Gustavo Ciríaco (BR) / Andrea Sonnberger (AT)
Here whilst we walk
Walking purely for fun, without rushing and without a preconceived goal. Inspired by the idea of an artwork as a total experience, dance artists Gustavo Ciríaco (Brazil) and Andrea Sonnberger (Austria) take the audience on a silence walk through Amsterdam. To be completely absorbed in it and feel consciously part of it.
The walking performance Here whilst we walk previously visited cities such as Paris, London, Berlin, Madrid, and Rio de Janeiro. During Julidans 2024, it will be Amsterdam's turn. The concept is deceptively simple: a group of at least six but no more than twenty people walk through the city. The group is enclosed by a rubber elastic band that folds and stretches according to the movement of the participants.
Julidans Open Air
Dutch premiere
Location Route through Amsterdam
Start location tba
Run time tba
Language Language no problem
Here whilst we walk
The group is a bit like an amoeba, constantly changing shape depending on the cityscape. Along narrow pavements, the group appears as a small line, in squares and parks, the shape becomes long and wide. Thus, architecture becomes interactive: the participant expresses his/her presence in the here and now. And the city is expressed through the participant's body.
The Amsterdam you experience in Here whilst we walk is not defined by urban structures, but by the people themselves. The elastic band separates the group from its surroundings. Everyone inside it now belongs together. But involuntarily, the participant also becomes a canvas for the fantasies of passers-by: what is happening there, what are these people doing?
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Ciríaco and Sonnberger's work challenges boundaries and encourages audiences to think about the connections they experience: in themselves and with the world.
CREDITS
creation, discussion &performance Gustavo Ciríaco and Andrea Sonnberger
co-production Alkantara (Portugal) and Panorama de Dança (Brazil)
support Tanztendenz München e.V. and Goethe Institut Rio de Janeiro
sponsored by European Cultural Foundation, Kulturreferat der Landeshauptstadt München, Bayerischer Landesverband für zeitgenössischen Tanz aus Mitteln des Bayerischen Staatsministeriums für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst
special thanks to Udo Quast, Bojana Cvejic, Mark Deputer, Catarina Saraiva, Nayse Lopez, Eduardo Bonito, Isabel Ferreira and to the Staffs of Alkantara and Panorama de Dança festivals
