. Emerging out of Pite’s curiosity and fascination with the unseen forces at work in mind and body, Dark Matters features six extraordinary dancers, and a stunning original score from long-time collaborator Owen Belton.

Crystal Pite has collaborated with celebrated dance artists, theatre companies and filmmakers in Canada, Europe, and the United States. Since 2002 Crystal Pite has created and performed under the banner of her own company. Her work and her company have been recognized with numerous awards and commissions. Kidd Pivot tours extensively around the world with productions that include The Tempest Replica (2011), The You Show (2010), Dark Matters (2009), Lost Action (2006), Uncollected Work (2002) and Double Story (2004), created with Richard Siegal. Kidd Pivot is the recipient of the 2006 Rio Tinto Alcan Performing Arts Award.

Dark Matters is structured into two distinct acts: Act One portrays the tension between creation and destruction through a decidedly theatrical fable; the players are manipulated by anonymous puppeteers who drive the narrative yet subvert its artifice. Act Two is pure dance, with choreography that aspires to the impossible purity and grace of a marionette, while grappling with the essential question of free will, and the conflict inherent in manipulation. The revelations of Act One inform the way we view the dancing in Act Two.

With dark matter beautifully embodied in the shadowy puppeteer, Dark Matters is a haunting portrait of the unknown, a performance that pulls itself apart in an attempt to discover what it’s made of.

„Inventive, aggressive choreography, precise electric dancing…”
(The Ottawa Citizen)

„One of those rare and wonderful performances that not only delivers an exceptional evening of dance and theater but also offers enough intellectual provocation to fuel spirited dialogue long after the show ends.” (The Star Tribune)

„… fluid, explosive style…”
The New York Times"

Source: Trafó House of Contemporary Arts

Address: 1094 Budapest, Liliom u. 41.,
Ticket information: (+36 1) 215 1600
Opening hours: every day 16-20h, on performance days: 16-22h