Maldoror - Amped

2011. solo

"Maldoror - Amped" is the third piece by Christoph Winkler in the series "Evil Bodies”, which examines the representation of evil characters in contemporary dance.

Maldoror is the ultimate literary incarnation of evil and was published in 1874 as the only work of the French author Lautréamont. According to Nobel laureate for literature Maurice Maeterlinck, he is "a black, shattering archangel of inexpressible beauty”, who anticipates numerous elements of later surrealism In "Maldoror - Amped”, Christoph Winkler sets out together with U-Gin Boateng, one of the most prominent Krump and New Style dancers in Germany. to investigate the points at which this fictional character coincides with the typical persona of Afro-American hip hop culture.

Concept: Christoph Winkler | Tanz: U-Gin Boateng Production-Dramaturgy: ehrliche Arbeit - freelance office for culture

A Christoph Winkler production. Funded by the City of Berlin - Department for Cultural Affairs. Supported by Phase7.

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