OP. 131: END/DANCE
In his last string quartet op. 131, Beethoven appears to bid farewell to his entire work. All musical forms he had created until then are disassembled into autonomous parts. At the end of the piece they can no longer be held together by any compositional logic. In “Op. 131: End/Dance” dancer Léonard Engel investigates this in a confrontation with Beethoven’s demeanour, in order to find a possible beginning in the end of dance: alone, but supported and inspired by the music played live, he transforms his subjective delight in disassembly into a choreographic process.
Funded by: Basisförderung der Berliner Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Europa, Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien. The Production and the guest performance are supported by the NATIONALES PERFORMANCE NETZ, Koproduktionsförderung Tanz and Gastspielförderung Tanz, funded by the Beauftragten der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien, and the Kultur- und Kunstministerien der Länder.
Funded within the Bündnis internationaler Produktionshäuser of the Beauftragten der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien.