Soso by Samuel Feldhandler
Carrying on Samuel Feldhandler’s multi-faceted choreographic endeavors, Soso invites a plenitude of interpretation and composition techniques (such as canons, quotes, fugues, or inversions, to name only a very few) to mix and mingle within an hour of dance dedicated to Samuel’s grandmother: Soso.
Sonia Feldhandler (called Soso) was born in France in 1933 as Sonia Krajsztajn and the daughter of Jewish-Polish parents. Her father left for the front in 1939 and her mother was arrested in 1942. Helped by neighbors and relatives, Soso managed to hide in a small town in Switzerland until she was reunited with her parents in 1946.
Today, over three quarters of a century and many, many stories later, two of her grandchildren are here, working together to bring to life the dance portrait: Soso.
Credits:
Artistic direction & choreography: Samuel Feldhandler
Performance: Stéphanie Evrard, Samuel Feldhandler, Susanne Song-Yi 송이 Griem, Mani Obeya & Lena Schattenberg
Costumes & scenography: Alma Feldhandler
Music: Paul Kotal & Samuel Feldhandler
Light-design: Victor Duran
Choreographic assistance: Yari Stilo
Production: Magdalena Stolhofer
Photos & Video: Franzi Kreis
a co-production of Kompanie Samuel Feldhandler (AT), Tanzquartier Wien (AT), Weld (SE) & Milvus Artistic Research Center / MARC (SE)
with the kind support of Bears In The Park (AT), Kulturabteilung der Stadt Wien (AT), Bundesministeriums für Kunst, Kultur, Öffentlichen Dienst und Sport (AT) sowie der Österreichischen Botschaft Stockholm (SE/AT), Zukunftsfonds Österreich.
premiere: 07 . 02 . 2025 @ Tanzquartier, Wien