Ode to Destruction - SuckerPunch Collective

Interdisciplinary

You follow the story through the eyes of three characters. Their personal fears manifest themselves as global disasters, and survival is the first step in their healing process. Through the use of powerful movement language, live music, and spoken text, Ode to Destruction explores the beauty and potential for constructive change that is possible after a catastrophe. It is a story of post-apocalyptic optimism.

About SuckerPunch Collective

The SuckerPunch Collective is a brand new, queer, international collective initiated by dance makers Iacopo Loliva (IT) and Manuel Kiros Paolini (NL/IT), composer Jonathan Bonny (NL/BE), writer Marcus Peter Tesch (DU) and lighting designer Grace Morales ( SP).

In Ode to Destruction, they join forces with musician and composer Setareh Nafisi (IRN/NL). SuckerPunch weaves together elements of dance and musical theatre to create interdisciplinary performances that tell socially impactful stories from a queer and transnational perspective.

They create our shows with a non-hierarchical approach, using a collective co-creation method that accommodates each member's unique vision. They strongly believe in our work's entertainment value, including elements such as powerful movement language, pop music, humour and a punk spirit.