| Year/Length: | 2024, 80’ (Italian premiere) |
|---|---|
| Inspired by the novel: | The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne |
| Choreography, staging, stage design, costume design and soundtrack: | Trajal Harrell |
| With: | Trajal Harrell, New Kyd, Perle Palombe, Songhay Toldon, Ondrej Vidlar, Vânia Doutel Vaz |
| Alternate dancers: | Alicia Aumüller, Frances Chiaverini |
| Rehearsal directors: | Stephen Thompson, Vânia Doutel Vaz |
| Lighting design: | Sylvain Rausa |
| Sound design: | Trajal Harrell, Santiago Latorre |
| Dramaturgy: | Katinka Deecke |
| Production: | Schauspielhaus Zürich with Schauspielhaus Zürich Dance Ensemble |
| Co-production: | Festival d’Automne, Les Spectacles Vivants – Centre Pompidou |
| With the support of: | Müller-Möhl Foundation & Trajal Harrell, Schauspielhaus Zürich Dance Ensemble Fan Club |
Dance
Trajal Harrell - Tambourines
Description
Reimagining history. Inspired by Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel The Scarlet Letter, Tambourines is Trajal Harrell's dedication to all those women who in the past could not decide about their bodies. Divided into three acts - fornication, education, celebration - Tambourines rewrites the story of Hester Prynne, condemned in the novel to wear the scarlet letter (the A of adultery) for having a child outside of marriage, imagining an alternative ending. What if the townspeople had supported Hester instead of judging her? What if the child had been welcomed with joy? Trajal Harrell, Silver Lion of the 2024 Biennale Danza, is optimistic and imagines a celebratory dance. A feminist show, long imagined by the American choreographer, Tambourines is a reflection on gender, history, and social constraints.