Cullberg presents the world premiere of the latest work by the multi-award-winning, New York-based choreographer Faye Driscoll, flesh chariot, chariot of flesh. Larger in scale than any of her previous creations, the production premieres on 4 September at Klarascenen, Kulturhuset Stadsteatern, before embarking on an international and national tour.
“It’s a large group piece for 15 dancers. So it’s the whole Cullberg company. It’s dealing with mob movement and impact, taking what is often the unseen and the invisible impacts in our world and making them tangible.”
The performance reveals itself layer by layer, with increasing depth emerging on stage. In her creative process, Faye Driscoll seeks ways of transmitting physical sensations from dancers to audiences, sometimes engaging senses beyond sight and hearing.
“A big dilemma is the kind of way the world is flattening, and the way that we’re perceiving so much of the world through flat surfaces, through screens, and through image optic touch, and creating a kind of intimacy. Fou feel you know a lot of things, but you don’t actually know. So I’m really curious of ways we can make our world more dimensional, feel the full range of sensation”
Faye Driscoll
Faye Driscoll is an American dancer, choreographer, and director. Her works often feature unexpected turns, elements of visual art and theatre, and move from realism into fantasy, while inviting audiences to experience everything from joy and exhilaration to discomfort and anger.
Faye Driscoll has received the Doris Duke Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Bessie Award, and the Jacob’s Pillow Artist Award, among many other distinctions. Her work has been presented at venues and festivals including Tanz im August, Kunstenfestivaldesarts, La Biennale di Venezia, Festival d’Automne à Paris, Melbourne Festival, Belfast International Arts Festival, and the Onassis Cultural Centre in Athens.
One of her recent works, Weathering, premiered at New York Live Arts in 2023 and has since toured throughout the United States, Europe, and Japan.
About the Production
flesh chariot, chariot of flesh premieres on 4 September at Klarascenen, Kulturhuset Stadsteatern.
Confirmed tour destinations include Gothenburg, Västerås, Madrid, Bruges, Hanover, and New York, with additional venues to be announced.
Conceived, Choreographed and Direction: Faye Driscoll
Choreographic Assistant: Amy Gernux
Set Design: Jake Margolin, Nick Vaughan
Costume Design: Irene Ip
Sound Design: Julia Giertz
Lighting Design: Mira Svanberg
Dramaturg: Dages Juvelier Keates
Performers: Anand Bolder, Andrea Muelas Blanco, Celina Hage, Eleanor Campbell, Girish Kumar Rachappa, Harrison Elliott, Johanna Willig-Rosenstein, Katie Jacobson, Lilian Steiner, Luca Seixas, Lukas Karvelis, Noam Segal, Panos Paraschou, Thamiris Carvalho, Vincent Van der Plas.
Production: Cullberg
Cullberg is part of Riksteatern.
Swedish premiere presented in collaboration with: Kulturhuset Stadsteatern.