THE SOUL CATCHER – unmasking the modern predator
"THE SOUL CATCHER" is a seductive and deeply disturbing performance about psychological abuse, manipulation and power - In a powerful mix of performance, dance, spoken word and newly composed electronic music.
The performance sheds light on the invisible mechanisms behind abusive relationships, with a specific focus on Narcissistic Personality Disorder. A toxic cocktail of lack of empathy, harmful self-absorption, intriguing alterations of reality, the hunt for affirmation and a predatory and exploitative behaviour towards other people. In a cynically manipulated game of love bombing, gaslighting and pity play, the victim is reduced to an emotional punching bag.
What does it take to break the patterns and free oneself from the narcissist's grip? "THE SOUL CATCHER" unmasks the predator behind the illusion of the perfect façade and questions the social currents that breed them. We break the silence and raise a debate about power, empathy, boundaries and personal responsibility. Where are your boundaries?
About the Company: Kassandra Production / Annika B. Lewis
Kassandra Production is an artist driven platform for contemporary performing arts, in the intersection of dance, theatre, artivism and performance art. Kassandra Production challenges theatrical concepts and creates work characterized by a strong conceptual and visual outcome. The work is signified by skewed and humorous angles with a political bite, often immersive and in a border defying and complex style.
Kassandra Production explores new performative spaces, places and concepts. Performances have been set up in private apartments, caravans, fairs, old factories, vans, abandoned stores, shopping malls, in the media, with and on the Internet – as well as in traditional theatre venues.
CO-PRODUCTION
Bora Bora – Dance & Visual Theatre
SUPPORTED BY
The Danish Arts Foundation, The City of Aarhus, Knud Højgaards Fond, DMF and William Demant Fonden
DURATION
90 min. (no intermission)
PREMIERE
January 2020 at theatre Bora Bora in Aarhus, Denmark
TOURING PERSONNEL
3 performers + 1 technician sound/video/runner + 1 light designer + 1 director/producer = 6 people in total
DATES AVAILABLE FOR TOURING
Autumn 2027, Spring 2028, Autumn 2028, Spring 2029
CONTACT PERSON
Annika B. Lewis, Artistic director at Kassandra Production
annika@kassandra-production.dk
+45 21 63 46 59
CREDITS
ANNIKA B. LEWIS
(IDEA, TEXT & STAGING)
LISBETH SONNE ANDERSEN
(PERFORMANCE)
ERIK POLD
(PERFORMANCE)
JOHAN SVENSSON
(PERFORMANCE)
SOFUS FORSBERG
(MUSIC)
SIGNE KROGH
(SET DESIGN)
MORTEN LADEFOGED
(LIGHT DESIGN)
ANNE HÜBERTZ BREKNE
(DRAMATURGY)
SYSTUEN SVALEGANGEN
(COSTUME)
CHRISTOFFER BREKNE
(VIDEO TRAILER)
JENS PETER ENGEDAL
(PHOTO)