by Sharon Eyal
Co-author: Gai Behar
Costumes: Rebecca Hytting
Music: Ori Lichtik
Stage and lighting design: Alon Cohen
Choreography assistants: Rebecca Hytting, Tom Weinberger
Rehearsal director: Natalia Rodina
Dancers: Elisabeth Gareis, Daria Hlinkina, Cassandra Martin, Nora Monsecour, Amber Pansters, Maasa Sakano, Marija Slavec, Milena Wiese; Zachary Chant, Paul Elie, Finn Lakeberg, Christian Leveque, Federico Longo, Cornelius Mickel, Jaume Luque Parellada, Matti Tauru, Alberto Terribile
Director: tanzmainz Honne Dohrmann
A Staatstheater Mainz production
Duration 55’
Inspired by love and the strong emotions it evokes, Soul Chain combines ballet and electronic music in an exciting contemporary dance performance. In a challenging choreography that won the German DER FAUST Theatre Prize in 2018, the ensemble becomes a kinetic and lively swarm of bodies.
Seen by its creator Sharon Eyal as a play about love and desire, Soul Chain is all about the relationship between individuals. With animal-like yet painstakingly measured movements, the group dances in perfect unison, bringing out the uniqueness of each dancer.
Sharon Eyal & tanzmainz
Sharon Eyal was born in Jerusalem. Between 1990 and 2012 she was a dancer, associate artistic director and resident choreographer at the Batsheva Dance Company. Since 2009, she has been creating choreographies for dance companies worldwide.
Tanzmainz is the contemporary dance ensemble of Staatstheater Mainz and has been directed by Honne Dohrmann since 2014. 21 dancers work side by side with a different production team to create three to five world premieres per season.
