THE UPRISING

 

Dance production by Monique Smith-McDowell

Premiere May 23, 2026

Kampnagel Hamburg

 

Moving mirrors, movable in a triangle.

Light reflections dance through the room, walls of light cut through the air.

Thunder rumbles, walls shifting.

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Concept, Choreography and Dance: Monique Smith-McDowell; Co-Choreography and Performance: Katharina Senk, Katherine Aileen Osalde Lezama, Damini Gairola; Music: Mona Riechling (floof); Audio Description Performance: Sahra ‘Zaniah’ Abbasi; Creative Audio Description: Zwoisaint Mears-Clarke; Choreographic Assistance and Access Dramaturgy: Sophia Neises; Audio Description Dramaturgy: Naomi Sanfo; Set and Costume Design: Raphaela Andrade Cordova; Lighting Design: Joshua Paul; Concept Dramaturgy: Su Jin Kim; Production Management: Sina Rundel and Uta Engel; Social Media & Public Relations: Kenneth Soussoukpo; German Translation: Florence Freitag

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