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
Dance and choreography: Sasha Waltz & Guests
Music: Tobias Koch
Set design: Dominic Huber
Lighting design and lighting: Martin Hauk
Video: Mikko Gaestel
Costume design: Sandra Tiersch
With the voices of: Christina von Braun, John-Dylan Haynes, Sarah Karim, Tim Landgraf, Nora Schultz and Tania Singer
Production: Sasha Waltz & Guests in collaboration with Rimini Protokoll
Co-production: Salzburger Festspiele and Tanz Köln Kampnagel – Internationales Zentrum für Schönere Künste
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