Georg Blaschke / M.A.P. Vienna (AT)
The Bosch Experience

© Laurent Ziegler

The Bosch Experience

Dance in Paradise and in Hell. Two new pieces by renowned Austrian choreographer Georg Blaschke deal with the famous “Last Judgement” triptych (1485-1505) by Hieronymus Bosch. The way three women move and sing in “Prélude Paradise” makes you think both of a lament and a punk song, as they examine the original meaning of the term choreography as a “graphic representation of the chorus’ dance”. And in “Bosch frontal” four dancers delve into the Renaissance painter’s Inferno. They experiment on Bosch’s compositions of bodies, thereby opening up completely new interpretations of the Dutch masterpiece. Once again, Blaschke’s explorations take place at the boundaries of installation, contemporary dance and a somatic approach to phenomenological concepts of perception and representation. Five years ago, the choreographer presented a reconstruction of the solo “Jetzt bist Du dran” (1929) by Austrian expressionist Andrei Jerschik at ImPulsTanz. And with Liz King he created her moving solo piece “Your Dancer”, which was also shown at the CPA*12 in the scope of ImPulsTanz 2012.

Paintings Gallery open for ImPulsTanz-Visitors from 18:00, on 05 August from 17:00.
ImPulsTanz visitors also have the opportunity to take part in an introduction into Bosch’s painting in English language. Therefore we offer three dates per performance day; due to a maximum capacity of 36 people per introduction we kindly advise you to arrive already at the first appointment.

Dates: 04, 06, 08, 07, 11 August at 18:00, 18:20, 18:40.
05 August: 17:00, 17:20, 17:40
Meeting Point: Foyer of the Paintings Gallery

Please note that the add-on performance on 11 August does not come with a guided tour and the Paintings Gallery will be closed. A performance ticket for 11 August allows you to visit the Paintings Gallery between 12 August and 17 August once.

World premiere
Duartion: 80 min