MEDIATHEK

The piece starts off from two sources of inspiration: on the one hand there is snow, the substance, which has a mass of contradictory properties (light, vulnerable, small, wet, enjoyable, dangerous, intrusive, slow, pleasant, cold etc.). On the other hand, there’s the age-old Russian fairy tale of Snegurotshka, about a snowgirl who lives on the rhythm of nature, but who can also control that nature. There are several versions of the story, but in every one of them, the girl has control over certain natural phenomena, such as mist, ice and snowstorms. However, she cannot stand heat, which makes it impossible for her to fully take part in the human world. She’s often alone, but finds herself protected by a fire-red fox that follows her around everywhere she goes.

There’s just one female dancer/singer on stage, assisted by a guitarist. She tells her story in a universal language. The designers from Ruimtevaarders are translating the natural power that emanates from snow into a poetic set that flirts with hot and cold, light and dark, vastness and intimacy, chaos and order. Snow takes you on a visual and musical journey that can take the form of a different story for everyone in the audience. Put together like a snow crystal: at first sight it’s a thick flake, but the longer you look, the more you’re struck by the finesse and beauty of its bifurcations.