DISTORTED BODY
Depression arrives quietly. It changes the body, unsettles the senses, and eventually distorts the shape of the world.
“Distorted Body” traces the sensory landscape altered by the cognitive distortions of depression through movement, surround sound, and light.
This work does not seek to explain or sensationalize depression. Instead, it invites us to contemplate an inner landscape that many of us have passed through or may still be navigating. Tracing the broken and distorted senses shaped by the society we live in, it quietly asks you.
Are you Okay?
Project type
dance + sound
Duration
ca. 60min
Premiere
25.09.2026 @Acker Stadt Palast / Berlin, Germany
direction & choreopgraphy
_ Howool Baek
composition & sound design
_ Matthias Erian
choreographic collaboration & interpretation
_ Nicole Michalla, Lorenzo Savino
light design
_ Nicolas San Martín Mohr
research partner
_ Okju Son
research contributor
_ Nabida
research producer
_Jinyoung Shin
Special Thanks to all interview participants who shared their stories and perspectives during the research process.
Coproduction with Acker Stadt Palast Berlin
Produced by Howool Baek BODIES.DIGITAL
Research supported by
Arts Council Korea,
Bobora Residency Center Aarhus Denmark,
Fonds Darstellende Künste with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media.
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