cie. toula limnaios

every single day

every single day is a piece for 7 dancers, inspired by Albert Camus' Myth of Sisyphus. Absurdity is the conflict between the human desire for meaning or rather meaningful action and the senselessness of the world. Camus reinterpreted the myth – he described a human being, laden with heavy responsibility, who is nevertheless able to find meaning and even happiness in the permanent monotony of his everyday existence.

every single day is a choreography of contemplation, a poetic deliberation on the consistenty growing suspicion of the absurd. It drives everyday situation to the limits of the sur-real and allows deeply human traits to emerge. Toula Limnaios creates shifting images in constant motion resembling the cycle of life. Sisyphus symbolizes the daily challenge to do something “impossible”. The recurring monotony combines both hope and illusion. “The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.” (Camus: The Myth of Sisyphus)

The cie. toula limnaios was founded in Brussels by the choreographer and performer Toula Limnaios and the composer Ralf R Ollertz in 1996. Two years later it moved its headquarters to Berlin. It produces within a continually expanding interdisciplinary network and works year-round with the ensemble. In 2001 it was awarded the development prize of the “Meeting Neuer Tanz”. In 2003 it opened its own theater, the HALLE, which has been established internationally since then. In 2004 the company’s Beckett trilogy, titled “atemzug”, was produced as a dance film for ZDF/arte. Since 2005 the company has received Basisförderung (structural 2-year support) from the Berlin Cultural Senate. Its broad repertoire of 25 works can be seen on German stages as well as internationally in Austria, Belgium, Brazil, France, Ireland, Italy, Lituania, Lettland, Greece, Poland, Senegal, Spain, Switzerland and Venezuela. Today the cie. toula imnaios is one of the most successful companies for contemporary dance in germany. In 2012 the cie. toula limnaios receives the george tabori award.

“Toula Limnaios’ choreographies are always documents of destabilization. Her existentialistic plunges to the depths of the soul have earned her an exceptional position in the German dance scene. The sophisticated visual aesthetics of the pieces never cease to impress. On her tours abroad, she is celebrated as a prime example of Berlin dance.” (Tagesspiegel, S. Luzina)