Virtuously put through the (timeline) wringer

Tanznetz // Munich, 27/09/2024 // Author: Vesna Mlakar

“(…)The independent dance scene in Munich, on the other hand, is currently taking off. The great thing about it is the high degree of
abstraction with an affinity for association and the great joy of playing – above all physically and embedded in cleverly arranged
acoustics (sometimes played off-stage, sometimes directly on stage).
In Anna Konjetzky’s new dance piece “tomorrow…we…were”, six dancers in pastel-coloured suits are stuck somewhere between a
glorified past and an aspirational, rainbow-coloured future. Sonorous and visual effects – dramaturgically interwoven in a
meaningful way – transform the hour-long performance into a veritable whirlwind. An image that also settles in the mind because of the set design. “
“Virtuously put through the (timeline) wringer“

https://www.tanznetz.de/de/article/2024/virtuos-durch-die-zeitschienen-mangel-gedreht

tomorrow…we…were…

M 94,5, cultural magazine Sekt Mate

…definitely breaks with the cliché that nostalgia is a benevolent view of the past. „tomorrow… we… were…” is a dance performance in which six dancers take a critical look at this almost glorified view of the past.

…these breaks create an effect of reflection. And this is exactly what Anna Konjwtzky is aiming for here: if we glorify the past and mourn an unrealistic version, then we are blocking our own view of the future. Because somehow we only think and dream backwards, and then we move in the same direction.