Constellations and alliances: Chiron in Aries, Recital #4 is a choreography inspired by mythology and astrology featuring seven dancers and a techno set by veteran German DJ Fiedel.

We are invited into a choreographically detailed world where the dance could come from a fictional past or an imaginary future. The movements have been composed as if they were folk, ritual dances - but in a slightly skewed, home-made way. The wild, unruly is intertwined with the gently soft.

In Greek mythology, Chiron was a centaur initiated into healing, music and prophecy by the god of the arts, Apollo. A poisoned arrow hit Chiron, leaving a wound that never healed. The minor planet Chiron is therefore known in astrology as 'The Wounded Healer'. It represents our deepest wounds and our ability to heal.

This work invents its own mythology. What constellations and alliances bring us together today? Can these groupings change, give us hope and build bridges? Gie's choreographies lie right on the border where old and new rub against each other. What emerges from this friction?

Choreography: Frédéric Gies

Dance: Elise Brewer, Brittanie Brown, Gergo D.Farkas, Nefeli Gioti, Andreas Haglund, Maria Naidu, Anna Pehrsson.

Music: Fidel

Lighting design: Thomas Zamolo

Costume: Grzegorz Matlag

Co-production: Dansens Hus

With the support of: Swedish Arts Council, Region Stockholm, City of Stockholm

Production: Weld in collaboration with Dance is ancient

Photo: John Gripenholm

January 2023: Dansens Hus, Stockholm