Dance of prime numbers: Katja Erdmann-Rajski brings life and puzzles to Stuttgart

Dance of prime numbers: Katja Erdmann-Rajski brings life and puzzles to Stuttgart

On September 6, 2024, a remarkable artistic performance will be seen at the Rotebühlplatz meeting point in Stuttgart: "I am only different or prime numbers like life", a dance theater project by Katja Erdmann-Rajski. In this staging, the audience is introduced to the complex world of protagonist Christopher, who is borrowed from Mark Haddon's novel "Super Gute Days". The narrative revolves around Christopher, a 15-year-old boy, whose differentity shapes him both in his everyday life and in his relationship with the world. His preference for prime numbers and his aversion to ordinary people make him a unique figure and act as a symbol of striving for intelligibility in an often chaotic reality.

The creative vision of Katja Erdmann-Rajski brings Christopher's challenges and thoughts through dance and movement to life. The exciting dance implementation offers the participating artists rich scope for interpreting and expression of their emotions. The impressive soloists include Lilly Bendl, Guillermo de la Chica, Kristina Olearnikova and Marek Ranic, who shine with a dynamic and diversity that captivates the audience.

The source of inspiration: Mark Haddon's novel

The center of history is Christopher, whose extraordinary thinking and feeling puts him on the brink of social norms. He has a blatant interest in mathematics and in particular in prime numbers that are not only paying for him, but also embody the logic of life. His idiosyncratic way of perceiving its surroundings is impressively visible in choreography, while trying to solve the puzzle about the murder of the neighboring dog Wellington. His detective spirit, inspired by Sherlock Holmes, not only brings him on the trail of the murderer, but also presents him with the truth about his own family.

The staging uses various elements of music to underpin the emotional depth of history. The musician Janine Jansen plays excerpts from Johann Sebastian Bach's Partita No. 2 in D minor BWV 1004 and Benjamin Britten's "Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge", which are broken into dance. This musical mix not only forms a sound frame, but also reinforces the dance narrative by illustrating the inner tornness and connection to mathematics in Christopher's experience.

A fascinating feature of this staging is the idea that individual life can accept mathematical structures. Through the combination of dance, music and literature, the audience is invited to explore and understand the “differentiness” and to understand how it manifests itself in art. The dance becomes a mystery game that is not only entertaining, but also increases profound questions about identity, emotions and the search for truth.

The strict movements of the dancers and the powerful music of Britten and Bach show how impressive emotional experiences are created by the encounter of creative forms of expression. The dancing examination of topics such as loss, grief and the search for self -knowledge gives the staging a special depth. The audience is also confronted with the challenges of life that develop exciting and aesthetically in dance.

summarized the dance theater performance "I am only different" a captivating combination of movement, music and literature, which stimulates the audience to think about topics that are often perceived as difficult or strange. Katja Erdmann-Rrajski not only manages to ask the question of being different, but also to persuade her viewers to question their own role within this complex matrix of emotions and perceptions.

Experience a dance theater on September 6th at the Rotebühlplatz meeting point in Stuttgart that captivates the audience and stimulates thought. The exciting connection of dance, music and the literature of Mark Haddon guarantees an unforgettable experience that blurs the boundaries between the disciplines and takes the audience on a deep emotional journey.