Aile en haut à gauche reinvents the figure of the angel, somewhere between grace and awkwardness. Dance and poetry bring to life hybrid beings—celestial and fragile. The costumes give rise to shifting figures, between the heavenly and the earthly. An ode to...
The duet “mit plumper Eleganz” (“with awkward elegance”) is inspired by Camus’ philosophical essay The Myth of Sisyphus and reflects the absurdity of our existence in an ironic and poetic way. The dance, based on everyday movements, is a kind of homage to the...
In the solo Like or Swipe, Djamila Polo draws inspiration from the mating displays of various animals, as well as from human codes of seduction, to create a character somewhere between creature, animal, and human. Over the course of five minutes, this character...
Blending the courtship rituals of animals with the seductive gestures of humans, I bring to the stage a creature suspended between beast and person — driven by universal longings for love and recognition, and by a deep, aching solitude. Premiere: Oktober 2022 in Pina...
Choreography and dance: Antonia Koluiartseva & Djamila Polo Music/Performance: Jakob Jentgens Premiere: March 2023 at the Maschinenhaus Essen
Choreographie und Tanz: Andrea Lagos, Katarzyna Brzezinska, Sarantoula Sarantaki, Djamila Polo Premiere: Juni 2017 im E-Werk, Freiburg
