INTO THE BLUE

A dance between crises, questions, and the search for direction. Our present time is marked by uncertainty. One crisis follows another. Images of war, exhaustion, and loss of control shape our everyday lives. How do we face this reality?
What remains of safety when everything is thrown off balance -when even water, our most basic resource, becomes a crisis of its own in the face of climate change? Two people meet in an abandoned, empty place – a drained swimming pool. No direction, no clear task. Are they stranded? Left behind? Or on the way to something new? INTO THE BLUE tells a poetically dark journey through dance, visuals, and sound – exploring emotional states, collective fears, and the question: Is this the end – or a beginning?

Year of production 2025
Director: Kathrin Knöpfle and Zoe Gyssler
Artistic Direction: Kathrin Knöpfle
Choreography & Direction: Kathrin Knöpfle and Zoe Gyssler
Camera: Rina Zimmering
Editing: Annika Sehn
Music: Malte Preuss, Benedikt Schiefer, Sascha Ende
Poem: Forough Farrokhzad: “I feel sorry for the garden”
Voice: Alessia Ruffolo
Production Design: Marius Menkel and Kathrin Knöpfle
Costume & Set Design: Zoe Gyssler and Kathrin Knöpfle
Set Runner: Marie Nüzel
Film Consulting: Yasmin Schönmann
Location: Gemeinde Vaterstetten
Production Management: Rat & Tat Kulturbüro
Funded by: Bayerischer Landesverband für zeitgenössischen Tanz BLZT