As when we repeat a word until it loses its sense, in this work we'll try to place ourselves in that moment of loss of significance and within that possibility of degeneration and transformation, other words emerge. In changing the usual logics on the use of words we can observe how our mind works - from the apparent chaos of sound textures there is always a way of finding a logic and a connection to something we recognize. In this way we free ourselves from semantic and syntax determinisms, we dissimulate the apparent hierarchy between word, voice, movement and gesture, aspiring to new constellations of meaning that reflect the complexity of human experience that, so naively, we tend to contain in controlled systems and models.
direction, performance and text
Sofia Dias & Vítor Roriz
sound
Sofia Dias
artistic Collaboration
Catarina Dias
technical direction and lights
Nuno Borda de Água
costumes
Lara Torres
co-production
Box Nova/Centro Cultural de Belém, O Espaço do Tempo, Companhia de Dança Contemporânea de Évora
partners Alkantara, Associação Cultural Companhia Clara Andermatt, O Rumo do Fumo, O Negócio/ZDB, Bains Connective
Sofia Dias & Vítor Roriz is a structure supported by República Portuguesa - Cultura I DGARTES – Direção-Geral das Artes
duração
40 min.
M/12
Sofia Dias e Vítor Roriz are a duo of artists/choreographers collaborating since 2006. The hybrid nature of their research, connected to a strong curiosity and need for experimentation, led them to create several shows, performances, videos, podcasts and installations, crossing different contexts and blurring limits between artistic fields. Their performances conceived for stage, mainly performed by the duo, summon up a particular choreographic language in relation to text and voice and have been presented in over 17 countries.