In recent years we have experienced natural disasters, wars, humanitarian crises, energy crises. We are in the middle of a climate catastrophe. Its consequences are tragic for us. Unless we change something, many parts of the world will be uninhabitable by 2100.

 

The dance sci-fi performance Oxy-Gen | Embers will transport you to the not too distant future of our planet. Together we will look at ourselves as a species and our relationship with nature. The performance, which combines contemporary dance, physical theatre, kathak and martial arts, will take you to two different climate scenarios in two sci-fi worlds.

 

World1, the "dying fire", a post-apocalyptic, dystopian world where we have failed to change our human behavior and irreversibly damaged planet Earth. World2 is about hope, rekindling the fire, transformation and utopia; a journey towards a world where we embrace human nature and our inevitable interconnectedness with the whole.

 

Lisa Bless is a dancer, choreographer and multidisciplinary artist from Heidelberg, Germany. In her work she explores different forms of expression such as dance, performance, video (mapping), voice... to create innovative and thought-provoking works. As a dancer she has collaborated with many choreographers such as Ivan Perez Aviles, Sabine Molenaar (BE/NL), Paola Madrid (BE/MEX) and Eric Trottier (DE). Her works have been presented at several festivals and exhibitions in Germany and abroad. Her current research focuses on climate change and its impact on human behaviour.

 

On the project Oxy-Gen | Embers, she collaborates with the martial arts trained dancer Anand Dhanakoti from Bangalore living in Germany.