WE HOPE THIS HELPS

What makes us human is the ability to experience and intuitively respond to the moment. How can dance make tangible this unique aspect of being human?

We hope this helps is dedicated to the question of what characterizes human experience and understanding. Based on the increasing importance of artificial intelligence, this performance focuses on intuition, empathy and interaction - essential dimensions of being human. The participating artists from the fields of dance, music, architecture, sound and lighting design use improvisation to create a temporary and lively space of community. The performance unfolds in the moment of the performers' encounter with the stage and the audience. The shared emotional, cognitive, sensory and physical experiences and their individual interpretations shape the course of the performance and are also its theme.

"We're not going to tell you what to think or what any of this might mean. We hope this helps."

Concept: María Auxiliadora Gálvez, Jone San Martín, Ildikó Tóth

Choreography & Performance: Vasiliki Bara, Jone San Martín, Ildikó Tóth

Set Design: María Auxiliadora Gálvez

Lighting Design: Tanja Rühl

Sound: Nadine Moser/resom

Dramaturgy: Tessa Theisen

Premiere: June 7, 2024 at LOFFT – Das Theater Leipzig, Germany

Videography: Arvid Wünsch, Peter Bauer 

Sound: AMB 4 by Jon Watts

We hope this helps  is a production by Ildikó Tóth in cooperation with LOFFT - DAS THEATER Leipzig, Unterwegstheater/CC Heidelberg and 4fT-Tanzplattform Leipzig e.V. 

Funded by the City of Leipzig - Cultural Office and the Cultural Foundation of the State of Saxony (Kulturstiftung des Freistaates Sachsen). This measure is co-financed by tax funds on the basis of the budget approved by the Saxon State Parliament. The production is supported  by the NATIONALES PERFORMANCE NETZ Coproduction Fund for Dance, which is funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media. Special thanks to Distillery Leipzig for their generous support.

Image header: Walther Le Kon