Inge Gappmaier

protect. (Cancelled)

there is no wind in geometrical worlds

studio brut
Dance World Premiere
imagetanz 2020
{hypnotic tension} {uncanny sounds} {self-mirroring}

In her dance piece protect., dancer Inge Gappmaier creates a hypnotic atmosphere full of suspense by staging a duet with herself. Accompanied by an intensely uncanny soundscape, she stages questions regarding the isolated, narcissist self and its reflection in social media.

, © Natali Glisic

Inge Gappmaier – protect. there is no wind in geometrical worlds

, © Natali Glisic

Inge Gappmaier – protect. there is no wind in geometrical worlds

, © Natali Glisic

Inge Gappmaier – protect. there is no wind in geometrical worlds

, © Natali Glisic

Inge Gappmaier – protect. there is no wind in geometrical worlds

, © Natali Glisic

Inge Gappmaier – protect. there is no wind in geometrical worlds

INFO: CANCELLED: More information about program changes in connection with Covid-19 here

 

The key topic of protect. is digital self-observation and the difference between mirror image, virtual self and physical reality. Inge Gappmaier’s performance picks up on the practices of ego construction in social media, filter bubbles and their algorithms as well as the urge for self-optimisation in our society. What happens to our concrete body when our gaze gets stuck in our own reflection? protect. brings the body to the stage in its self-observation as a contour between nature and culture, putting protective spaces and power structures into question as well as loneliness, duality and self-control. The piece invites audiences to dive into a multi-dimensional world of geometry, accumulation and intuition.

Inge Gappmaier is a researcher, creator and teacher in the field of contemporary choreography and dance. Her works have been presented at the Landesgalerie Linz, at Tanztage Klagenfurt and at the imagetanz festival in Austria as well as in such international contexts as the Life Art and Performance Festival LAPSody Helsinki, Tanzplattform Deutschland, Mousonturm Frankfurt, Frankfurt LAB and Ganz novi in Zagreb. Inge Gappmaier used to teach at the City of Vienna’s Music and Art Private University and at Justus Liebig University in Gießen, Germany.

Credits

Artistic lead and dance Inge Gappmaier Dramaturgy Lisa-Marie Radtke, Stefanie Sommer Sound design in collaboration with Zsolt Bodoki-Halmen Light design and technical direction Robert Lässig Photography Natali Glisic

With special thanks to Stefanie Schiefermair, Fillimit@KoresponDance, Tranzit House and Reactor Cluj, Im_Flieger, Arbeitsplatz Wien and ttp WUK.

A production by varukt and imagetanz/brut Wien.

Dates & Tickets

March 2020

Thu. 26.03.2020, 18:00
Cancelled

Fri. 27.03.2020, 18:00
Cancelled

Sat. 28.03.2020, 18:00
Cancelled

studio brut
Zieglergasse 25, 1070 Wien
not accessible

Info

INFO: CANCELLED: More information about program changes in connection with Covid-19 here

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