SHĀH MĀT
PREMIERES SEPTEMBER 18, 2025
SHĀH MĀT
A co-production by Uppercut Dance Theater and Holstebro Dansekompagni
One game, one play, one move and the opponent is beheaded with the words: "Checkmate"; SHÃH MÃT - The king is overthrown.
Chess has fascinated artists, scientists, the powerful and the powerless for centuries. But SHÃH MÃT is not just a phrase from a 1000-year-old board game. SHÃH MÃT is now. SHÃH MÃT is tomorrow. SHÃH MÃT is devoid of loyalty and reveals what man has always fought and will always fight for: Power.
Uppercut Dance Theater and Holstebro Dansekompagni's most ambitious performance to date, with 16 dancers and three live musicians taking over the chessboard in new choreography by Reumert-winning Stephanie Thomasen.
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Credits
IDEA & CONCEPT
Stephanie Thomasen
KOREOGRAPHY
Stephanie Thomasen In collaboration with the dancers
ASSISTANT
Ædske Jolie van der Velden
COMPOSER & CHAPEL MASTER
Lawand Shakur Othman
MUSICIANS
Lawand Shakur Othman, Katrine Elbo, Alexander Skjold Henriksen
SCENOGRAPHY
Johan Kølkjær
LIGHT DESIGN
Raphael Solholm
DRAMATURG
Betina Rex
DRAMA ASSISTANT
Maria Schultz-Christiansen
COSTUMES
Maria Ipsen
DANCERS
Adam Tocuyo, Bjørk-Mynthe Paulse, Carley Lund, George Burton, Gil Batista, Giorgia Reitani, Hilde I. Sandvold, Igea Noioso, Jacob Schrøder, Jens-Antonio Schyth Brøndum, Linn Fletcherl, Lionel Ah-Sou, Lorenzo Giovanetti, Mark Philip, Nikoline Kronslev, Oksana Masclechko, Patrick Afuale Eirup
CHOREOGRAPHIC CONSULTANTS
David Price & Marie Brolin-Tani
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Henrik Bank
EXHIBITION MANAGER
Emilie Hasling
PRODUCER
Maja Bonde Holtze (Uppercut Dance Theater), Anna Marie Houe & David Price (Holstebro Dansekompagni)
BYGGER
Andrew Mathews & Sonny Oeftiger
PHOTOGRAPHER
Monty Freddie
GRAPHICS
Mark Brunswicker
FILM PHOTOGRAPHER
Waqas Qadri
THANKS TO
Christian Sylvester Christensen
CO-PRODUCTION
Uppercut Dance Theater and Holstebro Dansekompagni
The performance is supported by
Danish Arts Foundation, Augustinus Foundation, Wilhelm Hansen Foundation, Beckett Foundation, Louis-Hansens Foundation, Knud Højgaards Foundation, Hoffmann & Husmans Foundation, Copenhagen Municipality & Holstebro Municipality