Performances Dance in the city
19.07 | 20:30 | 40' Kalamata Main Square
25.07 | 22:30 | 40' Kalamata Port
GREEK NATIONAL OPERA BALLET | THE PLACE REQUARDT & ROSENBERG
Future Cargo
The Ballet of the Greek National Opera, in co-production with the renowned The Place, London, presents Future Cargo, a sci-fi dance show performed in a 40-foot haulage truck, on 19 and 25 July 2025 at the Kalamata International Dance Festival. 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) 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.”
- Set & Costume Design: Hannah Clark
- Music & Sound: Ben & Max Ringham
- Lighting Design: Malcolm Rippet
- Featuring Dancers of the Greek National Opera Ballet.
- Production: Greek National Opera
- Co-Production: The Place
- Producing and Touring Support: Third Version Creative
- Lead Donor of the GNO & Production Donor: Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF)
REQUARDT & ROSENBERG
The company of Frauke Requardt and David Rosenberg was established to create dance performances away from the auditorium and studio, either in outdoor locations or within temporary structures. Their performances are highly visible, unique events that engage a wide audience in a distinctive format.
Their productions combine both the spectacle of large-scale dance and the delicate integrity and intimacy of the audience experience through binaural sound, delivered through headphones.
Requardt & Rosenberg’s practice explores the different spatial relationships between audience and performance, the creation of dance works that take architectural constraint as a starting point, and the creation of temporary performance spaces that can tour around the world, providing an alternate touring network for international work.
Their previous productions include the critically acclaimed DeadClub™ (2017); the “ambitious, innovative spectacle” (Financial Times) The Roof (2014); Motor Show (2012); and Electric Hotel (2009-2011).