RIPE BODY
RIPE BODY is a cross-genre, solo dance performance in two parts, that seeks to deconstruct and redefine our understanding of femininity. Originating in one body and two universes, RIPE BODY delves into the battle of being seen both as subject and object - both willingly and not. In a transparent box with a mirror-clad floor and ceiling, the scenography lifts the dancer up, like on a pedestal. A space that constantly bounces the gaze of performer and audience back and forth between the two, and where the question of whose gaze is being catered to repeats itself by the approach of an answer. A performative panopticon, a collective mirror-meditation, a celebration of the genderless femininity in an underwater world.
RIPE BODY is an installation and performance that invites audience members to join in at their own pace. During the entire performance audience members are free to move around the space, lay on the floor mirror, come and go as they please, talk and document the performance through pictures or video. We still ask audience members to turn phones to silent mode and respect each other’s experience in the room.
RIPE BODY is dedicated to everyone and anyone who connects to the feminine universe in any degree, shape or form.
Choreographer and performer: Ruth Rebekka Hansen
Composer and live musician: Lauge Heebøll
Costume design: Benedikte Beate Hansen
Set design/build: Anders Toft Pedersen
Producer: Lara Ostan
RIPE BODY is supported by Aaben Dans, Dansk Skuespillerforbund, William Demant Fonden, København Kommunes Scenekunstudvalg og Statens Kunstfond støtte til bestillingsopgaver for komponister.
“Light (Inside U)”
A short sample from the RIPE BODY part two
live concert
live concert
“Grasp”
A shortend edit of part one in the dance performance RIPE BODY.
Photo credits: Luna Stage