Lustopia

“Lustopia” is a dance performance that connects different generations and bodies, an international co-production of Vilnius City Dance Theatre “Low Air” and Silke Z. / troupe “Die Metabolisten” (Germany).

Contemporary dance choreographer Silke Z. and “Low Air” founders and choreographers Airida Gudaitė and Laurynas Žakevičius, together with dancers, explored the perception of one’s own body, its limits and boundaries, acceptable and unacceptable body parts, movement, and utopian attitudes created by societal stereotypes, what different bodies can and cannot do. They were driven by the desire to (re)find a connection between two different cultures, six different bodies, and personalities rich in experience.

Can the theme of lust and pleasure be related to such characteristics as age, gender, body or disability? Does the differentiation of our gender, age or (in)abilities cause shame and insecurity that hinder our desires?

Lustopia playfully maneuvers between everyday pleasure, obscenity, body shaming and body positivity, consciously questioning social norms and existing taboos. The plot of the performance follows the utopia of the fusion of bodies, searching for the much-desired freedom and exploring its limits in the context of dance.

Lustopia is a multi-layered work for which one definition, one theme, one experience will not be enough. The audience is invited to a dance experience that inspires a celebration of human differences and the utopia of a common body.