LINGER

THE PROJECT “LINGER” IS A CONTEMPORARY DANCE PERFORMANCE BASED ON THE PHILOSOPHY OF POST-HUMANISM. IT IS A PERFORMANCE THAT QUESTIONS THE HUMAN AS THE CENTER. THIS WILL BE ACHIEVED BY CREATING A SET THAT WILL MOVE AND BE A PART OF THE PERFORMANCE. INSPIRED BY WILLIAM FORSYTHE'S “OBJECT CHOREOGRAPHY”, THE OBJECTS WILL BE USED AS PERFORMERS AND THE CHOREOGRAPHY WILL BE CREATED ON BOTH THE HUMAN PERFORMER AND THE OBJECTS IN QUESTION.
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THE PIECE'S NARRATIVE SHOWS THE LIFESPAN OF A HUMAN AND ALL THE OBJECTS THEY LEAVE BEHIND ONCE THEY DIE. IMPERMANENCE PLAYS A PROMINENT ROLE IN THE DRAMATURGY OF THE PIECE, AND THE TEAM WANTS TO BRING TO THE AUDIENCE'S ATTENTION THE IMPERMANENCE OF HUMAN LIFE, AND THAT THE WORLD KEEPS MOVING WITHOUT US.
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WE WANT TO GIVE EQUAL SPACE AND ATTENTION TO THE HUMAN AND NON-HUMAN THINGS ON STAGE BY MAKING THE SET A MECHANICAL PERFORMER. WE BELIEVE THAT A HUMAN-CENTRIC (HUMANS BEING THE CENTER OF EVERYTHING) WAY OF THINKING IS CONNECTED TO OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE CURRENT CRISIS. IF WE CONTINUE TO SEE OURSELVES AS THE CENTER OF THE WORLD WE WILL KEEP DISREGARDING THE IMPORTANCE OF IT. IN CONTRAST, IF WE START TO SEE OURSELVES AS ONLY ONE PART OF THE WORLD, WE CAN BEGIN TO RESHAPE OUR APPROACH TO HOW WE TREAT THE PLANET.