Atmosphere of Decay is a rhythmic, choreographed dance work that reinterprets 'The Descent of Inanna', a Sumerian epic roughly 4,000 years old. The myth follows the goddess Inanna as she meets her sister Ereshkigal in the underworld, and the performance traces her rise to supreme power, the decay of her ego and her eventual submission, which holds the seed of new life.
Three performers shift shape between subtle dominance and open vulnerability in a choreography of intimacy, transformation and repulsion. The piece is raw and earthy, hungry and tender at once, and it is presented as an ode to chaos in a time of collapse. Sophia Mage created the concept and choreography, and the work is co-produced by Dansehallerne.
The same production is also staged at the Royal Danish Theatre's Skuespilhuset on 30 November, 1 December and 5 December, so there are several chances to catch it.
