RIPE BODY: RIP IT

RIPE BODY is a cross-genre solo dance performance in two parts, RIPE BODY: CARVING and RIPE BODY: RIP IT, that explores how the feminine body and identity is shaped, percieved and expressed – between gaze, lust, power and liberation. In a transparent box with a mirror-clad floor and ceiling, the scenography lifts the dancer up and creates a 360 º piedestal that sets the stage for a sensous, energetic and visually stunning experience which combines intimate physical performance with vibrating electronic music.
RIPE BODY is nominated for the prestigious Reumert Award in the category 'Special Performance of the Year 2025'.

An über-feminine alien takes over the glass box in the second part, RIPE BODY: RIP IT. The razor-sharp heels now appear as part of a full-body suit from another world. Ruth Rebekka is transformed—like a siren, she lures the audience closer and closer, while deep basslines and atmospheric vocals from live musician Lauge Heebøll make the room vibrate in a club-like concert experience.

The box’s floor and ceiling mirrors reveal every inch of the glittering body, which fluctuates between powerful self-staging—seducing and challenging the audience—and moments of introspection that expose a vulnerable, human being. Or do they?

In an experience that is as much live concert as it is performance, the creature holds eye contact with the audience on a journey through vulnerability, passion, and explosive energy. The pendulum of power swings constantly—back and forth—in a fierce tribute to the full spectrum of femininity.

Choreographer and performer: Ruth Rebekka Hansen 

Composer and live-musician: Lauge Heebøll

Set design and build: Anders Toft Pedersen

Costume design: Benedikte Beate Hansen

Dramaturg: Luna Stage

Touring light design and technician: Brian Cord’homme

Original light-concept: Elke Laleman

Administrator, KOMMA Performance Productions: Astrid Gravsholt

RIPE BODY is co-produced by Roskilde Festival, Aaben Dans, Bora Bora, Teater Momentum and Dansehallerne, and is administrated by KOMMA Performance Productions.

Thank you to Aage og Johanne Louis-Hansens Fond, William Demant Fonden and Dansk Skuespillerforbund for supporting the development and production of RIPE BODY.