ReANIMA – or 'dying to be alive'

ReANIMA – or 'dying to be alive'

a circus and physical theatre show on different perspectives on the dying process.

" I am part of the earth, which rises and walks. And I will lie down again when death comes. I will be reabsorbed into the earth, grateful to have been part of this miracle—called life. " Lemi Ponifasio

The performance explores radical physical transformations. The setting recalls an amusement park, specifically a "Schiffschaukel," a rocking boat typical of Northern Europe. The boat evokes images of the ferryman Charon in the afterlife.

How to prepare for the process of dying, the journey to the afterlife?

Aren't we faced with small deaths every day? And how can we use these occasions as rehearsals for the ultimate transformation—the 'end'?

Is there a definitive end or does this always imply a new beginning?

What if we considered dying as a continuous process, parallel to living?

Carmen Raffaela Küster | artistic director & performance

Alessio Isgrò | composition & live music

Linda Lou Küster | production & dramaturgy

Annina Sedlacek | external eye

Anna Lisa, Marco Valerio, Aws, Emer, Athanasia, Pavel, Marek, Raul, Anna | research support

Andrea Ferrari | technical assistance

Master's production at the Dimitri Theatre Academy with SUPSI

Co-produced by cie. in_tensegrity - association for the arts of movement.

Supported by BMKOES project funding contemporary circus, Austria.