Dançando com a Diferença & Marlene Monteiro Freitas
ÔSS

ÔSS is the Creole word for "bone." As a physical architecture, bones structure and support the soft and fragile elements of the body. At the same time, bones hold ancient secrets inscribed within them.
For this extraordinary project, the inclusive dance company Dançando com a Diferença from Madeira, Portugal, under the artistic direction of Henrique Amoedo, collaborates with the exceptional choreographer Marlene Monteiro Freitas. Together, they create a kind of collective body on stage, where the organs are rearranged and take on new functions: when a foot assumes the role of the brain, the heart serves as an elbow, and the knees become a liver and an ear, new perspectives on the world might also become possible.
The result is a unique performance full of mysteries and contrasts, where the soft and the hard, the yielding and the resistant coexist without contradiction. In this sense, the clinically cold stage space, which could equally well be a laboratory or a cruise ship, is filled with the warmth radiated by the performers. They appear carefree and exuberant, and at times, it seems as though the entirety of humanity has gathered on the stage.
ÔSS is a wild evening full of dances and rituals; spectacle interlaced with small gestures. Visually powerful, dreamlike sequences alternate with grotesque humor and touching moments of fragile tenderness. ÔSS also marks the return of Marlene Monteiro Freitas to Munich. Pieces like Mal – Embriaguez Divina and Bacchae – Prelude to a Purge were co-produced by the Münchner Kammerspiele. Together with the Münchner Kammerspiele, the International DANCE Festival Munich now presents ÔSS.
Accessibility
For people in wheelchairs: Entrance and access at ground level. Access through a non-automated glass door. One disabled toilet (unisex) accessible from the front and left on the 1st floor (lift). Further details can be found at Kultur Barrierefrei München.
Wheelchair spaces can be booked via festivalbuero@spielmotor.de and +49 89 2805607.
Location:
Münchner Kammerspiele
Falckenbergstraße 1
80539 München
Stage: Therese-Giehse-Halle
Duration: 80 min
Age: Recommended from 12 years.
Possible triggers: Depiction of a birth. Sensory stimuli: loud music.

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Team
Artistic Direction by Dançando com a Diferença: Henrique Amoedo
Choreography: Marlene Monteiro Freitas
Choreography Assistant: Hsin-Yi Hsiang
Performers: Bárbara Matos, Bernardo Graça, Joana Caetano, Maria João Pereira, Mariana Tembe, Milton Branco, Rui João Costa, Sara Rebolo, and Telmo Ferreira
Lighting Design and Set Design: Yannick Fouassier
Lighting and Stage Operation: Jean-Marc Segalen
Sound Design: Rui Antunes
Technical and stage support: Beatriz Barros
Stage Assembly: Milton Branco and Nuno Simões
Costume and props assistant: Isabel Teixeira
Costume Design: Marlene Monteiro Freitas
Soundtrack: Richard Strauss, Rui Pedro Viaes and Rocha Antunes, Schubert, Rihanna, Buttechno
Production: Dançando com a Diferença (Madeira) and P.OR.K (Lisbon)
Dançando com a Diferença
Artistic Direction: Henrique Amoedo
General Coordinator Dançando com a Diferença / Viseu: Ricardo Meireles
Executive Production: Nuno Simões
Production and Support: Beatriz Barros and Cláudia Nunes
Comunication: Cláudia Caires
Diffusion: Marco de Barros
Credits
ÔSS is presented by International DANCE Festival München in cooperation with Münchner Kammerspiele.
Co-production: CENDREV–Teatro Garcia Resende
ÔSS, a piece created from an invitation from Henrique Amoedo to Marlene Monteiro Freitas, director of the Cia. Dançando com a Diferença, after different meetings between the choreographer and the company.
The Dançando com a Diferença is an organization funded by the Portuguese Republic - XXIII Government / Directorate-General for the Arts (2023 - 2026), the Madeira Regional Government, and the Funchal City Hall. It is a resident company at the MUDAS. Contemporary Art Museum of Madeira and a resident project at the Teatro Viriato in Viseu.