seem to be tied down to the ground by an invisible band.
For Fa-Hsuan Chen, Martina De Dominicis, Tanja Marin Fridjonsdottir and Susanne Schneider, it must be a tremendous challenge to endure for 45 minutes such an extreme body tension. They master it with bravery. Like insects they are gliding across the floor, turning 180 degrees in a flash, moving their limbs with a sudden jerk, and thereby creating for the spectator something that strangely oscillates between a biological organism and a mechanism. And that is very fascinating. Appropriately, the performance last Saturday ended in a strong applause. This unusual and exciting three quarters of an hour long evening would have deserved a few more spectators. (General-Anzeiger Bonn)