Tony Tran holds his duet partner during the blue-lit Jakob performance.

2019

JAKOB

An elliptic journey through power, support, and interdependence between two men.

Project information

About

In Jakob, two male performers enter an intense elliptical journey that gradually reveals the complexity of their interdependent relationship. A seemingly playful choreography investigates why we limit our availability and our capacity to open up, support, and accept one another.

Through metaphorical images, symbolic gestures, and an emotionally detached movement language, Jakob continues Tony Tran’s research into power and identity in human relationships. The work asks how the person we relate to shapes our choices, behaviour, and encounters with others.

Credits

Choreography
Tony Tran
Creation and performance
Tony Tran and Knut Vikstrøm Precht
Dramaturgy
Thomas Schaupp
Music composition
Magnus Bugge
Light design
Tobias Leira
Research fellow
Fabian Wixe
Video and photo
Andreas Daugstad Leonardsen
Funded by
Arts Council Norway, Nordic Culture Fund, SPENN, Nordic Culture Point, City of Oslo, Fund for Performing Artists and i-Portunus
JAKOB tour dates
DateVenue / FestivalPlaceNote / Info

Centro Coreográfico Rural de La Rioja / Festival Margen

La Rioja, Spain

Museum of La Rioja / Festival Margen

Logroño, Spain

Kloden Teater with Oslo Pride

Oslo, Norway

Sân Khấu Nhỏ Drama Theater

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

VCCA Center for Arts

Hanoi, Vietnam

Cancelled