«“Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth“—Song of Songs 1:2
Mala Kline’s SONG is based on the Song of Songs, one of the greatest mystical texts of Western tradition, which is essentially an anthology of love songs celebrating and singing the praises of love and symbolically elevating it as the most powerful bond between creatures and the most essential reason for human existence.
Much like the Song of Songs, Kline’s choreography is a subtle, minimalist and meditative approach to love, which explores the magical potentialities of language and the breadth of relations it can create. It delves into how language as a medium - words spoken or ineffable - can bring us into a relationship with the unnamable, the body, the space, the music and the audience. SONG is the first part of a trilogy that seeks to mobilize our understanding through an emotional and sensory awakening.
“SONG is a love song we sing with every utterance we make,” says Mala Kline.
Concept and choreography: Mala Kline
Creation and performance: Eftychia Stefanou
Space, costume design and photography: Petra Veber
Music and sound: Nenad Sinkauz
Light design and technical direction: Jaka Šimenc
Executive production: Ajda Kline
Production: ELIAS 2069 and Mercedes Klein
Co-production: Pekinpah, Center kulture Španski borci/Zavod EN-KNAP, Platform 0090 Antwerpen, Kino Šiska in Nomad Dance Academy in the frame of CoFestival.
Supported by Ministry of Culture of Slovenia, City of Ljubljana Department of Culture.
Thanks to: Urša Sivič, Hana Vodeb, Aleš Zorec, Gašper Puntar, Mesut Arslan.