NON-STORY (a barrier)
Yuri Korec & Co.
A silent, motionless body stares at a blank wall, a barrier that leads nowhere. At a certain point, he begins to detach himself from it, almost falls, suddenly stops in an unfinished pose. The imaginary wall pulls him back. How does the surrounding audience perceive the falling body? Will they see the body as just another object in the foyer or will the body become the subject of a story?
We usually see the dancing body as the bearer of a certain meaning. Whether consciously or unconsciously, we always try to decipher its gestures, poses, movement contexts and search for a story. The body exhibited in the HELLERAU foyer, however, strives to free itself from any interpretation. It longs to resist history. But is that even possible? Is there a gesture without reference? A movement within a non-movement?
Mi 05.02., starting from 18:00 till 22:00
Do 06.02., starting from 17:00 till 22:00
Without the use of language
Yuri Korec & Co. is a platform and label by choreographer and performer Juraj Korec for artistic collaborations in the field of contemporary dance. The thematic focus is on the presence of the human body and its interaction with the outside world. In the long-term project Exposing the Body, together with art theorist Michaela Hučko Pašteková, he explores the display of the living body in the environment of galleries or public spaces in the form of various (non-)choreographic practices. “NON-STORY (a barrier)” is a partial result of this research.
Concept & choreography: Juraj Korec and Michaela H. Pašteková
Choreography & performance: Lukáš Bobalik, Silvia Sviteková, (also Alexandra Mireková, Eli Hooker, Jakob Jautz, Eva Priečková) Production: Martin Krištof / Skrzprst, o.z.
Supported by public funds from the Slovak Arts Council