Category: Works
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BodieSLANGuage
bodieSLANGuageby matanicola and the progressive wave Sixteen hands are the protagonists of bodieSLANGuage. They unite, communicate, create worlds and drift apart. Mixing contemporary dance, Sign Language and gestures from pop culture and everyday life, three choreographers explore with a group of eight international Deaf and hearing performers the expression possibilities of the hands. They translate…
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Lights & Vessels
Science of Signs I: Lights & Vesselsa dance lecture performance by The progressive wave 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? He wears the alchemist gloves to examine the inevitable relationship between language, identity and consciousness.…
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Oráculo
Science of Signs II: Oráculoa metalingual voyage by The progressive wave In a fantastic temple made of wood and ropes, a quartet of priests and priestesses translate sacred scriptures into contemporary visual expressions. They create ritualistic patterns around the altar to reflect the hidden “I” – the ultimate nature of reality. Making use of written…
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Oráculo Installation
A site-specific performative installation for a gallery space unravels an intimate view into the world of Oráculo, the second chapter in The progressive wave’s performance trilogy, Science of Signs. The scenography made of natural wood and ropes for Oráculo’s stage is presented in three gallery rooms, revealing fantastic and surreal altar spaces. With an ongoing…
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream
A Midsummer Night’s Dream A theater piece by Possible World and The Progressive Wave When language loses its meaning, bodies collide. A dream becomes a reality, and reality becomes a dream. In a night full of desires and love, the innermost secrets rage outwards. In this unique production, Possible World ensemble explores together with The progressive…
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Zone
ZONEa contemporary site-specific dance ritual An audiovisual odyssey unfolds infernal and celestial imagerybodies are gathered in a circle to hold a secret ceremonyforming and deforming abstract ornamentsthey redefine space, possess, merge, and dissolveA sudden desire erupted out of the ritualistic patternA sacrifice fulfilled as empty. This interdisciplinary site-specific dance performance takes its inspiration from the…
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LoveArchive
LoveArchive a PerformaMve Installation In continuation of her ten months of research and documentation project, choreographer Karolin Stächele invited The progressive wave to direct and choreograph a performative installation on the topic of love. LoveArchive is looking into how people love in today’s culture, and the diverse ways love can be expressed in our times. Concept, Artistic Direction: Karolin StächeleCo-Artistic Direction &…
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Native Defragmentation
Native Defragmentation 3-channel video installation by The progressive wave In a floating Sukkah*, a marriage between primal existences is investigated. This 3-channel video installation employs verses from King Solomon’s erotic, holy poem Shir Hashirim [The Song of Songs], a passionate love song between the soul and its creator. The fractured poetry was translated into native Sign Language…
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The Pro-Peace Circle
The Pro-Peace Circle is a transformative series of gatherings dedicated to promoting and cultivating Peace through the powerful mediums of music and movement. We’re keen to continue our pro-pace practice and hold space for healing and recovery. We create a space where the teachings of the Amazonian rainforest culture on the interconnectedness of all living…
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SOS24 : Research
With the support of the Goethe Institut, Tmuna Theater (Tel-Aviv), Nalaga’at Center (Jaffa), and Yasmeen Godder Studio (Jaffa), Matan Zamir and Gal Naor (The Progressive Wave, Berlin) are launching a creative research project in Israel. They aim to forge a peace-producing cultural alliance between Israel and Germany, marking eighty years to the fall of the…