Today, as the crisis deepens economically and ecologically, as humanity moves forward in denial of the harmful effects of digitalisation in the environment and the place of the stage is largely in danger, the reality of theatre is put into a big question mark. “Stages of Crisis” transits between over consumption and the global initiatives and reactions born in the internet and fed by a fearful ‘horror vacui’ and cookbooks in lockdown. Individualism is in crisis, but does not orient itself towards nature in order to find forms of collectivism; a new path that fails because solidarity as such has not been established and predatory forms continue to prevail. 

2023

Performed at Col23, Berlin (2023); Muffathalle, Munich (2023)

Concept/Text/Choreography: Constanza Macras 
Dramaturgy: Carmen Mehnert
Performance: Candaş Bas, Alexandra Bódi, Emil Bordás,  Hea Min Jung, Knut Vikström Precht, Yuya Fujinami, Asuka Riedl, Sonya Levin, Thulani Lord Mgidi, Miki Shoji
Live music by and with: Almut Lustig, Kristina Lösche-Löwensen
Stage Design: Nina Peller
Lighting Design: Sergio de Carvalho Pessanha, Ulrich Kellermann
Sound Design: Stephan Wöhrmann, Max Heesen
Costumes: Constanza Macras
Assistant Director: Mica Heilmann
Producer: Jimena Soria
Production Office: Léo Pflimlin
Administration: Vicky Kouraraki
Intern: Clémence Pérochon
Costume Manager: Valeria Nesis
Distribution: Plan B – Creative Agency for Performing Arts

A production by Constanza Macras | DorkyPark in coproduction with HAU Hebbel am Ufer. Supported by the NATIONAL PERFORMANCE NETWORK – STEPPING-OUT, funded by the Minister of State for Culture and Media within the framework of the initiative NEUSTART KULTUR. Assistance Program for Dance.

Poor Things

2023

An account of the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and
unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter.

Direction: Yorgos Lanthimos
Choreography: Constanza Macras
Choreograohic assistant: Asuka Julia Riedl, Alexandra Bódi, Emil Bordás
Writing: Tony McNamara, Alasdair Gray
Starring: Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe….

Itinerant Dance Ensemble - Bibliomaniacs

2020 + 2021

In BIBLIOMANIACS, six women create an exposed universe of words and movements where both worlds compete with each other in order to endure, to transcend. Beautiful poetry mixed with straightforward monologues and sexual phantasies bring us to the past and the very present in a tense and unsuccessful dialogue. The unique physicality of BIBLIOMANIACS belongs to what I define as the monkey mind language: the incessant chatter in our heads when we go from one thought to another, from one emotion to another, like a monkey jumping from tree to tree chaotically. This physical language emphasizes certain randomness, the disconnection between the brain and the body, always confronting the very personal way of executing our actions, decisions, movements…

Performed at KINDL - Zentrum für zeitgenössische Kunst, Berlin (2020); Fahrgemeinschaft, Berlin (2021)

Artistic direction/Choreography: Lisi Estarás
Dramaturgy: Carmen Mehnert
Performance: Candaş Bas, Eli Cohen, Emmanouela Dolianiti, Shannon Leypoldt, Daisy Phillips, Asuka Julia Riedl
Music: Gabriel Chwojnik
Sound: Ivan Bartsch
Costumes: Madeleine Sahl
Light: Catalina Fernandez
Interns: Binks Mooney, Laura Schultis
Production: Chloé Ferro
Productions office: Valeria Ryzhonina, María José Jaña
Photos (from left to right, top to bottom): @iheartberlin, Thomas Aurin

A production of Constanza Macras | DorkyPark in cooperation with KINDL – Zentrum für zeitgenössische Kunst.
Supported by the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Europe

Itinerant Dance Ensemble - Something

2017

In SOMETHING Constanza Macras invites dancers living in Berlin, all women to question the nature of performance:
the “to do nothing performance”, the “do to much performance” , the “why do you dance performance?” and the “why to dance in dance piece?”. An examination of performative currents and an attempt to search honesty in performance. 

Performed at Verlin, Berlin (2017)

Concept/Direction/Costumes: Constanza Macras 
Performance: Adaya Berkovich, ChiaYing Chiang, Emmanouela Dolianiti, Tamar Grosz, Sonya Levin, Shannon Leypoldt, Olivia McGregor,
Keya Mosso art, Lea Pischke
Light/Sound design: Daniel Toscano Fajardo
Photos: Menelaos Liondos

Funded by Fonds Darstellende Künste e.V. made possible by the German Federal Cultural Foundation.
Constanza Macras DorkyPark are supported by the Senate Departement for culture and Europe.