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Their practices of resonance originate from whatever voices; the small cries, wet, dry, high pitched forms of “screams” and melodies. While exploring the specific timbre and force, the sounds invoke a variety of textures and gestalts. “Spiritus” is a play with this as the work taps into the word’s meanings and derivations: breathing, mood, geist as well as alcohol and intoxication.
In Spiritus, states of listening, observing and responding are practiced through their sensing selves. They therefore invite the audience to listen to the subtle nuances in their song, the small exchanges, those that we rarely notice, even though they are so crucial in the approach of a discernible change.
Premiere: Weld, Stockholm, 2024
Performances:
Dansehallerne, Copenhagen
Angewandte Interdisciplinary Lab, Vienna
Ufer_studios, Berlin
Shower gallery, Seoul
Sound of Stockholm, Stockholm
Nejd, Gothenburg
Touch Me I’m Sick, Munich
TBC, 2027
TBC, 2027
Also presented as solo version at Vega, Copenhagen, and as group version at Centre Chorégraphique National, Montpellier.
By and with: Lisen Pousette & Olivia Rivière
Music and sound design: Kristian Alexander
Scenography: Anna Moderato
Dramaturgy: Ida Larsen
Costume: Olivia Rivière and Lisen Pousette
Light design: Olivia Rivière and Lisen Pousette in conversation with Erik Molberg Hansen
Co-production: Weld and Dansehallerne
Residency support: Holstebro Dansekompagni, Det Danske Institut Athen, Ufer_Studios, Konstnärsnämndens internationella program för dans, SITE
With support from: Kulturrådet, Statens Kunstfond, William Demant Fonden
C-print Magazine / Spiritus (2024)
PW Mag / In Retrospection: Performances 2024