RINGS
2020Multidisciplinary performance, 14:32
Artistic Direction: Inês Nêves (PT), Natalia Wójcik (PL), Daniel Irabien Peniche (MX), Simo Kruusement (EE)
Performance: Simo Kruusement (EE)
Choreography: Simo Kruusement (EE)
Sound: Natalia Wójcik (PL)
Scenography: Inês Nêves (PT)
Videography: Daniel Irabien Peniche (MX)
Technical support: Daniel Irabien Peniche (MX)
Presented to the public in the context of the performance art festival MiniCOMMUTE#2
Rings is a holistic exploration of life. The project scrutinizes the dance of energy
and matter in space and time, the rhythm of it. It manifests itself from the idea of connection: the very nature of life suggests that all beings are connected, from the smallest part of the
body to the whole existence, or the universe itself. Rings interprets these ideas by suggesting
that we are all part of a dance of tension and release, distance and closeness, compression, and
expansion. It aims to remove the hierarchies between audience and performer, creating unity
between all animated and non-animated elements of the performance.
The final piece seeks to explore the essence of connectivity by reflecting on its state and place in the age of social distancing and virtual interactions. Rings materializes the immaterial performer onto the stage by using three projectors to display in 180º the pre-recorded and pre-edited performance. With a scenography made of transparent organza panels hanging over the stage, the performer’s image is simultaneously deconstructed and multiplied, thus generating a three-dimensional and ethereal presence. Motion sensors capture the movement qualities of the performer and materialize them through music. Through these effects, the performance delves into the experience of the immaterial, what is between the physical dimension of the performance and the audience’s perception.
The final piece seeks to explore the essence of connectivity by reflecting on its state and place in the age of social distancing and virtual interactions. Rings materializes the immaterial performer onto the stage by using three projectors to display in 180º the pre-recorded and pre-edited performance. With a scenography made of transparent organza panels hanging over the stage, the performer’s image is simultaneously deconstructed and multiplied, thus generating a three-dimensional and ethereal presence. Motion sensors capture the movement qualities of the performer and materialize them through music. Through these effects, the performance delves into the experience of the immaterial, what is between the physical dimension of the performance and the audience’s perception.
Image credit: Estonian Academy
of Music and Theatre
Image credit: Estonian Academy
of Music and Theatre