2025 Berliner Festspiele, Berlin, Germany
30 minutes
TOUGHGUY is a dance theatre work set inside a boxing ring—a combative space within an ambitious woman’s mind. Two performers emerge as parts of her psyche, shaped by relentless expectations of over-productivity, obedience, and indifference. The choreography is charged with masculine tension and explores the consequences of equating worth to output. It is a visceral and highly physical study on self-competition where the only anecdote to connection becomes vulnerability.
Choreography: Amanda Donato | Performers and Co-Creators: Ginjo Sakai, Yuki Takahashi | Music: Kaan Bulak | Lighting: Pilar Falco with MXM (Mirella Brandi) | Dramaturgy and Production Support: Juan Paulo “JP” Deapera | Documentation: Baldemar Bottini