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Leafing: Undercover - Tanz im August 2022
“‘Undercover’ advocates choreography as an active ‘concealment’ of form and meaning in both a literal and a metaphoric sense. The project argues for the gesture of art, not only as the recovering of the forbidden, segregated, or otherwise under-represented, but also, and perhaps most importantly, as the appearance of the undercover by choice.” – Cristina Caprioli
In “Leafing”, einer Reihe immersiver Installationen, Filme und Performances, können die Besucher:innen durch Capriolis umfangreiches Gesamtwerk blättern und dazu jede Woche ein anderes von drei thematischen Stücken – “Silver”, “Spoons” und “Undercover” – sehen. In der letzten Woche der “Leafing”- Serie wird in “Undercover“ ein riesiges schwarzes Tuch auf dem Boden ausgebreitet. Unsichtbare Gestalten bewegen sich darunter und lassen atemberaubende, teils bedrohliche Bilder entstehen. Während die Ausstellung ringsherum Choreografie auf andere Materialien und Körper überträgt, ist das Publikum eingeladen, sich zum Tanz unter dem Tuch zu gesellen.
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“‘Undercover’ advocates choreography as an active ‘concealment’ of form and meaning in both a literal and a metaphoric sense. The project argues for the gesture of art, not only as the recovering of the forbidden, segregated, or otherwise under-represented, but also, and perhaps most importantly, as the appearance of the undercover by choice.” – Cristina Caprioli
In the series “Leafing” visitors are invited to leaf through Caprioli’s thick book of dancing in three thematic shows that change weekly: “Silver”, “Spoons” and “Undercover”. “Undercover” is the last part of “Leafing” series and has a huge, black cloth spread across the floor. Unknown figures move beneath its surface and spectacular, sometimes threatening images emerge. Visitors are invited to join the undercover dancing, while on the outside, choreography is translated onto other bodies and materials in an extensive exhibition.
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