Augen auf, Augen zu
Anna Till/situation productions
We open our eyes when we are born and close them when we die. In between, our eyelids open and close imperceptibly around 18,000 times a day. Life happens. So does ageing. In her new piece ‘Augen auf, Augen zu’ (Eyes Open, Eyes Closed), dancer and choreographer Anna Till and her team situation productions focus on forms and themes of age and ageing. The focus is on the intertwining of perspectives from different generations and the view of ageing as an ongoing process. With the congenial cast of dancers Brit Rodemund and Simone Gisela Weber, questions about life and themes surrounding ageing are transformed into a poetic choreography of closeness.
Funded as part of the Alliance of International Production Houses by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media.
Anna Till is a freelance choreographer and dancer who studied dance, context and choreography at HZT Berlin and applied cultural studies at the University of Lüneburg. With her company situation productions and in collaboration with various artists, she develops dance productions that have been performed in numerous cities in Europe and worldwide. Her most recent works include ‘Swan Lake in Sneakers’ (2023), a production for young people in collaboration with director Nora Otte, which was invited to the Tanzplattform Deutschland 2024 in Freiburg.
