DIE TRAUER DES DÄMONS

Everything is transient—performance, body, life, even the idea of home.

Looking back on himself from his exile in Germany—as a dancer, a son, and as a human being—choreographer and performer Ivan Estegneev searches within the moment of performance for ways to hold on and let go. Together with dramaturg and writer Alexandr Andriyashkin, he transforms personal experience into a meditation on loss, memory, distance, and the fragile nature of presence.

How do you say farewell to a father from afar?

How do you come to terms with an aging body?

And what remains of an art that disappears as it is created?

Demon’s Sorrow is a deeply personal reflection on the fragility of the moment—one that, with every breath, dissolves and is born again.

Choreography and Performance – Ivan Estegneev

Dramaturgy and Text – Alexandr Andriyashkin

Music – Vasiliy Peshkov

Set and Costume Designer – Nadin Schumacher

Mask Designer – Shalva Nikvashvili

Lighting Designer – Sergey Kucher

Choreography Assistant – Evgeny Kulagin

English Translator and Coach – Odin Lund Biron

Lullaby Vocals – Gurgen Tsaturyan

Premiere – June 1, 2024, Hamburger Sprechwerk (Hamburg)
Language – English (without subtitles)
Duration – 1 hour without intermission

Supported by Wiese Cultural Center (Hamburg) and ART CONNECTS Hamburgische Kulturstiftung