maria mercedes

shining rose

brut nordwest
brut accessible / Dance World premiere without language | Duration: approx. 60 minutes
imagetanz 2025
{Sub rosa} {Thorns} {Artifice}

From bud to flower to withering: shining rose links the life cycle of a rose with the checkered history of gossip. The duo maria mercedes, consisting of Julia Maria Müllner and Camilla Mercedes Schielin, once again moves between subtle humour and a tendency for extravagance.

, © Marcella Ruiz Cruz

maria mercedes – shining rose

, © Marcella Ruiz Cruz

maria mercedes – shining rose

, © Marcella Ruiz Cruz

maria mercedes – shining rose

, © Marcella Ruiz Cruz

maria mercedes – shining rose

, © Marcella Ruiz Cruz

maria mercedes – shining rose

, © Marcella Ruiz Cruz

maria mercedes – shining rose

, © Marcella Ruiz Cruz

maria mercedes – shining rose

, © Marcella Ruiz Cruz

maria mercedes – shining rose

, © Marcella Ruiz Cruz

maria mercedes – shining rose

, © Marcella Ruiz Cruz

maria mercedes – shining rose

, © Lydia Naomi

maria mercedes – shining rose

, © Lydia Naomi

maria mercedes – shining rose

, © Lydia Naomi

maria mercedes – shining rose

, © Lydia Naomi

maria mercedes – shining rose

, © Lydia Naomi

maria mercedes – shining rose

Have you heard…? Initially, long before the existence of gossip columns or the yellow press, the term ‘gossip’ referred to close friends and a space for sharing private things. Dancers Julia Maria Müllner, Camilla Mercedes Schielin and Yoh Morishita combine loud whispering and gossip, truth and fiction into an alternative narration. The three parts of shining rose are connected by the motif of a rose as a metaphor for sprouting, flowering and withering. The piece is about volatile moments and transience, but the titular rose is also a symbol for romance and passion, or in its own words: ‘Bathe me in hot water and I will ease your pain and cramps. I can confess your feelings when you gift me to your lover. When you pluck me from my garden, I will sting. In my love and my proclivity for romance, I am passionate. I rock in the wind with sensual timelessness. Call me Vibrant Red! In my inscrutable complexity, I am drama and magic. I nest beguilingly. Call me Velvet Plum! In my self-denying admiration and longing, I bid farewell and welcome new beginnings. I cling to the walls of innocence. Call me Pearl White!’

 

maria mercedes consists of Julia Maria Müllner and Camilla Mercedes Schielin. They live and work as dancers and choreographers in Vienna and Stockholm. As a duo, they make choreographies inspired by popular culture and move them into bizarre settings. Both of them are interested in fluctuating encounters between audience and performance. Since autumn of 2020, maria mercedes’s pieces have been shown at WUK, Tanzquartier Wien, Kunstverein Eisenstadt, Haus.Wien, Mühlbauer, Bridging Cologne and KEX Fringe Kyoto in collaboration with Yoh Morishita.

Yoh Morishita is a choreographer and performer based in Vienna. Upon acquiring her bachelor’s degree in architecture and design, she studied contemporary dance in Austria and Belgium. In her practice, she also concerns herself with the fusion of Asian and western cultures in her biography as well as in modern Japanese history. The world premiere of her performance Chrysalis was shown at imagetanz 2024.

Accessibility (regarding 28 March)

Tickets for assistants, accompanying persons and assistance dogs can be reserved at brehm@brut-wien.at or by telephone and WhatsApp on +43 676 587 8723.

We offer a pick-up service from the nearby tram stations so that everyone can find their way to brut nordwest. Please let us know at brehm@brut-wien.at or by phone and WhatsApp on +43 676 587 8723 and we will be happy to pick you up.

Tactile guidance system

Contact persons wearing yellow waistcoats with small ringing bells are on site and are available if you have a concern or are looking for guidance in the theatre.

At 19:00 there will be a guided tour in which maria mercedes will present the costumes and Theresa Scheinecker / Ray and Katharina Senk / Senki will give a guided tour through the stage design. Meeting point is at 18:50 in the foyer.

At the beginning of shining rose, the audience moves through the room (individual seats are available). The audience is seated for the rest of the performance.

The audio description is provided via headphones. Headphones are available at brut.

If you have any questions, please contact Katrin Brehm (brehm@brut-wien.at and +43 676 587 8723).

Credits

Concept & choreography maria mercedes (Camilla Schielin, Julia Müllner) Dance, choreography & performance Camilla Schielin, Julia Müllner, Yoh Morishita Music & sound Hannah Todt, Lucia Kagramanyan Fashion Alessandro Santi Lighting design Samuel Schaab Outside eyes Alex Franz Zehetbauer, Asher O’Gorman Audio description Katharina Senk / Senki, Theresa Scheinecker / Ray

Thanks to Bears in the Park

With the kind support of Chanel Beauty

A co-production of maria mercedes, imagetanz 2025 / brut Wien and DOCK 20

Funded by the City of Vienna’s Department of Cultural Affairs (MA 7) and the Austrian Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Civil Service and Sport

Dates & Tickets

March 2025

Wed. 26.03.2025, 20:00
Choose a price category: €22 / €18 / €14

Thu. 27.03.2025, 20:00
Choose a price category: €22 / €18 / €14 * Followed by an artist talk, Moderation: Katrin Brehm

Fri. 28.03.2025, 20:00
Choose a price category: €22 / €18 / €14 * Touch tour at 19:00

brut nordwest
Nordwestbahnstraße 8-10, 1200 Vienna
accessible

Info

The performance on Thu, 27 March will be followed by an artist talk, Moderation: Katrin Brehm (Dramaturgy / Outreach brut Wien).

Downloads

Abendprogramm zu "shining rose" (PDF)

 

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Abendprogramme

Abendprogramm zu "shining rose" von maria mercedes

Knospe, Blüte und Verwelken: shining rose verbindet den Lebenszyklus einer Rose mit der vom wechselhaften Image geprägten Geschichte des Gossip. Das Duo maria mercedes, bestehend aus Julia Maria Müllner und Camilla Mercedes Schielin, bewegt sich wieder zwischen einem Hang zur Extravaganz und subtilem Humor.
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In keeping with their pieces, imagetanz artists have created Spotify playlists to get the audience in the mood for their work or to send them off into the night with the right soundtrack. Björn Säfsten, for example, takes us into the night with songs by James Blake, Little Dragon, Caroline Polacek and Jessica Pratt, while Hyeji Nam takes things from melancholic to electronic with Oklou, Appleblim, Burial and Aphex Twin.
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