Ung Gnu / Don Gnu (DK)
Stamina
Why do we really hang on for life? How long can we keep going? “Stamina” is physical action theater about life struggles, expectations and pressure - with subtle poetry and a good deal of exhaustion added. A performance by DON GNU’s youth company UNG GNU.
Do we endure to be loved – or do we love to be able to endure?
Why do we persevere throughout our lives?
And how long can you keep going?
In STAMINA, we see the meeting between two people. They are crazy about each other, so they each do their best to create a good atmosphere and live up to each other’s expectations. But what happens in the meeting when we run out of stamina and can no longer bear to play along on the other person’s terms.
At the centre of STAMINA is the stamina that life demands of all of us. About the struggles it takes to live up to expectations and pressure, maintain a facade, withstand resistance and, not least, other people. And about what we can be lucky to find on the other side if we dare to let go.
STAMINA is physical action theatre with subtle poetry and a good deal of exhaustion.
In 2023 dancer Astrid Pauline Schmidt received the Reumert Talent Award for her work.
Suitable for audiences aged 14 and up.
STAMINA [ˈsdæˀmina]
Origin: From Latin stāmen (“thread”, “thread of life”)
Meaning: strength and endurance; life force (physical or mental) to withstand illness, stress, fatigue, trauma and adversity.
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Reviews
★★★★★
“The young blood flows effortlessly into the tradition of Don Gnu, even quite in the usual poetic, loving and unpretentious spirit.”
– Iscene
★★★★★
“…bodes well for the daring in future Ung Gnu performances.”
– CPHCulture
★★★★★
“The only problem with the performance Stamina is that it doesn’t play long enough.”
– Kulturbunkeren
“The performance presents a real and raw landscape, and throughout it is very little staged to look at, despite how perfectly minutely it is choreographed.”
– Den 4. Væg
About Ung Gnu / Don Gnu (DK)
UNG GNU is DON GNU’s youth company.
DON GNU makes action theater and dance combined in a playful and poetic universe.
The company was established in 2010 by the choreographers Jannik Elkær and Kristoffer Louis Andrup Pedersen, who together are responsible for the artistic management. DON GNU are house artist at Bora Bora.
Today, DON GNU is one of the country’s most touring companies, which in addition to extensive touring activities in Denmark, has also toured in large parts of the world, including all the Nordic countries, South Korea, Canada, large parts of Europe and Cuba.
More about DON GNU here
Credits
Performance & choreographic material:
Astrid Pauline Schmidt & Kasper Buus
Director & choreography:
Jannik Elkær
Artistic advisor:
Kristoffer Louis Andrup Pedersen
Rehearsal director:
Jeppe Kaas Vad
Sound design:
Markus Artved
Performance technician:
Kian Larsen
Producing team:
Kathrine Kihm & Malene Cathrine Pedersen
Co-produced by:
Bora Bora – dance and visual theater & Aveny-T
Supported by:
Aarhus Municipality & The Danish Arts Foundation
Photography:
Emilie Theresa Fotografi & Mikkel Suppras