The Mass Ornament
Choreography Fran Díaz
Assistant choreographer Keren Leiman
Music Henryk Górecki
Sound design Tom Foskett-Barnes, Cembalo Waldemar Martynel
Set and costumes Fran Díaz
Set design consultant Manuel Cornelius
Costume assistant Janine Schwind
Lighting Tanja Rühl
Rehearsal direction Allison Brown, Luc Jacobs
Created in 2024 – Duration 12 min
For 13 dancers
In The Mass Ornament, Spanish choreographer Fran Díaz draws inspiration from an essay by Siegfried Kracauer (1963), a philosopher associated with the Frankfurt School. In this text, Kracauer analyzes the rationalization of bodies in mass productions, using the 1920s Tiller Girls as an example. Díaz brings this concept into the present through a choreography structured in three parts, marked by precision, collective awareness, and exhaustion. Set to powerful music by Górecki and Tom Foskett-Barnes, the piece explores the sacrifice of the individual for the sake of the group. Despite the push toward uniformity, a simple kiss stands as a symbol of human resistance.
In the repertoire
Force majeure
In Force Majeur, Raymond & Tregarthen explore the idea of a higher power that
affects life through human action or as a mysterious force of the universe.
I’m afraid to forget your smile
The Dutch siblings Imre & Marne van Opstal developed I`m afraid to forget your smile for six dancers with the inclusion of choirs.
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