Stefan Jovanovic – Drumming in the Hall of the Mountain

On a planet from another time and space there lived fictional humanity that failed to respond to their environmental crisis. Four spirits intervene to save this planet from its death by ending humanity’s perception of time as linear. This outdoor performance work merges choreography, live music, and installation art to address one of the most pressing issues of our time, the death of our imagined future on this planet we call home. Drumming in the Hall of the Mountain invites you to consider what togetherness can be when we occupy space and time physically, fictionally, and fantastically with creatures and stories from other times and other places. The spirits embody the queer power of our elemental forces. Just like fire, which does not rely on biological reproductive systems to regenerate and birth itself within the earth’s core, neither does queerness, and neither do these spirits. They return to this planet over and over again to remind us of the meaning of care, of shedding that which no longer serves us, of teaching us that the joy of flying is just one breath away from the fear of falling.

Part of Birmingham International Dance Festival