RIPE BODY is a cross-genre solo dance performance in two parts: RIPE BODY: INSTALLATION and RIPE BODY: RIP IT. The first part is an interactive installation, followed by a mesmerizing party with live music. Centered around an almost four-meter-high transparent box with a mirrored ceiling and floor, the audience is invited into a feminine universe that is as sparkling as it is carnal. Through the body, choreographer and performer Ruth Rebekka Hansen seeks to apply a kaleidoscopic filter to gender, deconstructing and redefining the feminine.

RIPE BODY: INSTALLATION
In the first installation part of the performance, the body is exhibited as a living flesh sculpture, moving in and out of recognizable shapes, awkward gestures, and a gaze that imitates connection. As the title suggests, the performance delves into how attention, morality, and ownership have been associated with the feminine body, artifacts, and qualities. Surrounding the mirrored pedestal, the audience is invited to scrutinize the shaping of something feminine and their own reactions to the body’s unfolding.

RIPE BODY: RIP IT
In the second part, the performance shifts into an explosive, mesmerizing performance. Joining Ruth Rebekka Hansen on stage is composer and musician Lauge Heebøll, who delivers pulsating live music and sets the tone for the evening’s finale. Amid heavy beats and glittering costumes, the audience is invited to a celebration of femininity that holds “more” of everything. The result is fluid, seductive, and festive.

RIPE BODY is dedicated to anyone who feels a connection to a feminine universe, in any degree or form.