Two feet far from the head of another back - Alondra Castellanos

The performance is composed of six performers each situated in a different room of the gallery. Six isolated figures as containers of a singular quality and attitude, individually performed, and emphasised in the moments of proximity. In this way, the animation of these figures is different from one another but as well associated to one another within the movements developed from the position, direction, timing and the occasional contact between the performers. Bowling balls are rolling through the space, balls diffusing smells are spread over the rooms, and objects almost invisible to the passing-by-eye are used by the performers to articulate movement. These figures neither move alone nor together but are in transition between connections and disconnections.

Premiere: 29.05.2017 Arti et Amicitiae (Amsterdam)

Concept & Choreography: Alondra Castellanos
Performance: Masaki Komoto, Martin K. Pedersen, Yookyung Park, Charlotte Mathiessen, Charlotte Petersen, Luuk Weers
Video: Chun-Han Chiang

Supported by: Amsterdam Funds for the Arts, Flam Festival

Press: 

‚Just as the audience the performers constantly change between rooms and spaces. Sometimes it becomes difficult to tell them apart from the spectators. Only the unusual movements of certain body parts reveal who they are. Two feet far from the back of another head is a subtle performance that sharpens our sensual perception.’ 

by Moos van den Broek, Theaterkrant