The performance “Cancer, Choreographed” is a cathartic and participatory emotional journey between life, death and dance. Premiered in April 2023 in Bucharest, New York and New Jersey and created by choreographer Cosmin Manolescu, the show focuses on the pain and visions of a male character, who is dealing with breast cancer, a rare form but also present in men , but less known and publicized in Romania. The show was created based on the text of the same name written by playwright Cătălina Florescu.
The Team
Concept: Cosmin Manolescu
Based on the dramatic text „Cancer Choreographed” by Cătălina Florescu
Choreography and dance: Cosmin Manolescu, Cristina Lilienfeld
Guest: Alina Comânescu
Musical composition: Sabina Ulubeanu
Video design: Cinty Ionescu
Light design & live DJ: Alexandros Raptis
In memoriam: Rodica Dan, Gabriela Tudor și Dean Marijo Russell-O’Grady
The show was co-produced by Fundația Gabriela Tudor, ARCUB – Centrul Cultural al Municipiului București and The Romanian Cultural Institute in New York as part of the project „The Tree of Life”, project co-financed by AFCN – National Culture Administration Fund.