A kind of red table in front of a dark background. A person appears to be hovering a few centimeters above the table. They have long blonde hair and are naked except for black knee pads, socks and shoes.
© Julie Hrncirova
A kind of red table in front of a dark background. A person appears to be hovering a few centimeters above the table. They have long blonde hair and are naked except for black knee pads, socks and shoes.
© Julie Hrncirova
Nordwind Festival: New Allies
Dance / Performance

Harald Beharie

Batty Bwoy

Tickets:

15 Euro (conc. 9 Euro, [k)-Karte 7,50 Euro)

Info

Recommended from the age of 15. Possible triggers: nudity, loud music.

Dates

Friday

12/6/24

8:30 PM

Tickets

Saturday

12/7/24

8:30 PM

Tickets

By reappropriating the Jamaican term “Batty Bwoy“ (literally: butt boy), a discriminatory slang term for a queer person, Norwegian-Jamaican dancer and choreographer Harald Beharie twists and transforms the myths of the black queer body. In an odyssey of droning prog-rock, his powerful and energising solo BATTY BWOY traces sedimented narratives of the queer body as a perverse and deviant figure – and attacks and embraces them in equal measure. With BATTY BWOY, he evokes an ambivalent being that unfolds on the threshold between the precarious body, liberated power, joy and ‘batty’ energy. Beharie received a nomination for the Norwegian Dance Critics Award for BATTY BWOY in 2022 and won the Hedda Prize for ‘Best Dance Performance’ in 2023; the production has been touring internationally with great success ever since.

A person, dressed only in black knee pads, socks and shoes, kneels in a room with dark walls and floor. One arm is resting on the knee, the other is touching the floor. The person has their eyes closed and is sticking out their tongue.
© Julie Hrncirova
A room with dark walls and floor. A red table stands in the background. A blonde person is in the center of the picture. She is naked except for black knee pads, socks and shoes. She appears to be walking on her knees and floating above the floor.
© Julie Hrncirova
A red table or something similar can be seen out of focus in the foreground. Behind it is a naked person on all fours. The only things they are wearing are black knee pads, socks and shoes. The person looks strained.
© Julie Hrncirova
A person with short shaven hair stands bent over in front on a stage. Apart from black knee pads, socks and shoes, the person is naked. Behind the stage are large windows with blinds. In front of the stage is a scattered and blurred audience.
© Julie Hrncirova
A person on a red lounger is positioned as if in the middle of a forward roll, their bottom up and their back to the camera. They are not wearing any clothes. One arm supports the upper body, which is leaning to the right.
© Julie Hrncirova
A kind of red table in front of a dark background. A person appears to be hovering a few centimeters above the table. They have long blonde hair and are naked except for black knee pads, socks and shoes.
© Julie Hrncirova