Songs of the Wayfarer, 24. - 26. January 2025

Songs of the Wayfarer,
24. - 26. January 2025

Join in a journey through the life experiences of a distinctive artist.

  • Duration90 min
  • Price165 - 380
  • StageMain stage

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In the solo performance Songs of the Wayfarer, disabled choreographer and singer Claire Cunningham traverses landscapes of nature, stage and Gustav Mahler’s song cycle, led by the compass of crip* expertise and joy.

- I really love turning into this sort of four-legged creature. All the little places that you can wedge the crutch really right into a corner or into a crack. In Scotland, we’d say nooks and crannies. I get so lost in that sort of play…when the ground really becomes… my companion

Inspired, in part, by Gustav Mahler's Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen led by her lived-experience as a disabled person, her memory of training as a classical singer and knowledge drawn from mountaineers and disabled peers, Claire Cunningham sets out to make a show where she traverses known and unfamiliar landscapes. 

Accessibility: See more details further down the page. 

Events

Contributors

  • Concept & Choreography

    Claire Cunningham

  • Performance

    Claire Cunningham

  • Associate Director & Dramaturgy

    Dan Watson

  • Dramaturg

    Luke Pell

  • Set and Costume Design

    Bethany Wells

  • Lighting Design

    Chris Copland

  • Sound Design

    Matthias Herrmann

  • Video Design

    Michelle Ettlin

  • Artistic Collaborator

    Julia Watts Belser

  • Captioner

    Maria Wünsche (Panthea)

  • Executive Producer

    Nadja Dias

  • Projects & Access Producer

    Vicky Wilson

  • Production Manager

    Gregor Knüppel

  • Technician

    Keir Martin

  • Artistic Access Consultancy

    Nelly Kelly
    Panthea
    Angela Alves
    Rita Mazza
    Naomi Sanfo-Ansorge

  • Mountaineering Consultants

    Cormac Lynch
    Simone Kenyon

  • Administrative Support (for HZT):

    Susanne Adam
    Jeanette Gogoll

  • Audio Description Script (English):

    Claire Cunningham, Julia Watts
    Belser, med Vicky Wilson og Luke Pell, lest av Julia Watts Belser

  • Photo

    Sven Hagolani

Accessibility
Friday 24 January: Aftertalk with Claire Cunningham and Liv Hanne Haugen with sign language interpretation.
Saturday 26 January at 17:30: Touch tour. The tour is free, but you need to register HERE. Spoler alert.

All performances are visually interpreted in English. You do not need to bring any equipment for this, headphones are handed out to those who wish. If you want to use your own, it must be with a minijack output.
The performance is subtitled in English as an integral part of the visual design. 
All the performances are relaxed, which means that it is easy to come and go from the stage during the performance. Various seating options.
Thematically, the performance contains death and loss. 
For more information about the various accessibility options and about general accessibility, see HERE.

A Claire Cunningham Production.
Created as part of the Einstein Strategic Professorship „Choreography, Dance and Disability Arts“ at the HZT Berlin. 
Co-commissioned and co-produced by Mousonturm Frankfurt, No Limits Festival Hong Kong, HAU Hebbel am Ufer & No Limits Festival Berlin, Münchner Kammerspiele, Next Festival Kotrijk, Sadler´s Wells London and Dampfzentrale Bern. An Unlimited International Strategic commission made possible thanks to funding from British Council.

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