M | R

M | R is an abstract dance dialog about peace, violence and the relationship between the individual and the collective. The title comes from Slavic and means both peace and world; the mirror-inverted R stands for the ego in Cyrillic. The central questions of the work are already condensed in the name: Where does peace begin? And where does it end?

The piece was developed together with the dancer Maya Selezneva. The starting point for the choreographic material and the text fragments is her own life story - personal experiences, imprints and inner conflicts that exemplify larger social contexts. In this way, the individual becomes a resonance space for collective questions.

M | R examines how global conflicts seep into personal attitudes, bodies and relationships. Education, propaganda, the loss of dialog and inner turmoil are addressed as well as the possibility of understanding and responsibility. In intense physical proximity, a choreographic examination of violence as a learned pattern unfolds - and of peace as an active, fragile process.

M | R does not think of peace as the absence of war, but as a conscious practice. The performance encourages us to question our own convictions, perceptions and prejudices - and to consider the responsibility of the individual within the social structure.

Where does peace begin? M | R between body, conflict and responsibility
SoBo Productions is a contemporary dance company based in Mannheim, founded and directed by Darja Reznikova. The company's works arise from a transdisciplinary practice in which movement, voice, sound and space are inextricably linked. The basis is Reznikova's ongoing research into the so-called SoundBody Theory, which understands the body as a holistic resonance system.

SoBo Productions develops visceral, immersive works that involve the audience physically and emotionally. In terms of content, the productions revolve around questions of identity, perception, violence, propaganda and social responsibility - always with the aim of making complex social issues tangible rather than illustrating them.