Adrián Castelló - Vitruvian Human

Vitruvian Human

Adrián Castelló

Inspired by Leonardo da Vinci's drawing of the Vitruvian Man as the epitome of the perfect form of the "well-formed human being", the Vitruvian Human is the starting point for the examination and deconstruction of traditional social lifeworlds as the guiding idea of the production. The old model of man is deconstructed.

Vitruvian Human opens itself out of the clinging of ideal conceptions and traditional understandings of roles. Vitruvian Human creates a modern, individual, diverse and expansive version of a model of man.

In an interdisciplinary approach of contemporary dance and new circus, a dancer and a dancer act, in a stage set of squares and circles. Two Cyrl-Wheels are actively involved in the performance and form the interface between contemporary dance and New Circus. The symbolism of circle and square is taken up in its components. The circle stands for the infinite, the heavenly, the feminine. The square stands for the limited, the earthly, the masculine. It is the symbolism of a binary world view. As a basic form these elements, which are not changeable in themselves, remain. On the physical forms of the Cyrl-Wheel, the exploration of the individuality of the human will unfold, questioned and redefined, multilayered and diverse.

Adrián Castelló born Alicante (ES). Tïtulo Profesional de Danza Contemporánea at the State Conservatory of Dance in Valencia (ES). Dancer and choreographer, choreographic assistant and dancer at the Cologne Opera, the Deutsche Oper am Rhein Düsseldorf-Duisburg. Since 2015 own productions including IN_TRANSIT (2021), IN-CONNECT+ION (2020),

Marc Maris (NL) is a freelance dramaturge and curator. He works for KORZO (The Hague,) Dutch Dance Festival and Festival Cement, among others.

Lena Visser Bachelor of Dance 2012 in Tilburg,(NL) freelance dancer for and with international artists like Jakop Ahlbom, Adrián Castelló, Chavi Bansal, tatraumprojekte schmidt, Vincenzo Carta, Lisa Freudenthal, Marje Hirvonen, Reut Shemesh and many more.

Michal Czyz Master of Arts at the Drama Department of the Krakow Theatre Academy. Postgraduate studies in dance theater. Engagements at the Silesian Dance Theatre in Bytom and the Capitol Theatre, Wroclaw. Main focus on vertical dance and Cyr Wheel.

Concept/Artistic direction/Choreography Adrián Castelló

dance/performance Michal Czyz, Lena Visser

Dramaturgy Marc Maris

Production management/P&Ö Winfried Hoffmann

Photos Oliver Stroemer

Supported by Kulturamt der Stadt Köln, RheinEnergie Stiftung Kultur.