Tony Rizzi and the Bad Habits
(Frankfurt)
a performance by nobody, going nowhere, for no one in particular
Mousonturm Saal
Performance/Dance
- 05.04.2019, 8 p.m.€ 19 / red. € 9 / € 5 for f.f.m. students members, Canceled
- 06.04.2019, 8 p.m.€ 19 / red. € 9 / € 5 for f.f.m. students members / € 7 for f.f.m. members, Canceled
- 07.04.2019, 8 p.m.€ 19 / red. € 9 / € 5 for f.f.m. students members / € 7 for f.f.m. members, Canceled
Tony Rizzi, long-time dancer with Ballet Frankfurt and the Forsythe Company, choreographer for renowned ensembles, such as Bayerisches Staatsballett, Pennsylvania Ballet, Royal Ballet of Londonand and creator of thrillingly bizarre performances for his company Bad Habits, returns to Mousonturm with a new production. Inspired by a trip to Kyoto with the artist Penny Arcade, a friend of his, he explores our connection to nature, which is expressed in the Japanese concept of kami. Kami refers to gods, nature spirits or the souls of the deceased, but also to natural phenomena that evoke an intense emotional reaction such as awe or amazement. The idea of constant growth and movement in nature and thus in ourselves is just as much a subject of the new work as birth, death and non-existence. The never ending flow of energy in the dance leads us to the right place to enjoy both death and life. Let the party begin!
16+
Duration: approx. 100 min.
Language: english and german
Mousonturm-co-production
Cast & Credits
With: Irene Klein, Richard Oberscheven, Tony Rizzi, Lars Schmidt, Yari Stilo, Yoko Tani, Kristina Veit
With writings from: Penny Arcade, Marianne Borgia, Tony Rizzi
Funded by Hessisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst and Kulturamt der Stadt Frankfurt am Main. In co-production with Künstlerhaus Mousonturm.
Biography
Tony Rizzi and the Bad Habits
Antony Rizzi worked for many years at the Frankfurt Ballet with William Forsythe as well as with the avant-garde theatre director Jan Fabre. He has been creating performances for 30 years, since the age of 23 with his first work at the Boston Ballet. Besides creating for his Bad Habits and dance companies like Bayerische Staatsballet, the Royal Ballet of London and Ballet Kiel, Rizzi also creates films and polaroid collages that have been presented in various art galleries and museums including Mori Museum in Tokyo and the Kunstverein and Fotoforum Frankfurt. Rizzi is currently working on his memoirs called “So Far So Good”.
