Game Theory - Scenekunstbruket

Before dance became art, before it tried to express something, before it was a ceremony or a technique, it was a game.

In this performance, choreographer Joshua Monten looks at the basic building blocks of play: freedom and rules, ritual and surprise, adrenaline and flow.
Playing can mean acting out situations that may not be possible or permissible in daily life- to destroy and create
to destroy and create, to flirt with danger, to release energies, to experience the thrill of domination and to be dominated. The games we enjoy most are often those that have consequences and risks, games that are more than just a game, games that make our heads spin and at worst can break our hearts.

Game Theory can be performed indoors or outdoors, on the street, in a playground, gym or theater.

Co-produced with Dampfzentrale Bern (CH) and Krokusfestival Hasselt (B).

Støttet av: Pro Helvetia, SWISSLOS / Kultur Kanton Bern,Kultur Stadt Bern ,Loterie Romande / Corodis, Burgergemeinde Bern, Migros Kulturprozent, GVB Kulturstiftung ,Schweizerische Interpretenstiftung ,Gesellschaft zu Ober-Gerwern, Fondation Nestlé pour l'Art, Sophie und Karl Binding Stiftung, Stanley Thomas Johnson Stiftung and Danse élargie 2024 (F).

Duration:
30 minutes

Max capacity:
500

Set up:
10 minutes

Download:
5 minutes

Stage size:
10m wide, 8m deep, 4m high.

Room or space specifications:
"Game Theory" can be performed indoors or outdoors, on the street, in a playground, a gym, or a theater. Concrete or a hard wood floor are ideal. No special dance flooring is necessary.

Audience seating:
The audience can sit on three sides of the stage. The dancers typically use colored tape to organize the space, and help the classes get seated.

Technical equipment (must be rented or brought):
Not necessary.

Strøm:
Yes - for the sound equipment.

Annet utstyr:
Sound comes from the company's iPod. The Presenter is responsible for providing a sound system, with a mini jack connector. One or two 250W portable speakers are typically sufficient.

Workshop:
Yes

Comments to workshop:
In conjunction with our performances, we frequently offer "dance+play" workshops. The combination of dance and play is an innovative and motivating way to introduce students to contemporary dance. Each of our four dancers can lead an individual school class. After a short dance warm-up, we usually teach the students an excerpt from our performance. We then help the students to create their own game-based dance choreography, which they rehearse as groups and then perform in front of the whole class. Typical workshop length: 90 minutes.

Joshua Monten
Choreographer, Dancer

Sandra Klimek
Dancer

Jack Wignall
Dancer

Angela Demattè
Dancer

Trailer indoor version

Trailer outdoor version

Travel, per diem and accommodation not included