DEREVO

The dance theater ensemble DEREVO , in Russian "The Tree", was founded by Anton Adassinsky in 1988 in Leningrad . Anton Adassinski, who became known as the front man, choreographer and guitarist of the well-known Russian rock theater AVIA in the 80s, took on the role of artistic director and main actor. The founding members were Anton Adassinski, Tanja Chabarowa, Jelena Jarowaja, Dimitri Tjulpanow and Alexei Merkuschew.

DEREVO is committed to the "language of the body, emotions and soul", which was set out in its so-called manifesto. In contrast to classical ballet , the idiosyncratic expressive dance in their performances is characterized by clowning , pantomime , improvisation , anarchy and chaos . DEREVO was also inspired by the Japanese Butoh . Due to the resulting dramatic power, the audience is captivated by the tension between general attraction and repulsion.

In addition to participating in numerous festivals, DEREVO worked for a long time in Prague , Amsterdam , Florence , and since 1997 in Dresden .

DEREVO has received numerous awards, including:

• Prize of the II International Traveling Theater Festival in Radebeul (1997)
• Advancement Award of the State Capital Dresden (2001)
• "Art Prize Berlin 2000" of the Berlin Academy of the Arts
• " Golden Mask " 2007
• "Tap Water Award"
• "Fringe First", "Herald Angel" and "Herald Archangel", as well as "Total Theater Award"

Web links

• http://www.derevo.org/
• http://www.derevo.org/live (DEREVO weblog)