14/10/2026
Residency | Johannes Schropp
"re-"
Johannes Schropp is a composer and choreographer whose residency focused on the figure of the knight and a re-shaped sense (or: re-alisation) of masculinity. Both in realities of the mystical, the fairytale, the modern romanticisation and historically documented: What lingers under the layers of armour and performativity of masculinity becomes a site of re-invention in re-.
The residency brought together two dancers, a singer, and a costume designer, alongside the wind of the Irish west coast, a longsword, and custom-made armour parts, creating a hybrid work combining video installation and dance performance.
The work was premiered at the festival Internationale Maifestspiele 2026 in Wiesbaden.
Documentation: https://johannesschropp.de/re-
Full video documentation: https://youtu.be/sytGDN605Jg
Credits:
Concept, director, film, composition: Johannes Schropp
Dance: Daniel Myers, Raquel Nevado Ramos
Singer (recordings): Lidia Luciano
Costume: Mar Sanchez Cisneros
re- is an ɅıR ıTɅLıCS production, funded by Kulturamt Wiesbaden (Freiräume scholarship) and Dance Nexus e.V., created with a residency at Teaċ Daṁsa (Ireland).
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