2666

Yolanda Morales

Date

05/06/2026

Time:

21:00

Venue:

monsun.theater

Category:

Dance

📸 Daniel Domolky

For exactly 2,666 seconds, three dancers move like video game characters within a strict choreographic system of ever-evolving movement algorithms. Driven by pulsating electronic music and a disembodied voice, the players learn new skills level by level in order to defend themselves against violent assaults. The goal of the game: simply to survive. Inspired by the novel of the same name by Chilean writer Roberto Bolaño, Yolanda Morales’ 2666 addresses the structural violence that women* and queer people are exposed to in public space and proposes an empowering vision against the patriarchal systems that enable it.

Simple Language

Three dancers dance
for exactly 2666 seconds.
They move
like characters from a video game.

Their movements follow set rules.
These rules are called choreography.
The music is loud
and has a strong rhythm.

You can also hear a voice.
The dancers learn new movements.
This is how they protect themselves
from attacks.

The goal is: survival.
The piece depicts a struggle.
And the search
for safety.

There is a book
by Roberto Bolaño.
The book is also called “2666.”
The dance piece refers to it.

In her piece, Yolanda Morales shows:
Women and queer people
often experience violence.
Especially in public spaces.

But the piece also shows strength.
And gives courage.
It asks: How can we
change the rules?

So that in the future,
there can be less violence.

But the piece also shows strength.
And gives courage.
It asks: How can we
change the rules?

So that in the future,
there can be less violence.

Concept & choreography: Yolanda Morales | Dance: Damini Gairola, Sappho Ton Bogataj, Yolanda Morales | Live vocals: Thordis M. Meyer | Composition and live sound: Christopher Ramm

Language:

English

Duration:

45 min

Address:

monsun.theater

Billrothstraße 79, 22767 Hamburg, Germany