In „Born by the Sea“ kreuzen sich die Wege zweier Menschen. Spuren ihrer vergangenen Erfahrungen überlappen und trennen sich und beeinflussen ihre Art zu handeln und ihre Entscheidungen. Eingerahmt von verblassten Erinnerungen und der romantischen Trostlosigkeit von Richie Culvers gesprochenem Wort fungieren ihre Körper als lebende Archive und erinnern uns daran, dass uns manche Spuren der Vergangenheit Kraft verleihen, andere uns jedoch zurückhalten können. Sie prägen auf tiefgreifende Weise, wie wir uns bewegen und zurechtkommen.
In „Born by the Sea“, the paths of two individuals cross. Traces of their past experiences overlap and diverge, informing the way they move and the choices they make. Framed by faded memories and the romantic bleakness of Richie Culver's spoken word, their bodies act as living archives, reminding us that while some traces of the past empower us, others can hold us back; shaping how we move and cope in profound ways.

Gastspiel im Rahmen von SPOTTED

Im Anschluss der Vorstellung findet ein Nachgespräch statt.

SPOTTED setzt sich zusammen aus kommunalen Theatern, INTHEGA Theatern und Freien Theatern. Von der Kooperative TANZKOOP und dem Landesverband Freie Darstellende Künste in Niedersachsen ins Leben gerufen, werden im Rahmen des auf 3 Jahre angelegten Programms hochkarätige Tanzgastspiele in ganz Niedersachsen möglich.

CREDITS
Choreography: Fran Diaz in collaboration with the dancers
Dance/Co-creation: Keren Leiman, Paxton Ricketts / Sandra Bourdais, Louis Steinmetz
Music: Richie Culver, The Prodigy
Light design: Kristina Schmidt
Associate artist: Manuel Cornelius
Video: Manuel Cornelius
The piece is a co-production with Eisfabrik Hannover.
Created thanks to the kind support of LOT Theater (Braunschweig), CLOUD/Danslab (The Hague) and Staatsballett Hannover.

ABOUT
Fran Díaz is a Spanish choreographer based in Germany. His work, often manifested in multidisciplinary projects, explores themes related to the notion of community, the need for a sense of belonging, or the reconfiguration of one's physical spaces and boundaries. He is also interested in the interface with queer culture and the design of institutional structures. Fran studied at the National Ballet School of Canada in Toronto and worked as a dancer with the Leipzig Ballet and the Hanover State Ballet under the direct of Marco Goecke.
In 2020 his choreography Toothpicks won third prize at the International Choreography Competition in Hanover, and in 2021 he was a finalist at the International Choreography Competition in Copenhagen with his choreography I'll do the talking. In 2023, he premiered The Habit, a new piece for the Bavarian State Ballet, and two new pieces in the free dance scene, Born by the sea and Scheme. In 2025 he will also premiere a new piece for the Hessisches Staatsballett in Wiesbaden.

Recently, the prestigious European dance platform "Aerowaves" named Fran, as one of their selected emerging choreographers of the year 2024 for his piece Born by the sea.

PHOTO CREDITS
All photo credits go to: Manuel Cornelius
Headshot Portrait of myself: Lilit Hakobyan