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Keren Cytter/D.I.E Now 'History in the Making'

History in the Making is a new live theatre piece by Keren Cytter, created in collaboration with the artist's dance company  D.I.E. Now (Dance International Europe).

John Webber, a political activist, and Linda Schultz, a graphic designer, awake one morning to discover they have each been subject to an unexpected and radical sex change. The repercussions of this event have a domino effect on society, sexual politics, and personal identity, ultimately leading to revolution, as Cytter playfully tells the story via film, language, imagery, choreography, performance and light projections. History in the Making takes inspiration from a diverse range of influences, including Pina Bausch, Bat-Sheva dance group, Samuel Beckett,  Disney on Ice,  Michael Jackson, Yvonne Rainer, and the exotic rhythms of the 1980s dance-floor filler the Lambada, creating a highly stylized theatrical performance, addressing the ideas with insight and humour.

History in the Making is the ongoing project developed by Cytter and commissioned by the curatorial platform If I Can’t Dance, I Don’t Want To Be Part of Your Revolution exploring the notion of masquerade. For this Cytter created a series of new works, including an interpretation of the seminal 1975 performance by Dan Graham Performer/Audience/Mirror  in Bilbao (2009), several films which have informed this performance, and a short theatre work in Dublin (2009) which was the first ‘episode’ of  History in the Making.

History in the Making will tour in the coming months to Tate Modern, Performa, Hebbel am Ufer and If I Can’t Dance…

Tate Modern (London)
Tuesday 3 November 2009, 21.00 
Turbine Hall, £8 (£6 concessions), booking required
www.tate.org.uk  

or call +44 (0)20 7887 8888

Performa 09 (New York)
Wednesday 11 and Thursday 12 November 2009, 20.00 
The Kitchen, 512 West 19th St, New York
Tickets: $15, booking required
www.ticketweb.com  

or call +1 212 255 5793 ext. 11

Hebbel Am Ufer (Berlin)
Thursday 21 January – Sunday 24 January 2010, 20.00
HAU 3: Tempelhofer Ufer 10, Berlin
Tickets: €11 (€7 concessions), booking required
tickets@hebbel-am-ufer.de  

or call +49 (0)30 2590 0427

Van Abbemuseums (Eindhoven)
If I Can’t Dance… Edition III, episode 4 at Van Abbemuseums
Friday 19 March 2010, 20.30 and 22.30
Plaza Futura, Leenderweg 65, Eindhoven
Tickets: €14 (€12 concessions), booking required
www.plazafutura.nl  

or call +31 (0) 4029 46 848

Commissioned by If I Can’t Dance, I Don’t Want To Be Part Of Your Revolution: a co-production of: Hebbel am Ufer, If I Can’t Dance…, Performa 09 and Tate Modern