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Thu, Jan 17, 2008
“They slip away from each other’s wavering embraces...they chase shadows: their own and the other’s...the awareness of the finite grows.”—De Standaard (Brussels), on MAYBE FOREVER
Internationally acclaimed choreographer Meg Stuart returns January 24–26 with Austrian dancer/choreographer Philipp Gehmacher for the U.S. premiere of MAYBE FOREVER, a duet that was co-commissioned by the Wexner Center. In this show, the duo subverts expectations with a dance that embraces disconnection and a sense of separation, conjuring potent images of a relationship on the verge.
The duet—set to a series of pensive ballads sung live by Niko Hafkenscheid, a rising talent from Brussels—has been called “a parable on desire, loss and melancholy, with two ex-lovers telling their story in a succession of dance duets and solos, soliloquies and songs” (Etcetera).
Meg Stuart and her Brussels-based company Damaged Goods first appeared at the Wexner Center in 1995 with her breakthrough work No Longer Readymade. She returned in 1998 in collaboration with visual artist (and OSU art faculty member) Ann Hamilton for the performance piece appetite, also co-commissioned by the Wexner Center.
Gehmacher, based in Vienna, has performed his work at theaters and festivals around Europe.
CALENDAR INFORMATION: MAYBE FOREVER, a duet with live music performed by choreographers/dancers Meg Stuart and Philipp Gehmacher, will be performed January 24–26 at 8 pm in the Wexner Center’s intimate Black Box on Mershon Stage, 1871 N. High St. Tickets are $18 for the general public, $15 for members, and $10 for students. Call 614 292-3535 or visit ticketmaster.com. Parking available at the Ohio Union Garage just south of the Wexner Center. More information: wexarts.org.
EVENT AND SEASON SUPPORT
MAYBE FOREVER is coproduced by the Wexner Center for the Arts at The Ohio State University with support from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation; Kaaitheater (Brussels); Théâtre de la Ville (Paris); Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz (Berlin).
Major support for the Wexner Center’s 2007–08 performing arts season is generously provided by Huntington Bank, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The Columbus Foundation.
Significant contributions are also made by Morgan Stanley and Nationwide Foundation.
This performance is presented at the Wexner Center with support from the Greater Columbus Arts Council.
This presentation is supported by the Performing Arts Fund, a program of Arts Midwest funded by the National Endowment for the Arts with additional contributions from General Mills Foundation, Land O’Lakes Foundation, and the Ohio Arts Council.
Preferred accommodations: The Blackwell Inn.
