Atmosphere of Decay

A distant past merges with the unknown future, evoking love, destruction and female sensuality in the hour of the apocalypse. The dance performance Atmosphere of Decay is a rhythmic, choreographic interpretation of the 4,000-year-old epic poem, 'The Descent of Inanna'. In this ancient Sumerian myth, the sister goddesses Innana and Ereshkigal meet in the underworld. They each represent the lower and upper realms of the universe, the conscious and the unconscious. The performance unfolds Inanna's path to omnipotence, the decay of her ego, and eventually her submission, which holds the potential for new life. On the border between subtle dominance and overt vulnerability, three performers shift form through a choreography of intimacy, transformation and repulsion. It is restless and earthy, it thirsts for blood and yearns for intimacy. “She swallows it all, bones, fur, paws, tail, teeth, while she sleeps and dreams...” An ode to chaos in the time of collapse.



Concept and Choreography: Sophia Mage
Choreography and performance: Brittanie Brown, Charlotte Petersen, Escarleth Romo Pozo
Music: John T. Gast
Lighting design and photography: Thomas Zamolo
Costumes: Mai Sakamoto
Dramaturgy: Quim Bigas
Voice coach: Mette Nadja Hansen
Production: Christina Cibrowski, Dansehallerne
Trial Instructor: Sanna Blennow
Artistic consultants: Rachel Tess, Marie Kaae Schmidt, MUTSUMINEIRO
Visual design: Ville Vidoe
Trailer and Documentation: Alexis Rodriguez Cancio
Photo: Ville Vidø

Co-produced by: Dansehallerne


Supported by Statens Kunstfond, Knud Højgaard's Foundation, William Demant Foundation, HAUT, MARC, Akademiet, Dansstationer