WAR (Ein Kriegstanz)
The choreographic starting material for WAR are Polynesian dance forms that were reconstructed and developed on Easter Island during the 1980s and 1990s – among others Hoko, a famous war dance of the Rapa Nui. In an environment influenced by tourism, these “traditional” dance forms are both identity forming and survival strategies. With WAR, the division of art into contemporary vs traditional is addressed as a continuation of colonial relationships. Amanda Piña and Daniel Zimmermann use the Rapa Nui repertoire to transfer the motif of war to a global level. WAR is a danced manifesto about the advancing homogenisation of art and the world that stands for other oppressed, changed and lost perspectives. With a “post-exotic” approach, a connection is made between aggressive expansionist politics and the question of the potential resistance of the body.
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Production: nadaproductions World Sales: something great
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„nadaproductions protestieren dagegen, dass alles, was außerhalb der industrialisierten Kunst-Welt passiert, als exotisch oder traditionell, wenn nicht gar als folkloristisch gesehen wird.“ Ditta Rudle tanzschrift
https://www.theaterspielplan.at/evts/34692-war24.07.2017
https://www.derstandard.at/story/1385169975299/wider-die-monokultur
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Artistic Direction Amanda Piña & Daniel Zimmermann Dramaturgy Daniel Zimmermann Choreography Pascual Pakarati & Amanda Piña Choreography Assistance Elisabeth Tambwe & Lina Maria Venegas Dance & Performance Alexandra Mabes, Pascual Pakarati, Amanda Piña & Elisabeth Tambwe Text Ivo Gurschler & Amanda Piña Light Victor Durán & Stefanie Willhelm Composition & Sound Christian Müller Visuals Nicolás Spencer Costumes Anke Philip Documentation Krisztina Kerekes Production Assistance Ivo Gurschler Line Producer Paula Rossetti Thanks to Andrea Amort & Meinhard Rauchensteiner