Archive NEXT 2011

Pongo land

Hermann Heisig (Germany) & Nuno Lucas (Portugal / Germany)

40 minutes

A short, dark Portuguese and a tall blond German, wearing nothing but their underwear? Could be none other than Nuno Lucas and Hermann Heisig, raising havoc at NEXT with Pongo land. Although,... During their performance, beauty and absurdity succeed each other in the burlesque country of Pongo land. By highlighting their being different they make a statement about the limits of human normality.

concept and interpretation Nuno Lucas & Hermann Heisig / coproduction Théâtre de l’Usine Genève (CH) / support Tanzwerkstatt Berlin, CENTA, Forum Dança, ACCCA