Stefan Kaegi turns the audience into the protagonists of an immersive experience about empathy and community
Emotions, laughter, yawns: certain movements have a contagious effect. In neuroscience, certain processes in the brain are thought to produce mirror effects that could be a key to explaining empathy and mutual understanding.
In Spiegelneuronen, Stefan Kaegi installs a giant mirror on stage, in which spectators see themselves as well as the rest of the audience, like a giant selfie. Little by little, movement begins and the image becomes collective: a metaphor for the human brain and for the relationship between the individual and the community, accompanied by the voices of neuroscience researchers.
An immersive piece of documentary theatre, performed by dancers from German choreographer Sasha Waltz’s company.
Artistic team
Concept and direction: Stefan Kaegi
Dramaturgy: Silke Bake
Music: Tobias Koch
Scenography: Dominic Huber
Video: Mikko Gaestel
Light Design: Martin Hauk
Costume Design: Sandra Tiersch
Dance and choreography: Dominique McDougal, Melissa Kieffer, Wibke Storkan, Lorena Justribó Manion, Francisco Martinez and Claudia de Serpa Soares
Repetition: Claudia de Serpa Soares
Assistance Direction & Assistance Production: Francisco Martinez
Technical Production Assistance: Patrick Heth
Light: Martin Hauk
Sound: Giorgio De Santis
Video: Nova Krause
Tour Management: Karsten Liske
Artistic Direction & General Management: Sasha Waltz and Jochen Sandig
Company Management & Artistic Planning: Bärbel Kern
Deputy Company Management & Technical Direction: Reinhard Wizisla
Head of Administration & Finance: Laura Biagioni
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