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Sensorial Symphonies

Dates :
  • Sunday 18 October 2026 — 19:00
Place : DanceLive Festival - Cowdray Hall, Aberdeen
Price : 16£ / 11£

With Sensorial Symphonies, choreographer Elisabeth Schilling explores our relationship with the plant world through a creation where dance, music, sound, scenography and sensory experience come together.

The piece draws on the intensity of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2, deconstructed and reimagined through original compositions by Pascal Schumacher and enriched by The Plant Philharmonic, a collection of sounds from the plant world.

On stage, five dancers move through this sensory environment, accompanied live by Galdric Subirana of United Instruments of Lucilin on percussion.

A choreographic work that invites audiences to see, hear and feel the complexity of the living world, while offering a new perspective on our relationship with the environment.

Programme : 

Concept
Elisabeth Schilling, in collaboration with the team

Choreography
Elisabeth Schilling

Dance
Manuela Hierl, Marla King, Noa Nies, Aurore Mettray, Marine Tournet

Choreographic assistant & rehearsal director
Brian CA

Musical concept & original composition
Pascal Schumacher, based on a deconstruction and reconstruction of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2, incorporating elements from The Plant Philharmonic

Live music
United Instruments of Lucilin
Galdric Subirana, percussion

The Plant Philharmonic
Plant sounds collected by Elisabeth Schilling and recorded by Alexandra Duvekot, Jez riley French, Jeff Rize, Rok Šturm and Hidden Sound

Sound design
Jan Brauer

Costumes & scenography
Ágnes Hamvas

Scent artist
Ezra-Lloyd Jackson

Lighting design
Fränz Meyers

Sound installation
The forest still sings for us — Alexandra Duvekot

Dramaturgy & direction
Coach Eva Martinez

Commissioned by
Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg

Coproduction
Elisabeth Schilling & Company; United Instruments of Lucilin

With the support of SACEM Luxembourg, Ministère de la Culture Luxembourg, TROIS C-L | Maison pour la danse

Residencies
Karukera Ballet Guadeloupe, RedSapata Art, Culture and Dance Initiative