Time occupies Xie Xin immensely. After the commissioned work “Timeless” for the Hessian State Ballet, the Chinese choreographer shows “TIME”.
On the dance Negotiating the topic of time has a special appeal. Choreography can be understood as the shaping of time by means of the body. At the same time, the dance is regarded as a symbol of transience, because the movement is gone again in the next moment. This is of course also a big myth, but a very powerful one.
The fact that Xie Xin’s choreography “TIME” begins with a writing scene and thus at least symbolically sets the stage for holding on, remembering and enduring is one of the many subtleties of the Chinese choreographer’s piece. After developing “Timeless” for the Hessian State Ballet in 2022, she was now part of the Rhein-Main Dance Platform at the State Theater with a full-length production commissioned by the Shanghai International Dance Center Darmstadt to guest.
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