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A contemporary site-specific dance ritual This site-specific performance takes its inspiration from the ancient Sufi dance practiced ritualistically in circular movements, a physically meditative action, in which a state of trance can be reached. An audiovisual odyssey will emerge through the intercommunication of the 18 dancers with the light installation and sound composition. A zone […]
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Science of Signs II: Oráculo World premiere: January 26th, 2018 in the frame of ID festival, Berlin. Translating sacred scriptures into contemporary stage directions, The progressive wave continue with the development of their innovative performative language and forming unique dramaturgical modules to examine overlaps between ancient teachings. Making use of written and signed languages, this performative hybrid is a journey […]
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Science of Signs I: Lights & Vessels a dance lecture performance by the progressive wave World premiere: October 21st, 2016 in the frame of ID festival, Berlin. In a mindful laboratory, a sign language interpreter operates a mystery: What is the language above all languages and what universal messages are echoing through it? Lights & Vessels is the first […]
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Mixing contemporary dance, Sign Language and pop culture, three choreographers explore the expression possibilities of the hands with a group of eight international Deaf and hearing performers. A saturated audiovisual journey; a celebration of cultural manifestations; a multilingual landscape, quoting, mixing and transforming cultural codes, highlighting the “queer”, the “other” and the alternative. bodieSLANGuage is a […]