Four dancers move in a circle around a dancer wearing a colourful dress. The outline of a castle and trees in shades of purple can be seen in the background.
© Lauge Sorensen
Four dancers move in a circle around a dancer wearing a colourful dress. The outline of a castle and trees in shades of purple can be seen in the background.
© Lauge Sorensen
Echoes of Tomorrow: Season Opening 2024/25
Dance

Dada Masilo

Hamlet

Tickets:

44/36/24/14 (conc. from 9 Euro, [k]-Karte from 7 Euro)

Info

Recommended for ages 12 and up. Contains sexually explicit content.

Past dates

After worldwide success with reinterpretations of great ballet classics such as ROMEO AND JULIET, CARMEN, SWAN LAKE, GISELLE and the celebrated piece THE SACRIFICE, which Dada Masilo last performed at Kampnagel in 2022, the South African choreographer and dancer returns to the Kampnagel stage this autumn with ten dancers and her own version of Shakespeare’s most eloquent drama, HAMLET. Thematically, the focus is on the deceptive appearance of what is said and terrible intrigues: for example, Prince Hamlet’s betrayal of Ophelia. Dada Masilo’s HAMLET is a theatrical performance with dance, song, violin and percussion. However, she has radically reduced the number of words, creating a contemporary, universally understandable piece from the weighty classic.

Four dancers move in a circle around a dancer wearing a colourful dress. The outline of a castle and trees in shades of purple can be seen in the background.
© Lauge Sorensen
Four dancers move in a circle around a dancer wearing a colourful dress. The outline of a castle and trees in shades of purple can be seen in the background.
© Lauge Sorensen
A black person dances on a stage. She is wearing a colourful patterned dress. The outline of a castle and trees in shades of purple can be seen in the background.
© Lauge Sorensen
Four dancers hold up a dancer wearing a colourful dress. The outline of a castle and trees in shades of purple can be seen in the background.
© Lauge Sorensen
Two black people are dancing on a stage. One of the people is wearing a colourful patterned dress, the other sportswear. The outline of a castle and trees in shades of purple can be seen in the background.
© Lauge Sorensen
Four dancers move in a circle around a dancer wearing a colourful dress. The outline of a castle and trees in shades of purple can be seen in the background.
© Lauge Sorensen
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Press photos Dada Masilso Hamlet
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With: Dada Masilo

Choreographer Dada Masilo Composer and Musical Director Thuthuka Sibisi Musicians Leroy Mapholo, Ann Masina, Mpho Mothiba Actors Aphiwe Dike, Albert Khoza Dancers Dada Masilo, Sinazo Bokolo, Julia Burnham, Lehlohonolo Madise, Thandiwe Mqokeli, Eutychia Rakaki, Leorate Dibatana, Thuso Lobeko, Songezo Mcilizeli, Steven Mokone, Tshepo Zasekhaya Drama Coach Dorothy Ann Gould Costumes concept Dada Masilo, Suzette le Sueur Constructed by Tailor Me, We Two, Rose Maille Lighting Suzette le Sueur Sound Tebogo Moloto Production Khameleon Kreatives: Thabiso Tshabalala, Suzette le Sueur Representation Quaternaire Paris

Hamlet (actor) Aphiwe Dike Hamlet (dancer) Leorate Dibatana Old King (Hamlet’s father) Steven Mokone Queen Gertrude (Hamlet’s mother) Albert Khoza Claudius (brother to the Old King) Thuso Lobeko Polonius (courtier, father of Ophelia) Songezo Mcilizeli Ophelia (daughter of Polonius) Dada Masilo Laertes (brother to Ophelia) Tshepo Zasekhaya The Players Eutychia Rakaki, Lehlohonolo Madise Women Courtiers Sinazo Bokolo, Julia Burnham, Lehlohonolo Madise, Thandiwe Mqokeli, Eutychia Rakaki Men Courtiers Leorate Dibatana, Thuso Lobeko, Songezo Mcilizeli, Steven Mokone, Tshepo Zasekhaya

Sponsored by Fonds Darstellende Künste and the Goethe Institut.

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