Choreographer Matthew Day presented Figures for Landscapes, a work for an ensemble of dancers that traveled through different places with specific histories and social codes. The dancer's body absorbed information from every place and conveys an impression from one location to another. The choreographic material changed in relation to the environment.
The research for the performance started in the tropics of Australia, followed by a first public performance in the Rose Garden of the Vondelpark in 2018. For the historic space of the Oude Kerk, Matthew Day developed a new site-specific version of Figures for Landscapes for three dancers, in contact with the sound work of Cardiff and Miller. Just as The Instrument of Troubled Dreams spreaded sounds that had been recorded elsewhere, Matthew Day also used field recordingsin the church, which he hadmade during previous performances of Figures for Landscapes.
Matthew Day sees the body as an instrument and choreography as a technology to absorb and transmit information. The body is a portal to other locations where people congregate - such as a park or a club. During the performance in the Oude Kerk, Day mapped the architecture of the church. Site-specific movements from the Oude Kerk were added to the organically growing choreography, which in turn were reused in later performances of Figures for Landscapes. Performers included Matthew Day, Tomislav Feller, and Noha Ramadan. They are part of the collective Jacuzzi , based on Warmoesstraat.
| Choreographer | Matthew Day |
| Performer | Jacuzzi Feller, Tomislav Ramadan, Noha |
| Curator | Rumping, Radna |
| Period | 15-03-2019 |
| Location | Noorderzijbeuk |
Choreographer Matthew Day presented Figures for Landscapes, a work for an ensemble of dancers that traveled through different places with specific histories and social codes. The dancer's body absorbed information from every place and conveys an impression from one location to another. The choreographic material changed in relation to the environment.
The research for the performance started in the tropics of Australia, followed by a first public performance in the Rose Garden of the Vondelpark in 2018. For the historic space of the Oude Kerk, Matthew Day developed a new site-specific version of Figures for Landscapes for three dancers, in contact with the sound work of Cardiff and Miller. Just as The Instrument of Troubled Dreams spreaded sounds that had been recorded elsewhere, Matthew Day also used field recordingsin the church, which he hadmade during previous performances of Figures for Landscapes.
Matthew Day sees the body as an instrument and choreography as a technology to absorb and transmit information. The body is a portal to other locations where people congregate - such as a park or a club. During the performance in the Oude Kerk, Day mapped the architecture of the church. Site-specific movements from the Oude Kerk were added to the organically growing choreography, which in turn were reused in later performances of Figures for Landscapes. Performers included Matthew Day, Tomislav Feller, and Noha Ramadan. They are part of the collective Jacuzzi , based on Warmoesstraat.
| Oude kerk Adlib Collect priref | 2077 |