Overhead Project: Greenroom – Zeit für Zirkus 2023

In "Greenroom" four performers enter a constantly changing space between wood workshop, physical experimental field and exhibition space. Wood, metal, stone and other materials otherwise degraded to their mere functionality set the tone here. The materiality of the things determines the scenery and turns the so surely believed gravity again and again on its head.

Greenroom manifests itself as a place where objects speak their own language and where new agreements take place - including previously unknown laws of gravity. A place where nothing is as expected and nothing remains as it was.

The production is a choreographic collaboration between Breno Caetano and Tim Behren, and was co-created with composer Simon Bauer and lighting and set designer Charlotte Ducousso. The research and creation process was dramaturgically accompanied by Johanna Hilari and Matthias Quabbe, and the costumes and costume objects were designed by visual artist Laura Nataf.

Overhead Project presents the Cologne premiere of the production "Greenroom" as part of this year's Zeit für Zirkus weekend.

Zeit für Zirkus celebrates the diverse genre of contemporary circus in various cities across Germany with performances, premieres, workshops, exchange formats, parties, online formats and much more! Included this year are Berlin, Cologne, Hamburg, Munich, Bochum, Dresden and more. From November 17-19, 2023, the 3rd edition of the nationwide festival Time for Circus will coincide with the international Nuit Du Cirque. More at www.zeitfuerzirkus.de

Special Content Note: Mobile space concept without fixed seating, partial nudity, lighting effects, music.

About the company

Overhead Project stands for performances on the border between contemporary circus and dance - two languages that allow different perspectives on the human body and a multidimensional approach to space and architecture. The company, directed by choreographer and circus artist Tim Behren, evolved from an intense acrobatic duo work with former co-founder Florian Patschovsky. Today, the artistic core team consists of composer Simon Bauer, visual artist Charlotte Ducousso, performer Mijin Kim and other long-time performers and thinkers from various fields. Numerous productions and several guest choreographies for municipal theaters with large ensembles have been created so far. The company has received a number of international awards and choreography prizes for its works, most recently the Tabori Award 2022 from the Fonds Darstellende Künste. More at www.overhead-project.de

About the location

Latibul is a theater and circus pedagogical center in Cologne and a place where you can escape from everyday life, wrap your soul, get other thoughts and dive into another world. It offers aspiring theater artists and performers opportunities for professionalization and further development. A focus of the work is also the promotion of contemporary circus in teaching and practice.