By and with Isaiah Wilson
Luxembourg
Dance
331 grams is a piece about transformation and the pain that comes with the process of rebirth. The piece aims to portray the condition of men today, by proposing an honest look on the emotional pressure that comes with men having to perform gender norms echoing from old patriarchal traditions. 331 grams aims to show the trajectory of a man navigating in our ever changing contemporary world, a time where the feminine resonates strongly and takes its rightful place. 311 grams inspects the anthropological and cultural heritage of past generations and explores a new look on the masculine. The aim is to show the shedding of traditions and dismantling the illusion of how a successful man should behave. As well as to portray the chaotic and conflicting nature of change. This sensitive topic becomes evident in the construction of the character on stage.
Isaiah Wilson started dancing in his spare time at the age of 11, and then gathered his first professional ambitions after entering the Conservatoire du Nord at the age of 14. After successfully completing his secondary education, he proceeded dance at Codarts Rotterdam where he worked under the direction of great choreographers such as Jirí Kylián, Marco Goecke & Hofesh Shechter, to mention a few. In addition to the program he did his internship with the renowned dance company ICK Amsterdam, under the direction of Emio Greco and Pieter C. Sholtes.
