MODAFE, International Spark Place #1
Showtimes
Saturday (19:00)
Synopsis
[Performance Introduction] Gregory Lev <Innerview> Innerview is a solo work conceived amidst the isolation of the pandemic, inspired by the 1961 psychiatric interview video *Patient No. 18 – Diagnostic Assessment*. Unfolding within the format of an "interview," this piece features a dual structure combining text and movement, blurring the boundaries between the performer and the audience through audience participation. The performer, embodying a being possessing both human and sheep attributes, reveals the tension between individuality and collectivity, posing questions about who defines "normality" and who is the being excluded from it. Within this immersive composition, Innerview critiques how society excludes and isolates differences, leading the audience to rethink perceptions of belonging, otherness, and collective identity. Damara Velazquez Pastrana <Shall we...?> This is a captivating dance piece that prompts us to rethink the way we communicate. Notably, it combines contemporary dance with various sign language systems. Through this, the work transcends the limitations of language and explores the power of the body, the most fundamental tool of expression. It reveals the potential for connection and understanding through movement, demonstrating how communication between different cultures and experiences is possible without relying on language. In other words, it poses a question to today's world, which is dominated by language-centered communication. Furthermore, it proposes a new approach centered on the body, delicately revealing how signs, gestures, and physical expressions can convey deeper meanings and emotions. Wu Xinyu & Ouyang Jing <MID-SHED> This work is a collaborative creation by young Chinese choreographers that centers on an exploration of the "power of the body," built upon a unique movement language established through long-standing collaboration. Their choreography oscillates between ruptured and explosive energy and profound flow, simultaneously revealing sharp tension and condensed inner power. By deconstructing everyday movements and reconstructing them between imbalance and control, they transform even the subtle tremors and shifts in the center of the body into a sophisticated language of emotion, unfolding an intense yet delicate aesthetic of the body. Margaux Palud & Chloe Mallet & Zoe Delgrange <Polish> This work leads us into the wandering inner world of a typical woman consumed by boredom. Trapped in her life and confined to her home, she gradually drifts and loses herself. We follow the stream of consciousness of this character, who evokes the perfect housewife of the 1950s, and witness the slow emergence of the madness latent within her. This work poses personal yet universal questions regarding femininity, the body, and socially assigned roles, revealing hidden psychological anxiety.
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