CRAWL CRAWL CRAWL, 60’ (2022)
a choir piece for 12 singers staged in a swimming pool

CRAWL CRAWL CRAWL is a staged choir piece with 12 singers, experienced from the edge of a swimming pool. In a physical study of water resonance, the singers float in weightless sequences while pondering on the paradoxes of a welfare state. 

CRAWL CRAWL CRAWL is a sensitivity analysis in the nature of inequality. A choreographic portrayal of the welfarestate and its many flaws. The singers become a group searching for a common voice, insurgently longing for meaning. In their polyphonic strive, they uncover the imbalance that a class-based society creates.

The work is created by Convoi Exceptionnel and Jon R. Skulberg in close collaboration with composer Lil Lacy, dramaturge Astrid Hansen Holm, conductor Mathias Skaarup Sørensen, designer Kit Wan, and the vocal ensemble ENSEMBLE EDGE.

CONVOI EXCEPTIONNEL is a performing arts company led by scenographer and stage director JON R. SKULBERG. With his bold vision, Skulberg orchestrates immersive sceneries, using saturated images, bodies, sounds and lights, which he imprints onto the audience to mark them with impressions and memories. 

LIL LACY composes the choral work for the twelve singers from ENSEMBLE EDGE. Lil Lacy challenges the vertically standing classical singer we know from churches, stages and concert halls. Lacy is a recipient of the Léonie Sonning Talent Prize.

ENSEMBLE EDGE is an Aarhus-based vocal ensemble that challenges conventions. In this work, they explore the singing body immersed in water and the architectural acoustics of the swimming pool hall. The choir conductor is MATHIAS SKAARUP SØRENSEN.

KIT WAN is a fashion and costume designer from Hong Kong. With textiles, he creates distinct silhouettes in a fictional and holistic expression, bringing contrast to the functional architecture of the swimming pool hall. 

Concept, stage direction: Jon R. Skulberg
Composer: Lil Lacy
Conductor: Mathias Skaarup Sørensen
Costume design: Kit Wan
Vocal Ensemble: ENSEMBLE EDGE
Singers: Nadja Marie Schmedes Enevoldsen, Susanne Cecilie Nielsen, Frieda Funk, Kirsten Voss, Malene Rohden, Andrea Krüger Holm, Erik Buchreitz, Oliver Runge Skovbo Hansen, Troels Geil Thalling, Malthe Hvidegård Hartz, Malte Øster, Gunnar Sigfússon
Dramaturge: Astrid Hansen Holm
Libretto: Lil Lacy, Jon R. Skulberg, Astrid Hansen Holm
Production producer: Sigrid Aakvik, Art and About
Producer ENSEMBLE EDGE: Andrea Krüger Holm
International relations: Nordberg Movement
Communication: Anne Basse
Movement coach: Kenzo Kusuda 
Costumeassistent: Koh Taniguchi 
Production: Convoi Exceptionnel
Co-production: Bora Bora, Passage Festival, Dansehallerne 

Supported by: Danish Arts Foundation, Augustinus Foundation, William Demant Foundation, The Obel Family Foundation, Wilhelm Hansen Foundation, Danish Actors’ Association, City of Aarhus and KODA Kultur

PERFORMANCES

JUNE 4TH-6TH, 2022 at 22.00
BORA BORA
LOCATION: IDRÆTSHØJSKOLEN I AARHUS

JULY 28TH & 29TH, 2022 at 22.00
PASSAGE FESTIVAL
LOCATION: HELSINGØR SVØMMEHAL

MAY 28TH & 29TH, 2023
DANSEHALLERNE
LOCATION: SANKT ANNÆ GYMNASIUM

PRESS

REVIEW / Sceneblog / CRAWL CRAWL CRAWL
at PASSAGE FESTIVAL ****** (6 stars)

REVIEW / iscene / CRAWL CRAWL CRAWL
at PASSAGE FESTIVAL

REVIEW / Teateravisen.dk / CRAWL CRAWL CRAWL
at PASSAGE FESTIVAL

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