Oleg Soulimenko
Swimming Pool
In the cold and damp months of January and February, performance artist Oleg Soulimenko will invite audiences to join him for an atmospheric trip into the warm parallel world of Jörgerbad. In the eerily empty, quiet bath, the audience will roam through a landscape of performance and water. An installation spanning the entire bath will push the limits of perception, grabbing visitors with a very special allure.
When the Jörgerbad bathhouse in Vienna’s 17th district was opened in 1914, it was Vienna’s first city-run bath. In the evenings, the abandoned two-story swimming hall with its galleries resembles a temple with a quiet, reflecting water surface at its base. Oleg Soulimenko’s performance uses and enhances this atmosphere and the quiet presence of the water to create a feeling of endlessness. Swimming Pool assesses the potentials of transformation – of space, water, performers, objects, sounds and transparency – shuttling between the poles of sensuality and abstraction. The performance plays with the removal of objects and the space from their every-day operative contexts, exposing the audience to the conflicting feelings of safety and uncanniness.
Russian choreographer/performance artist Oleg Soulimenko lives and works in Vienna. In 1990, he founded Saira Blanche Theatre and toured the world with the company’s provocative performances. His pieces have been shown, among others, at brut, Wiener Festwochen, ImPulsTanz, Impulse theatre festival and Kaaitheater in Brussels.
The bath will be entered in streetwear, no swimming gear required. Please bring your own flip-flops.
Credits
Concept and artistic director Oleg Soulimenko Choreography and performance Nanina Kotlowski, Johanna Nielson and Oleg Soulimenko Guest performers Daria Nosik, Oliver Angel and Jasmin Hoffer Divers Kristina and Benjamin Taubald Synchronised swimmer Nurkhon Saidasanov Swimmers Silvya Hirschvogel, Katharina Heugl, Theresa Höller, Susann Rack, Agnes Ofner, Gudrun Gross, Michael Woels, Henriette Büchsenschütz, Elina Kränzle, Andrea Vezga, Ali Kianmehr, Larissa Kopp Artistic collaboration Rosemarie Poiarkov Artistic consultation Katalin Erdödi Set Astrid Wagner Costumes Lise Lendais Sound and Video Oliver Stotz Light Sabine Wiesenbauer Video Dario Stefanek Production management Ines Kirchengast and Maiko Sakurai Production assistant Jasmin Hoffer
A co-production by Oleg Soulimenko/Vienna Magic and brut Wien. With the kind support of the City of Vienna’s Department of Cultural Affairs. Thanks to Jörgerbad.
Dates & Tickets
January 2018
Jörgerbad Sold Out
Jörgerbad Sold Out
February 2018
Jörgerbad Sold Out
Jörgerbad Sold Out
Jörgerbad Sold Out
brut at Jörgerbad
Jörgerstraße 42-44, 1170 Wien
Info
The bath will be entered in streetwear, no swimming gear required. Please bring your own flip-flops. Meeting point at the entry. Box office opens one hour before the start.