The prae-archaic body and senses live on in contemporary humans - just there on the other side of the cell wall in the primordial slime - like living pockets of memories from the time before homo erectus, awaiting a password.

"A deeply fascinating dance performance about the birth of life."
Jyllands-Posten, Denmark.

Rankefod registers as number two on the list of X-act performances which focus on Body, Anatomy and Choreography. Whereas number one, Aortas Partitur (2003), with its first general excavation of the body, dealt widely with all of the emerging energies, qualities and images, Rankefod will concentrate specifically on uncovering the body’s evolutionary memory, beyond its physical reality.

Length of performance: 55 minutes.

Rankefod; Danish for Cirripede - one of the Cirripedia, a degenerate class of Crustacea, the barnacles and acorn-shells. Also cirripede. From Latin, cirrus, a curl, pes, pedis, foot.

Choreography/dance Kitt Johnson
Composition/live music Sture Ericson
Light design Mogens Kjempff
Costume and set design Charlotte Østergaard

X-act is supported by the Committee for the Performing Arts under the Danish Arts Council during the 2004-06 seasons.

Rankefod is produced by Kitt Johnson X-act with the support of:
The Wilhelm Hansen Foundation, the Augustinus Foundation, the Danish Arts Foundation and the Danish State Workshops for Art and Crafts.

Baggårdteatret, Svendborg., Danmark, 25. oktober '05.
Danseteatret v/ Ingrid Kristensen & Co., Odense, Danmark, 31. oktober '05.
Odin Teatret, Holstebro, Danmark, 2. november '05.
euro-scene, Leipzig, Tyskland, 5.-6. november '05.
GRAN teater for dans, Århus, Danmark, 10.-11. november '05.
P@RT.dk (excerpts), Copenhagen, Denmark, 8th October '06.