Challenging taboos, robust but delicate humor, radical, prejudice-free studies of the body – these are the main characteristics of performances by HODWORKS, the multiple award winning and internationally-renowned contemporary dance company led by Adrienn Hód. One of their previous creations, Dawn, has been presented at Trafó since 2013.
Their new creation, SUNDAY, takes the fundamental theoretical questions of contemporary dance as its starting point and reflects them through the practice of dance itself, in a fiercely intense display of physicality. The five performers transform the components of theatre and dance into an essential bodily experience, which inevitably also has an effect on the audience. SUNDAY a gloomy day of rest, but a high performance trip.
Self-reflection. Dance and us. What is the role of dance? How does it affect the outside world? And how does it affect dancers themselves? What does it mean to be a dancer today? How does a dancer view a choreographer, and vice versa? What kinds of creativity exist? How does the work shape one’s personality, and on the other hand, how do personalities shape the work? Opinions on dance. Moral judgements on dance. Is dance dangerous? The legitimacy and comprehension of different cultural norms and value systems. What is immoral and what is not? Today it seems as if we have moved beyond such categorization, or have we… (?) Everything is permitted. But is everything really permitted? What is the future of dance? Utopian ideas. What is the point of dance?
