UNLIKELY PLACES
solo, live music *choreographic play*
2025
Life as known. He’s sleepwalked out of his bed,
out of his room.
Out of the flat, the building and onto the streets.
On and on through the parking lot,
past the bus stop and onto the highway.
UNLIKELY PLACES * A Choreographic Play (Part 1) explores the intersections of contemporary dance, theater, and screenplay. The piece introduces a protagonist, The Rider, through a fragmented stage narrative, following the character on an existential reflection of past and present moments and memories. Through a voice-over in form of an inner monologue and Kaler’s movement vocabulary, a character is constructed, written an re-written – drifting between dreamlike scenes and settings.
The stage design by Stephanie Rauch incorporates elements from previous works and new spatial components, resembling a film set, depicting a fragmented landscape of interior and exterior environments.
Music producer rRoxymore embeds Kaler’s voice-over in an intimate soundtrack for the piece (sound design: Sebastian Bauer). Video designer Dafne Narvaez Berlfein and lighting designer Catalina Fernandez develop a subtle interplay of titles, visuals, and lighting, complementing the multimedia experience of the performance.
Artistic Direction, Choreography, Performance:
Ian Kaler
Text, Voice-over:
Ian Kaler
Videoperformance:
Luca Bonamore, Adela Maharani
Voices Dream:
Chiara Aprea, Su Huber, Adela Maharani, Mira Mann, Eve Schmechtig, Izabela Iza Soldaty, Enis Turan
Space:
Stephanie Rauch
Music, Soundtrack:
rRoxymore
Videodesign, Assistance Text & Dramaturgie:
Dafne Narvaez Berlfein
Lightdesign:
Catalina Fernandez
Sounddesign:
Sebastian Bauer
Voice-over Recordings:
Andreas Hamza
Technical Direction:
Marco Tölzer
Textcoaching:
Jane Palmer
Vocal Coaching:
Aled Pedrick
Production Management:
das Schaufenster
Photos:
Eva Würdinger
A Coproduction by Ian Kaler and Tanzquartier Wien. Supported by the City of Vienna | Cultur and the Republic of Austria | Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, The Civil Service and Sport. Research funded by Arts Council England.
UNLIKELY PLACES * A Choreographic Play (Part 1) explores the intersections of contemporary dance, theater, and screenplay. The piece introduces a protagonist, The Rider, through a fragmented stage narrative, following the character on an existential reflection of past and present moments and memories. Through a voice-over in form of an inner monologue and Kaler’s movement vocabulary, a character is constructed, written an re-written – drifting between dreamlike scenes and settings.
The stage design by Stephanie Rauch incorporates elements from previous works and new spatial components, resembling a film set, depicting a fragmented landscape of interior and exterior environments.
Music producer rRoxymore embeds Kaler’s voice-over in an intimate soundtrack for the piece (sound design: Sebastian Bauer). Video designer Dafne Narvaez Berlfein and lighting designer Catalina Fernandez develop a subtle interplay of titles, visuals, and lighting, complementing the multimedia experience of the performance.
Artistic Direction, Choreography, Performance:
Ian Kaler
Text, Voice-over:
Ian Kaler
Videoperformance:
Luca Bonamore, Adela Maharani
Voices Dream:
Chiara Aprea, Su Huber, Adela Maharani, Mira Mann, Eve Schmechtig, Izabela Iza Soldaty, Enis Turan
Space:
Stephanie Rauch
Music, Soundtrack:
rRoxymore
Videodesign, Assistance Text & Dramaturgie:
Dafne Narvaez Berlfein
Lightdesign:
Catalina Fernandez
Sounddesign:
Sebastian Bauer
Voice-over Recordings:
Andreas Hamza
Technical Direction:
Marco Tölzer
Textcoaching:
Jane Palmer
Vocal Coaching:
Aled Pedrick
Production Management:
das Schaufenster
Photos:
Eva Würdinger
A Coproduction by Ian Kaler and Tanzquartier Wien. Supported by the City of Vienna | Cultur and the Republic of Austria | Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, The Civil Service and Sport. Research funded by Arts Council England.
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UNLIKELY PLACES * A Choreographic Play (Part 1) explores the intersections of contemporary dance, theater, and screenplay. The piece introduces a protagonist, The Rider, through a fragmented stage narrative, following the character on an existential reflection of past and present moments and memories. Through a voice-over in form of an inner monologue and Kaler’s movement vocabulary, a character is constructed, written an re-written – drifting between dreamlike scenes and settings.
The stage design by Stephanie Rauch incorporates elements from previous works and new spatial components, resembling a film set, depicting a fragmented landscape of interior and exterior environments.
Music producer rRoxymore embeds Kaler’s voice-over in an intimate soundtrack for the piece (sound design: Sebastian Bauer). Video designer Dafne Narvaez Berlfein and lighting designer Catalina Fernandez develop a subtle interplay of titles, visuals, and lighting, complementing the multimedia experience of the performance.
Artistic Direction, Choreography, Performance:
Ian Kaler
Text, Voice-over:
Ian Kaler
Videoperformance:
Luca Bonamore, Adela Maharani
Voices Dream:
Chiara Aprea, Su Huber, Adela Maharani, Mira Mann, Eve Schmechtig, Izabela Iza Soldaty, Enis Turan
Space:
Stephanie Rauch
Music, Soundtrack:
rRoxymore
Videodesign, Assistance Text & Dramaturgie:
Dafne Narvaez Berlfein
Lightdesign:
Catalina Fernandez
Sounddesign:
Sebastian Bauer
Voice-over Recordings:
Andreas Hamza
Technical Direction:
Marco Tölzer
Textcoaching:
Jane Palmer
Vocal Coaching:
Aled Pedrick
Production Management:
das Schaufenster
Photos:
Eva Würdinger
A Coproduction by Ian Kaler and Tanzquartier Wien. Supported by the City of Vienna | Cultur and the Republic of Austria | Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, The Civil Service and Sport. Research funded by Arts Council England.