MEDIATHEK

“When you hear music, a single chord may be enough to put you in a certain mood.
OBSTRUCSONG is my attempt to let a simple, physical dance and song ritual give the audience the feeling that they lack something, they didn’t knowthey were missing. I want to explore, whether it’s possible for dance to do the same to people’s emotions as a simple chord on the radio”.
Palle Granhøj

The dance
Palle Granhøj has staged this piece on a long-haired carpet of wool. This pure space is framing the core of his method - the obstruction technique. Gribs and obstacles are limiting the performers and new possibilities appear.

The lighting
The basic lighting source is the light bulb. Simple devices, tin boxes, caps and flexible poles are shaping the dance space.

The voice
The dancers voice is the focus. All sounds are based upon the natural and acoustic voice. From the dancers breath, small quirks and oddities grow through whispers into singing. And screams...

The Language
The used language in OBSTRUCSONG is Volapük and English

In his performance OBSTRUCSONG choreographer Palle Granhøj makes special use of the performers' voices and singing talents, creating together with them a special ritual synthesizing sound, light, movement, humour, and humanity within the framework of a simple but effective scenography. The performance stages flirting, eroticism, power struggle, and longing in an organic landscape consisting of a giant deep-pile woollen rug encircled by flexible poles with little lanterns at the ends, which are at the same time the shows main lighting devices.

/ CAST & CREDITS /

CONCEPT AND CHOREOGRAPHY: Palle Granhøj
VISUAL DESIGN: Per Victor
Created in co-operation with the performers.

DANCERS: Anne Eisensee, Dorte Petersen, Maxim-Jo Beck McGosh, Gaute Grimeland, Jannik Elkær Nielsen, Kristoffer Louis Andrup Pedersen
LIGHTING PERFORMER: Malco Oliveros
VOICE COACHING AND MUSIC: Laila Skovmand

Granhøj Dans is supported by The Danish Arts Council, The Committee for Performing Arts. 

OBSTRUCSONG is coproduced wit h Trans Danse Europe, EU culture 2000, GRAN – teater for dans, Ponec Theatre in Prague, Berner Tanztage, The Royal Danish Theatre, City of Aarhus.

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