Meditations

Give me time and I will tell you what I want... 

We talk, we listen, we sing, we dance,

We laugh, we say, we decide, we write,

We see, we feel, we want, we do.

We think, we play, we walk,

We believe, we live, we repeat,

We understand, we contain, we bide.

We create, we kiss.

We dress, we exist.

We lose, we grieve.

We fall silent.

We just lie.

...more time.

-Miguel Toro (2746)

With "Meditations", Berlin newcomer Max Levy presents his first evening-length work, a collage of self-awareness and observation, spent in the moments between moments. Utilizing a background of classical education morphed by countless collaborations with renowned contemporary influences, the ex-soloist of Staatsballett Nürnberg digs into the essence of detail and finality: the surreal moments, when not looking at anything could open your eyes to everything.

“When I would become aware of a change, but not realize it happening until afterwards, I started to wonder how such moments could pass me by. How concentrated/lost had I been that so much time could pass without notice? How had I not seen the sky change colors as the day passed by? How had I not counted the drops of water before a cup overflowed? How had I not realized I was falling in or out of love until my heart was wide open? I would always realize afterwards. It was at these moments after the fact, that led me to ponder those gray in-between periods that I had been so focused and unaware. There was always something there, just out of the corner of my eye, that I couldn't ever acknowledge.”