Party Animal

Premiere at Neilson Hays Library November 16-19, 2018

A dance piece, inspired by the mythical BERGHAIN, the Berlin ultimate destination for electronic music clubs, where Jitti Chompee explores the underground nightlife with its mysterious beings and all kinds of sexual pleasure. In this playground where anything and everything is possible, humans become animals to free their primal behavior and innermost hidden desire to remain in a perpetual state of euphoria and excitement. Here, there is no authority to dictate normality, male and female mingle as they want in a chaotic orgy of pleasure, enhanced by some substances to live the utmost raw and sensual experience.

In a way, Party Animal, just like some marginalized communities, has redefined unexpected spaces to surrender itself to the pleasure of the flesh. In this momentary “Site-Specific” performance, bodies get stimulated in all imaginable ways, under the mesmerizing influence of loud repetitive techno music and illicit drugs, dance mixes with sexual acts to trigger natural relentless improvised motions. Free from any restraint, it can anonymously let its mind and body loose to satisfy its thirst for an unending exhilarating sensation. Thus, it is Jitti’s interest to dig into this alternative universe to propose an organic and raw dance composition tinted by his shocking, crazy, and humorous personal style.

Performers: Benjamin Tardif, Dovydas Strimaitis, and Sukadeva Joshua HornDirection and Choreography: Jitti Chompee Lighting: Jirach Eaimsa-ardTour: MAIIAM Contemporary Art Museum, November 23, 2018Rain Forest Fringe 2019 July 6-7, 2019