Raging Against Various Elements
ARK/ Connor Schumacher
- Dans
English
Life doesn’t wait for us to get our act together. And neither does *Raging Against Various Elements*, the new techno-jazz musical by Connor Schumacher. It’s loud, it’s raw, and it’s everything you need to feel when you’ve been knocked down by life’s hardest blows. For seven years, grief, love, pain, and death have been dancing together. Now, it’s time to rage for life.
A raw, unfiltered dance through loss and life
For Connor, the last few years have been a journey through loss and heartbreak. Raging Against Various Elements tells that story on the dance floor—where every step is a chance to take back control, or let it slip away completely.“After my sister passed away unexpectedly, dance saved my life. It held me, it helped me let go, to breathe again, to sweat through tears, to rage in the face of loss. It took me all this time to find what I was looking for. To find family,”says Connor.
Movement and music that hit you hard
With the help of artists Boris Acket and Elsemarijn Bruijs, Connor has created a space that doesn’t just move—it pulses with life. Pascal Pinkert (aka DJ Europarking) provides the beats, fusing techno and jazz into something that shakes you to your core. Mirrors bend, lights distort, and six professional ravers—Connor’s new family—push the boundaries of what dance can be.
The battle between body and mind
If you’ve ever experienced loss. If you’ve ever fought through rage. If you’ve ever blamed yourself. If you’ve ever tried to find love when you felt hopeless. Raging Against Various Elements is about reclaiming your life on the dance floor; it’s about building your own family, one heartbeat at a time.
The Body of Grief → The Body of Joy
The Body of Nihilism → The Body of Intention
The Cynical Body → The Body Full of Hope
- Performed in English
- Contains flashing lights
Winnerof De Zwaanfor most impressive dance production of the season
Raging Against Various Elements has won the prestigious dance awardDe Zwaanfor most impressive dance production of last season.
Raging Against Various Elements is a co-production by ARK/Connor Schumacher & Dansateliers
Partner: Grand Theatre Groningen
Made possible by: Fonds 21, Cultuurfonds, J.E. Jurriaanse Stichting, Dioraphte
English
Life doesn’t wait for us to get our act together. And neither does *Raging Against Various Elements*, the new techno-jazz musical by Connor Schumacher. It’s loud, it’s raw, and it’s everything you need to feel when you’ve been knocked down by life’s hardest blows. For seven years, grief, love, pain, and death have been dancing together. Now, it’s time to rage for life.
A raw, unfiltered dance through loss and life
For Connor, the last few years have been a journey through loss and heartbreak. Raging Against Various Elements tells that story on the dance floor—where every step is a chance to take back control, or let it slip away completely.“After my sister passed away unexpectedly, dance saved my life. It held me, it helped me let go, to breathe again, to sweat through tears, to rage in the face of loss. It took me all this time to find what I was looking for. To find family,”says Connor.
Movement and music that hit you hard
With the help of artists Boris Acket and Elsemarijn Bruijs, Connor has created a space that doesn’t just move—it pulses with life. Pascal Pinkert (aka DJ Europarking) provides the beats, fusing techno and jazz into something that shakes you to your core. Mirrors bend, lights distort, and six professional ravers—Connor’s new family—push the boundaries of what dance can be.
The battle between body and mind
If you’ve ever experienced loss. If you’ve ever fought through rage. If you’ve ever blamed yourself. If you’ve ever tried to find love when you felt hopeless. Raging Against Various Elements is about reclaiming your life on the dance floor; it’s about building your own family, one heartbeat at a time.
The Body of Grief → The Body of Joy
The Body of Nihilism → The Body of Intention
The Cynical Body → The Body Full of Hope
- Performed in English
- Contains flashing lights
Winnerof De Zwaanfor most impressive dance production of the season
Raging Against Various Elements has won the prestigious dance awardDe Zwaanfor most impressive dance production of last season.
Raging Against Various Elements is a co-production by ARK/Connor Schumacher & Dansateliers
Partner: Grand Theatre Groningen
Made possible by: Fonds 21, Cultuurfonds, J.E. Jurriaanse Stichting, Dioraphte
Raging Against Various Elements
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