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)
Luisa Sancho Escanero began her dance studies in her hometown Zaragoza, Spain. Her professional experience started at Northern Ballet Theatre and Ballet Zürich. As a solist dancer she worked at Ballet Biarritz, Compañía Metros/ Ramón Oller, Komische Oper Berlin, Pretty Ugly Tanz Köln/ Amanda Miller, Ballet Madrid, Introdans and Balletmainz. In parallel she worked as a guest artist in international productions with The Forsythe Company, Oper Kōin, the Edinburgh international Festival, Cirque du Soleil, the Fashion Biennale Arnhem and the Deutsche Oper Berlin among others. Luisa holds a Master in Theatre Sciences: and Research in the European Context - with a specialization in interculturality - at the Universidad Nacional a Distancia, UNED (Madrid, Spain) and has worked intensively in dance dramaturgy, artistic research, artistic production, strategic cooperations and on the development of numerous artistic, cultural and educational projects. She is currently the artistic director of the Tanzensemble Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern, Germany.
