04.07.2025

Future Cargo

21:30

KARNAGIO OF PARK AI-YANNIS DETIS

Dance Performance

The Ballet of the Greek National Opera, in co-production with the renowned The Place, London, presents on Friday, July 4, 2025, at 21:30, at the Karnagio of the Park Aï-Giannis Detis, “Future Cargo”, a sci-fi dance show performed in a 40-foot haulage truck. Like all shows by Frauke Requardt & David Rosenberg, their latest work delivers the delicate integrity of a deeply intimate experience within a large-scale dance spectacle.

The co-production with The Place and the tour are made possible by a grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) [www.SNF.org] to enhance the Greek National Opera’s artistic outreach. A truck arrives from an unknown location loaded with a mystery shipment. As the sides roll up, a strange and unstoppable process is set into motion. Silver beings emerge from within the container, revealing a whole new world. Each audience member receives a pair of headphones, which allows them to hear inside the container, while immersing them in the visually striking large-scale set. Audiences seeking experiential and adventurous performances will be captivated by this show’s immersive and experiential nature. 

As Frauke Requardt & David Rosenberg characteristically note: “We envisage creating an impossible internal space that defies the preconception of the viewer. We want to invite an audience into a world they never thought possible.” Alongside Frauke Requardt & David Rosenberg, we encounter a team of longstanding collaborators. Hannah Clark designed the set and costumes, Ben & Max Ringham are responsible for the music and sound, and Malcolm Rippeth created the lighting design. 

CREDITS

Direction & Choreography: Frauke Requardt & David Rosenberg
Set & Costume Design: Hannah Clark</strong> Music & Sound: Ben & Max Ringham
Lighting Design: Malcolm Rippeth
With Dancers of the Greek National Opera Ballet