Don't Ask, Don't Tell investigates forms of sexual attraction and desire, of loneliness and rejection, ways of longing and belonging. Indian and European ways and how they are codified on stage.
The Indo-German project Don't Ask, Don't Tell marks a collaboration between the two choreographers Ben J. Riepe from Düsseldorf and Navtej S. Johar from New Delhi. They worked together - with equal involvement in India as well as in Germany - with an international cast of dancers, performers and musicians. Both choreographers wanted to test the possibilities and boundaries of live performance. Sound, image, feeling and motion are equal parts of the theatrical process.
Don't Ask, Don't TellDon't Ask, Don't Tell deals with anxiety and cultural codes of representing sexuality on stage. The piece is an interwoven collage of performance, live art and dance around the themes of the male body, belonging, sexual desires and borders of expression. Ben J. Riepe and Navtej S. Johar discovered a very sensitive way to abstract and express feelings of loneliness, longing, desire, intimacy and vulnerability. They have chosen a path that represents the body while concentrating on the individuality of the performers.
Choreography/Concept: Ben J. Riepe & Navtej S. Johar
Creative Consultant: Mithu Sen
With: João Bento, Anish Bhatt, Simon Hartmann, Sudeep Kumar, Daniel Ernesto Müller Torres, Carolina Rüegg
Music: João Bento
Light Design Technical Direction: Dimitar Evtimov
Costumes: Ben J. Riepe, Arun Tewari
Management: Martin Baasch & Izaskun Abrego Olano
Limited seating. First-come, first-seated.
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