Cranky Bodies a/company pays tribute to Mary Overlie, the original anarchist of postmodern dance, by reviving her legendary horizontal laboratory, where dance, sound, costume and sculpture interact in ever-changing contexts.
In an installative performance with new transitional sculptures by Michiel Keuper, the dancers articulate six points of view: Space, Form, Time, Movement, Emotion and Narrative. Variable floor patterns and spaces are created and filled with solos, duos and group scores.
The interdisciplinary ensemble Cranky Bodies a/company consists of dancers and artists who have been working together in various constellations since 2014.
Runtime: Thu, 21/05/2026 to Sun, 24/05/2026
Direction: Peter Pleyer, Michiel Keuper
Dance: Alexandra Borys, Anna Nowicka, Caroline Neill Alexander, Eszter Gál, Ka Rustler, Márcio Kerber Canabarro, Marysia Stokłosa, Peter Pleyer
Creative Production: Saskia Schoenmaker
Costume, stage: Michiel Keuper
Costume assistance: Juliane Längin
Sound, Music: Marc Lohr
Light: Joanna Leśnierowska
Dramaturgy, Outside Eye: Mariella Greil, Jette Büchsenschütz
DOCK ART co-production, funded by the Hauptstadtkulturfonds