A Space for All Our Tomorrows

by Annie Hanauer Dance

About A Space for All Our Tomorrows

A hypnotic, slow meditation on utopian space.

Azione, 2022

Annie Hanauer... performs a twirling and shimmering dance, punctuated by breathtaking moments, whose fluidity is matched only by its expressiveness.

Dance Reflections, for Variation(s) by Rachid Ouramdane, 2023

A Space for All Our Tomorrows imagines a utopian space for different bodies to share. It takes inspiration from the historical artist community of Monte Veritá in the Swiss mountains. Hanauer and collaborators manifest their utopia through their bodies and movements, leaving open the possibility for multiple perspectives. They channel the feeling of something that is intangible, imaginary and different for every person, amplifying perspectives from those who may have been labelled as "other" in society.

Using their varied physicalities and voices, Hanauer and collaborators explore the properties of the body, togetherness and individuality, presence and power, in relation to utopia and disability. Four bodies, with their own wisdom, hold this infinite human search through their insistent presence.

Following a successful European tour, A Space for All Our Tomorrows celebrates its UK premiere at The Place.

ABOUT ANNIE HANAUER

Annie Hanauer is an independent dance artist based in London, UK, working internationally. She has performed, choreographed, toured, and taught extensively worldwide for 15 years. In addition to her own choreography, Annie has created touring work for Candoco Dance Company, Theater Münster, Ramped, Mobius Dance, ZHdK Zurich University of the Arts, and as Cowles Visiting Artist 2020 at the University of Minnesota.

Annie is passionate about building inclusive and accessible artistic practices, and wants to joyfully disrupt assumptions of what a dancing body is. She is interested in the power, wisdom, creativity, and resilience of people who have been 'othered', stemming from her own lived experience as a disabled person. Her work relies on curiosity, presence, deep connection, and full-bodied dancing, and has often played with the contrast between the body’s power to hold that which is felt, and the concreteness of language.

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CAST AND CREATIVES

Concept and Choreography: Annie Hanauer
Choreographic Advisor: Susanna Recchia
Dramaturg: Silja Gruner
Dancers: Annie Hanauer, Laila White, Giuseppe Comuniello
Live Music: Deborah Lennie
Composition: Deborah Lennie, Patrice Grente
Costumes: Valentina Golfieri
Lighting Design: Marzio Picchetti
Audio Description: Camilla Guarino

Production: LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura, Teatro Danzabile in co-production with IntegrART – a network project sponsored by Migros Culture Percentage; A co-production as part of Programmer's Fund of Reso – Dance Network Switzerland, supported by Pro Helvetia, Swiss Arts Council. 2024 tour produced by Annie Hanauer, LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura & Metal & Water. Supported by DECS Repubblica e Cantone Ticino – Fondo Swisslos, Fondazione Lugano per il Polo Culturale, Manitou Fund, Spazio PLIM – creazioni, Landis & Gyr Stiftung in collaboration with Franklin University Switzerland. 2024 tour supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

RESOURCES

INTRODUCTION - AUDIENCE BOOKLET

FULL AUDIENCE BOOKLET - A SPACE FOR ALL OUR TOMORROWS

  • Three dancers, Annie Hanauer, Giuseppe Comuniello, and Laila White, all dressed in black stand in a group facing one another on a stage with a a black background and blue lighting behind them. Annie, to the left, holds with both hands the right wrist of Laila to the right, who also holds two gold crutches. Giuseppe, between them, points above the clasped hands with his right hand.

    A SPACE FOR ALL OUR TOMORROWS BY ANNIE HANAUER TRAILER

  • A SPACE FOR ALL OUR TOMORROWS - ANNIE HANAUER INTERVIEW

PRODUCTION IMAGES

A Space for All Our Tomorrows by Annie Hanauer Dance © 2022 Credit : Caroline Minjolle
Annie Hanauer, Giuseppe Comuniello, Laila White and Deborah Lennie, all dressed in black on a dark stage with blue and white lights behind. They are gathered into a tight group with Deborah and Laila facing away and only Giuseppe’s feet visible. Annie’s weight is supported by the group and she faces the camera with her feet suspended off the ground.
A Space for All Our Tomorrows by Annie Hanauer Dance © 2022 Credit : Caroline Minjolle
Annie Hanauer, dressed in black trousers and sleeveless top, lays on her stomach on a dark stage with blue lights behind. Her feet point upwards and her upper body is raised with her right arm near her ear.
A Space for All Our Tomorrows by Annie Hanauer Dance © 2022 Credit : Caroline Minjolle
Annie Hanauer wearing black stands on a stage with a black background and blue lights behind. She has a wide stance and leans forward with a prosthetic left arm crossed over a bent right arm.
A Space for All Our Tomorrows by Annie Hanauer Dance © 2022 Credit : Caroline Minjolle
Three dancers, Annie Hanauer, Giuseppe Comuniello, and Laila White, all dressed in black stand in a group facing one another on a stage with a a black background and blue lighting behind them. Annie, to the left, holds with both hands the right wrist of Laila to the right, who also holds two gold crutches. Giuseppe, between them, points above the clasped hands with his right hand.
A Space for All Our Tomorrows by Annie Hanauer Dance © 2022 Credit : Caroline Minjolle