Bloody Moon // INTERNATIONAL

"BLOODY MOON" is a wild, entertaining and exuberant dance performance filled with humor and sensuality. A group dances their last dance as they embrace life in all its splendor. They are aware of the end of life and are struck by a vertigo towards the abyss. "BLOODY MOON" is inspired by the French thinker George Bataille's famous work about desire, eroticism, licentiousness and madness and is Danish Dance Theatre's new artistic director Marina Mascarell's first world premiere for Danish Dance Theatre. Mascarell has created works for the greatest dance companies in the world, including Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT), and now audiences can finally experience her and the company's dancers in beautiful union.

"BLOODY MOON" is a celebration of ecstasy and the animal side of man, but also with references to ancient deities, the commedia del arte tradition and the Instagram era, where everyone is chasing the hot insta-moment. The dancers on stage embody the fertility god Dionysus' principle of pleasure, excess, disorder, transgression, play, celebration and ecstasy. And it's with both madness and a twinkle in the eye.

The performance is visually stunning with playful, deep green creations, blood red lace and purple tulle that are surprisingly and comically integrated as part of the choreography. The music is rhythmic and vibrant, with percussion samples by percussion star Uffe Savery from Safri Duo, and the performance is danced on a beautifully decorated stage floor created by Marina Mascarell and the company dancers themselves.

The performance is curated and presented by CPH STAGE in collaboration with Danish Dance Theatre and The Royal Danish Theatre.

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