ROCKOKO – MAI:COMPANY / Patricia Carolin Mai

In the organizer's words:

Over 100 people, a large stage, different bodies, biographies and perspectives - united in a polyphonic ensemble: in ROCKOKO, Patricia Carolin Mai and the MAI:COMPANY examine how bodies are seen, read and evaluated. On Kampnagel's largest stage, performers from different generations, backgrounds and life realities come together and renegotiate body images, visibility and belonging.

Inspired by rococo aesthetics and translated into a contemporary, powerful stage language, the result is a dance piece about perception, collective energy and the question of who becomes visible and how. Skirts play a central role here: They become moving sculptures, a protective space, a statement and a choreographic tool. They were created in collaboration with Made auf Veddel, a Hamburg-based association that connects people with a history of migration through textile craftsmanship, design and empowerment. Personal connections are created between the people who made the skirts and the performers: Each skirt carries its own traces, stories and meanings into the choreography.

ROCKOKO is opulent, physical and political: a large dance production about gazes, body images, community and visibility.