Körper & Leib
2017
Körper & Leib is a moving meditation designed by the choreographer Oona Doherty to create sensation in the sternum of the viewer. Two hearts fall in together to hold each other up. They sink into and move through relationships as, embryos, siblings, strangers, lovers, fathers, fighters, athletes, spacemen, mythical gods and shards of light. Körper is the German word for the body and Leib for soul.
The creation has been influenced by Maplethorpe’s flower series; William-Adolphe Bouguereau; Dante and Virgil; and the Tao connection to body, nature, the universe.
Principal funders: Arts Council of northern Ireland and Belfast City Council.
REVIEWS
"Positive echoes of Chariots of Fire are felt in this meditative and intense work, whose qualities generally rest in its sometimes exhaustive, sometimes relaxing but always compelling emotive physicality." The Big List
“It is a work whose intensity and constantly changing visual imagery will live long in the memory." Culture Northern Ireland
AUDIENCE COMMENTS
“Moving and mesmerising”
“Breathtaking and provocative”
“Beautiful body control”
“Raw, real, captivating”
“Fantastic dancers”
CREATIVE TEAM
Choreography: Oona Doherty
Original Scores: Carl Kennedy
Performers: David Ogle, Ryan O'Neill
Lighting Design: Ciaran Bagnall
Photography: Joe Fox
Video Production: Bluebird Media
DETAILS
First performed: March 2017, The MAC Belfast
Duration: 19 minutes