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Empörungselegie
Empörungselegie is a performance exploring anger as a shared yet deeply personal emotion shaped by individual experiences, values, and perspectives.
Inspired by the Japanese concept of hika-kougai (悲歌慷慨), the work examines how anger can be perceived, embodied, and expressed in different ways. Rather than presenting a singular interpretation, it brings together multiple forms of expression created from the distinct viewpoints of the participating artists.
By allowing diverse artistic languages and perceptions to coexist within the same space, Empörungselegie reflects on the complexity of human relationships and the ways individuals negotiate their differences while sharing a common world.
Date
02.05.2024 - 03.05.2024
Premiere at Teater Momentum
Odense | Denmark
Performance | 70 minutes
Organized by mellem to
Supported by
Odense Kommune- Odense
Musikudvalg & Kulturpujlen
EU-Japan Fest Japan Committee
Part of the festival Kulturens døgn
Choreography
Keisuke Sugawara
Performance
Sebastian Rein / Shinon Yamagishi / Christina Dyekjær / Keisuke Sugawara
Music
Kristoffer Kisling / Asta Kisling / Tatsumi Ryusui
Vocal
Haruko Madachi
Lighting Design
Nicolás San Martín
Academic Guidance
Yohei Sasaki (Musashino University)
Translation
Yui Tamura
Costume
Tomoko Morimoto
Interviewees
Miyoko Morimoto (Japan) / Shirley Lau (Hong Kong) / Christian Shephard Nielsen (Denmark) / Cirkeline Dahl Bondesen (Denmark) / Matti Winkler (Germany) / Pelle Bo Winkler (Germany)
Academic Perspective
“Anger arises when something important is violated. It suggests the values and norms that a person holds."
"Exploring anger and expressing it through art can reveal both the universality of human experience and the differences in the beliefs each person carries within.”
— Yohei Sasaki
Clinical Psychologist / Certified Public Psychologist
Assistant Professor, Musashino University
Part of research project
Unsichtbare Präsenz (2023–2024) ↗
(un)gehört (2023)
Connotation (2023)
Empörungselegie (2024)
An introspection of indignation (2024) ↗
Support & Partners
Photo Credits
Anders Brønserud
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