In Symbiosis, body, material, and gravity meet in a fragile balance. The performance combines contemporary circus, magie nouvelle, and object theatre in a sensory exploration of the relationship between humans and their environment. Inside a dome tent specially designed for the piece, a dark and immersive stage world unfolds.
Artists Kolja Huneck and Luuk Brantjes each embark on their own paths within a surreal universe, investigating how human beings relate to the transient world around them. Using objects derived from oil, Huneck creates a world in which vinyl records do not merely play music, but become part of intricate juggling patterns, while Brantjes allows himself to be propelled through space by a specially constructed device. Together, they create a poetic circus universe about the beauty and fragility of a shared world.
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Creation and Performance: Luuk Brantjes and Kolja Huneck
Artistic Consultation: Benjamin Richter, Júlia Campistany
Composition and Sound Design: F.S.Blumm
Set Design and Technical Consultation: Arjen Schoneveld
Technical Support: Jef Delva, Ramona Lehnert
Costumes: Amrei Simon
Photography and Graphic Design: Lily Schlinker
Teaser and Trailer: Fidel Rott
Production and Tour Management: ehrliche arbeit - freies kulturbüro / Leoni Grützmacher
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Supported by the City of Munich’s Department of Culture and the Ministry of Culture and Science of North Rhine-Westphalia as part of the Neue Künste Ruhr funding program, and Culture Moves Europe, implemented by the Goethe-Institut. Co-produced by PERPLX, CIRKLABO, Circuswerkplaats Dommelhof, Maschinenhaus Essen, Miramiro, Latitude 50 – Pôle des arts du cirque et de la rue, Ruhrfestspiele Recklinghausen, LOFFT – DAS THEATER, and supported by HochX – Theater und Live Art München, Baladins du Miroir, Festival Circolo, TENT, and Korzo.

biographies
Symbiosis is a project by Munich-based artist Kolja Huneck and Rotterdam-based performer Luuk Brantjes. The two met while studying at the Codarts Circus Arts school in Rotterdam. In 2022, Huneck and Brantjes began collaborating with the goal of combining their two distinct artistic approaches to develop a shared form. To this end, they designed their own mobile dome tent, which creates a special sense of intimacy between the audience and the performance, and with which they have been touring Europe ever since.
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