CRAWL CRAWL CRAWL is a staged choir piece with 12 singers, experienced from the edge of a swimming pool. In a physical study of water resonance, the singers float in weightless sequences while pondering on the paradoxes of a welfare state.
CRAWL CRAWL CRAWL is a sensitivity analysis in the nature of inequality. A choreographic portrayal of the welfarestate and its many flaws. The singers become a group searching for a common voice, insurgently longing for meaning. In their polyphonic strive, they uncover the imbalance that a class-based society creates.
The work is created by Convoi Exceptionnel and Jon R. Skulberg in close collaboration with composer Lil Lacy, dramaturge Astrid Hansen Holm, conductor Mathias Skaarup Sørensen, designer Kit Wan, and the vocal ensemble ENSEMBLE EDGE.
CONVOI EXCEPTIONNEL is a performing arts company led by scenographer and stage director JON R. SKULBERG. With his bold vision, Skulberg orchestrates immersive sceneries, using saturated images, bodies, sounds and lights, which he imprints onto the audience to mark them with impressions and memories.
LIL LACY composes the choral work for the twelve singers from ENSEMBLE EDGE. Lil Lacy challenges the vertically standing classical singer we know from churches, stages and concert halls. Lacy is a recipient of the Léonie Sonning Talent Prize.
ENSEMBLE EDGE is an Aarhus-based vocal ensemble that challenges conventions. In this work, they explore the singing body immersed in water and the architectural acoustics of the swimming pool hall. The choir conductor is MATHIAS SKAARUP SØRENSEN.
KIT WAN is a fashion and costume designer from Hong Kong. With textiles, he creates distinct silhouettes in a fictional and holistic expression, bringing contrast to the functional architecture of the swimming pool hall.
Photos: Louise Herrche Serup
Concept, stage direction: Jon R. Skulberg
Composer: Lil Lacy
Conductor: Mathias Skaarup Sørensen
Costume designer: Kit Wan
Vocal ensemble: ENSEMBLE EDGE
Singers: Nadja Marie Schmedes Enevoldsen, Susanne Cecilie Nielsen, Frieda Funk, Kirsten Voss, Malene Rohden, Andrea Krüger Holm, Erik Buchreitz, Oliver Runge Skovbo Hansen, Troels Geil Thalling, Malthe Hvidegård Hartz, Malte Øster, Gunnar Sigfússon
Dramaturge: Astrid Hansen Holm
Libretto: Astrid Hansen Holm, Jon R. Skulberg, Lil Lacy
Production producer: Sigrid Aakvik, Art and About
Producer ENSEMBLE EDGE: Andrea Krüger Holm
International relations: Nordberg Movement
Communication: Anne Basse
Movement coach: Kenzo Kusuda
Directors assistant: Louise Hulegaard Mikkelsen
Costumeassistent: Koh Taniguchi
Production: Convoi Exceptionnel
Co-production/presentation: Bora Bora, Passage Festival, Dansehallerne
SOUND RECORDING
Sound producer: Preben Iwan
Sound technician support: Stefanus Iwan & Malthe Madsen
Supported by: Danish Arts Foundation, Augustinus Foundation, William Demant Foundation, The Obel Family Foundation, Wilhelm Hansen Foundation, Danish Actors` Association, City of Aarhus , Koda Kultur
Performances 2023
COPENHAGEN
MAY 28th - 29th - 22.00
DANSEHALLERNE
LOCATION: SANKT ANNÆ GYMNASIUM
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Trilogy for Educational Spaces
CRAWL CRAWL CRAWL is the second piece in the trilogy: trilogy for educational spaces.
A site-specific trilogy meeting the audience at eye level. Rich atmospheric experiences in the setting of everyday life, away from the usual terrains of art.
Convoi Exceptionnel investigate three different spaces – The gymnasium, a swimming pool, and a classroom. The performances challenge the cultural codes of educational spaces.