Bare Back Lying

Bare Back Lying by Simone Aughterlony (Switzerland). Simone Aughterlony’s dance performance Bare Back Lying aims to seduce its audience through lies, half-truths and serious attempts at being honest.

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(Objekt ID 4075)
Object type Production
Coproducers , , Hebbel am Ufer
Language English
Keywords Dance, Dance theatre

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In Bare Back Lying by Simone Aughterlony the performers try to initiate a somewhat romantic relationship to the audience from the edge of the stge. Aughterlony aims to create dynamic and tension between stage and seats, to lay a foundation for further playfulness with the deceitful qualities of the production.

Simone Aughterlony dives into these effects, into beginning lies and elements concealing and revealing at the same time, as the production goes on to express something true. She lets the performers be under surveillance using a video camera reading their minds, revealing lies and manipulating truth.

Simone Aughterlony hails from New Zealand. Since 1994 she has danced in several choreographies and dance movies by Lisa Densem and Carol Brown, among others. She became part of the Meg Stuart company Damaged Goods while working with the production Highway 101 and she replaced Meg Stuart in the contemporary classic Disfigure Study. As a choreographer and dancer she made the solo Public Property and the duet Performers On Trial prior to making Bare Back Lying, which is her first ensemble work.

Bare Back Lying by Simone Aughterlony was supported by Arts Council Norway and the Swiss Arts Council named Pro Helvetia. The production was presented in collaboration between Avant Garden and BIT Teatergarasjen, and in Trondheim the international film festival Kosmorama participated in the collaboration.

Source: BIT Teatergarasjen, spring program 2007. 08.09.2010: http://www.bit-teatergarasjen.no/article/64

Contributors (11)
Name Role
Simone Aughterlony – Concept/Idea
Marcel Blatti – Music
Meika Dresenkamp – Video/Film
Ursula Degen – Lighting design
Simone Aughterlony – Performer
Bibiana Beglau – Performer
Nic Lloyd – Performer
Thomas Wodianka – Performer
Tine van Aerschot – Photo
Roger Merguin – Producer
Tine van Aerschot – Consultant
Performance dates
April 25, 2007BIT Teatergarasjen Show
April 24, 2007BIT Teatergarasjen Show
April 21, 2007 Olavshallen, Lille sal Show
April 20, 2007 Olavshallen, Lille sal Show