In the organizer's words:

Grit your teeth! In the new dance piece GRIT, the INTER-ACTIONS dance company unites the parallel universes of theater and fitness studio. There is a lot of dancing fun and muscle training involved, because GRIT is not just the colloquial English word for determination. At INTER-ACTIONS, GRIT means three dancers, a choreographer, a DJ, a fitness preacher and an active step dance community who , together with 18 step boards and a spinning bike, embark on a search for similarities and differences between step aerobics and contemporary dance .

Engaging in step aerobics means pushing your body to its limits to the booming beat: At the center is a step board on which the group performs their steps in small, powerful and exhausting choreographies under the guidance of trainers. But does it all fit together? Market and fashion? Exploitation and art? Giving and taking? GRIT celebrates the performance of the body until nothing really works - and then dares to go one step further.

Cast and crew

Concept, choreography, direction & stage Edan Gorlicki Dancers & co-development Kyle Patrick, Leonardo Rodrigues, Cecilia Ponteprimo Performer, vocals & co-development Lauren Rae Mace Dancer, co-development & step community management Mareike Villnow Step aerobics community Gabriele Eisele, Simone Gehrke, Karin Hirsch, Rosa Lopez, Jörg Martin, Claudia Reichenbach Dramaturgy Eva-Maria Steinel Text Lauren Rae Mace, Edan Gorlicki Music LXDARIO Costumes Naomi Kean Lighting & Video Ingo Jooß Recording & Sound Friedrich Byusa Blam Production Management Ricarda Walter, Janin Friese INTER-ACTIONS Management Sarah Thöle PR & Social Media Jael Krämer