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Soft Offer

Angela Alves

Tanzfestival Dance
© Gerhard F. Ludwig
© Walter Bickmann
© Walter Bickmann
© Gerhard F. Ludwig
Tanzfestival Dance

Soft Offer

Angela Alves


Angela Alves is disabled. From time to time a nerve in her brain will become inflamed and then, for example, her vision, walking or feelings will be impaired. She asks herself why disabled people always receive considerable recognition for fighting against their disease and making a special effort to appear competitive, available and sexy. Angela Alves doesn’t want to fight – least of all against herself. She doesn’t want to (be allowed to) be productive because of or despite her disability. She just wants to work with what she’s got. With the unavailable bodies that resist glorifying self-exploitation by accepting unpredictability and softening when they encounter themslves and others with hardness. This is a Soft Offer.

Angela Alves made headlines in prestigious cultural magazines with her solo performance with this title in 2019. Six years after its premiere, she returns to this work and subjects it to new scrutiny: how do we look at “diverse bodies” in dance in 2024? Who is laughing at whom? And is everyone genuinely allowed to join in everywhere now?

 

Infos

Duration: 50 min.
Language: English

Fr. 08.11., 8 pm, followed by cool-down
Sa. 09.11., 8 pm, followed by Meet the Artist

Accessibility

Accessibility of Event

Relaxed Performances welcome all visitors for whom sitting still for long periods in the theatre is a barrier (for example autistic people, people with Tourette's, learning difficulties or chronic pain). Noises and movements from the audience are expressly welcome. Visitors can leave and return to the theatre at any time. More specific information on respective Relaxed Performances can be found on the respective event pages under accessibility information.
During the event, signs show the way to a low-stimulus place for audience members to retreat to when desired.

Accessibility of Location

The venue is wheelchair accessible. An elevator may be available.
An accessible stop is located near the venue.
Disabled parking is available near the venue.
The venue has an accessible toilet.
Assistance dogs are welcome at these venue. 

Relaxed Performance

Sponsors and Supporters

Concept, choreography, performance: Angela Alves
Sound design: Nick Mavridis
Dramaturgical support: Alexandra Hennig
Access Production and Third Eye: Jojo Büttler
 
A production by Angela Alves in co-production with SOPHIENSÆLE, with the kind support of Tonsturm/ Sound Effects and Software.

Soft Offer is supported by the NATIONAL PERFORMANCE NETWORK Guest Performance Fund for Dance, funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media and the Ministries of Culture and the Arts of the German federal states. With the kind support of Tonsturm/ Sound Effects and Software.

A guest performance in the frame of Tanzfestival Rhein-Main. Tanzfestival Rhein-Main is an event of Tanzplattform Rhein-Main. Tanzplattform Rhein-Main, a project of Künstler*innenhaus Mousonturm and Hessian State Ballet, is made possible by the Kulturfonds Frankfurt RheinMain and is funded by the Cultural Office of the City of Frankfurt am Main, the Hessian Ministry of Science and Research, Art and Culture and the Foundation Alliance [Aventis Foundation, Crespo Foundation, Hans Erich und Marie Elfriede Dotter Foundation, Dr. Marschner Foundation, ODDO BHF Foundation, Foundation Polytechnic Society Frankfurt am Main].

Hinweis zu sensorischen Reizen
  • laute Musik
  • plötzliche Geräusche
  • Geräusche, die an schmerzhafte Empfindungen bei chronisch-entzündlichen Erkrankungen des zentralen Nervensystems erinnern können / Geräusche, die an Krieg erinnern können
  • Basslautsprecher im Zuschauerraum
  • schnelle Lichtwechsel