Revisiting O.S.
humanoid/metamorph
as part of TANZLOKAL festival. A TANZFONDS Erbe project
© photography Kiên Hoàng Lê
The dancer follows both the law of the body and the law of space; he follows both the feeling of himself and the feeling of space.
(Oskar Schlemmer in: Bauhaus Books, Vol. 4, p. 15, 1924)
In a two-part research project, Eva Baumann examines the aspect of the figure in space at TANZLOKAL, loosening up the seriousness that Schlemmer imposed on the moving body.
In humanoid * she bustled around the Württemberger Kunstverein as a faceless figure in the park and around the square. A ghost from the 1920s or an extraterrestrial figure from a fictitious future? She reacts to the environment, the public space and the constantly changing group constellations, consisting of passers-by and curious spectators. From the observations of how the others behave in public space, a choreography emerges from the immediate moment.
(* humanoid (lat. homo 'human' and ancient Greek εἶδος eidos [ˈidɔs] 'figure' or 'human-shaped') All forms of life and machines are classified that have a human-like appearance)
In metamorph ** the dancer performed in the exhibition space of the Württembergischer Kunstverein. Like a moving painting, the body transforms into various forms and structures. The human, the animal, the object-like and the mechanical exist side by side and condition each other. But what can be recognised? There are no limits to the viewer's imagination.
(** metamorph - (morph is based on ancient Greek μορφή (morphé) "Gestalt") his condition, his shape changing, English word: shape-shifter)
concept, choreography, performance/ Eva Baumann
dramaturgy advice/ Eva Böhmer
premier
september 6th, 2013
Württembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart/ Schlossplatz Stuttgart
guest performances 2014-2016
Stiftung Bauhaus Dessau
Performance Art Depot, Mainz
Information about TANZFONDS Erbe and Tanzlokal Stuttgart, click here
Revisiting O.S. humanoid/metamorph is a commissioned work, produced by Produktionszentrum Tanz + Performance Stuttgart In cooperation with Tanzszene Baden-Württemberg. Funded by Tanzfonds DIEHRL+RITTER, Ministry of Science, Research and Culture Baden-Württemberg and the Bürgerstiftung Stuttgart.