Upcoming events
- , La Visiva, Barcelona, ES
- , Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana, SI
The dance-performative research project Exquisite Corpse is part of a series of projects by young (though not necessarily) authors produced by Emanat that explore stage language. The aim of these explorations is to break the concentration of creative processes that focus exclusively on the product and redirect them towards the development of performing language and a reflection on the issues of WHAT and HOW in relation to artistic creation. At least one public presentation will be performed using freely the surrealist play principle of the “cadavre exquis” (the exquisite corpse) to reflect on the structure of the presentation, the development of the performative language or the working methodology developed through the research process.
About
Pia begins her research from a point of silence, which she consciously and purposefully interrupts with her body. When she speaks of silence, she refers to the absence of music as a basis or condition for movement. For her, silence is both a prerequisite and an invitation to explore her own loudness—an exploration she hopes will also resonate with the voices of the audience.
She views silence as a challenge that propels her—almost like a throw—into space. There, she engages with the exploration of physically sounding capabilities of her body. She investigates how different physical proposals generate a variety of sounds, spoken and unspoken voices—and vice versa. One of her research approaches involves placing her body—or specific parts of it—in relation to spatial surfaces and everyday objects that she introduces into the space.
She develops her performative language through (structured) improvisation, currently focusing on repetition and bypassing, which gradually become perceptible through the persistence of time.
Pia Mačerol (2000) is a dancer, creator, performer and future graduate of the Bachelor of Dance program at ArtEZ University of the Arts in Arnhem, where she is completing her final year of studies. She previously studied at the New Education for Contemporary Dance (NEFCD) program at the Swedish school Härnösands Folkhögskola. She received her secondary dance education at the Secondary Preschool Education, Grammar School and Performing Arts Grammar School Ljubljana, majoring in contemporary dance.
Collaborators
Research, movement: Pia Mačerol
Mentoring: Loup Abramovici
Lighting design: Veronika Hana Grubič
Support
Production: Emanat
Co-organisation: Cankarjev dom
Co-production residency: La Visiva (Spain)
Financial support: Ministry of Culture RS
Previous events
- , Helicopter Project Space, Den Hague, NL
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