Soso by Samuel Feldhandler

Samuel Feldhandler comes from a family of musicians. In his practice, he is looking for ways to translate musical forms into choreographic scores. For his new dance piece, dedicated to his grandmother Soso, he uses a variety of interpretation and composition techniques such as canons, quotations, fugues and inversions.

Sonia ‘Soso’ Feldhandler (née Krajsztajn) was born in France in 1933 to Jewish-Polish parents. Her father went to war in 1939, her mother was arrested in 1942. With the help of neighbours and relatives, Soso was able to hide in a small town in Switzerland until reuniting with her parents in 1946. Today, more than three-quarters of a century and many, many stories later, two of her grandchildren, Samuel and Alma, collaborate to bring the dance portrait Soso to life.

Artistic Direction, Choreography, Music: Samuel Feldhandler
Dance: Stéphanie Evrard, Samuel Feldhandler, Song-Yi 송이 Griem, Mani Obeya, Lena Schattenberg
Set Design, Costume: Alma Feldhandler
Music: Paul Kotal
Lighting: Victor Duran
Artistic Collaboration: Yari Stilo, Gabriel Gauthier
Production: Magdalena Stolhofer / dieKulturtanten
Social Media: Ulli Koch

Unfortunately, Song-Yi 송이 Griem is unable to perform due to illness. Yari Stilo will be stepping in for both performances.

A co-production by Kompanie Samuel Feldhandler, Tanzquartier Wien, and Weld (Stockholm).
Partner institutions: MARC – Milvus Artistic Research Center, Bears in the Park.
With the kind support of the Cultural Department of the City of Vienna, the Austrian Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, Civil Service, and Sport, and the Future Fund of Austria.