Three artists present a long durational performance that combines the ephemeral nature of performance art and dance. In a choreographic loop, they reinterpret the artistic work of Joseph Beuys. The choreography is based on Beuys' drawings, interviews and actions centred on dance and the body. These elements are translated into movement and supplemented with projections, texts and off-screen voices that deepen the meaning. The result is a dramaturgically powerful combination of gesture, action and narrative. Beuys' depictions of bodies and their abilities inspire the visual design of the performance. The boundaries between art and dance are blurred to form an abstract narrative cosmology that makes Beuys' work tangible as dance and evokes realisation in the audience. Beuys' existing materials form the base of this work. Dance brings his art to life not as a mere representation, but as a visionary view of the present and the future. The choreography invites the audience to re-imagine Beuys' work and thus transform the past into the present.
about the artist(s)
Evan Macrae Williams is a Canadian dancer and visual artist from Halifax, Nova Scotia, whose creation impetus focuses on the experiential forms of bodily movement through a variety of performative mediums. A main theme throughout his practice is the attempt to simulate, distort, and dismantle abject forms of collective memory through movement and corporeal expression. His works have been shown in exhibitions and theaters in the Netherlands, Canada, and Germany, and since 2023 he has been a permanent member of the Tanzensemble at Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern.
