Sunday - August 25, 2024
7:30 PM
Otto - Hahn Platz, 60596 Frankfurt

Schemes of an Hour is a choreography for three dancers and a violin player set at the liminal time of dusk. It is an ode to dance as an abstract form, a force that is equally beautiful as it can be destructive, and an occasion for gathering in the seasonal spirit of La Rentrée.

Initially conceptualised for the garden of the Städel Museum, the piece unexpectedly found itself without a venue due to unforeseen circumstances. Yet art needs context or else it is simply a pissoir in the corner, and people dancing in public spaces are easily considered lunatics. Jean-Claude Maier Gallery came in quickly and with a lot of generosity to give Schemes of an Hour a context and allow it to be shared with the loose sociability it initially wanted.

CREDITS
Choreography: Emmilou Roessling
Performance: Rachell Bo Clark, Amanda Barrio Charmelo & Hanako Hayakawa
Dramaturgy & Research: Luca Eigel
Composition and live violin: Julia Yoo Soon Gröning

With musical quotes by Julius Eastman
Photography: Daiva Tubutyte

Made possible through the support of the Ottilie-Röderstein Stipend from the Hessian Ministry for Arts and Science, the production funding from the Fonds Darstellende Kunst, and the Hans and Stefan Bernbeck Travel Grant.

With special thanks to Zimmerli of Switzerland and the Quillo Ensemble for sponsoring parts of the costume and musical equipment.