12.10.2019, 18H, WUK FLIEGER (TTP): 2 WORK-IN-PROGRESS SHOWING IN THE CONTEXT OF CIRCUS RE:SEARCHED.
AS PART OF OUR INTERNATIONAL RESIDENCE PROJECT, ARTISTS JOSEF STILLER AND KOLJA HUNECK HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING WITH US IN VIENNA FOR THE PAST 14 DAYS. ON STURDAY, DEC 12TH, THEY WILL SHARE THEIR CURRENT WORK WITH US:
JOSEF STILLER // “RESPONSIVE ROUND”
IN AN INTIMATE CIRCULAR SETTING THE PERFORMER MOVES, BALANCES AND DROPS BAMBOO STICKS. HE PLAYS WITH THE NATURAL REACTIONS OF THE AUDIENCE IN A SIMPLE AND SMART WAY, MANIPULATING NOT ONLY HIS BAMBOO STICKS BUT ALSO THEIR FOCUS AND ATTENTION.
KOLJA HUNECK // “CM_30”
“CM_30" ATTEMPTS A TRANSDISCIPLINARY GESAMTKUNSTWERK BASED ON GOETHE’S COLOR THEORY: KOLJA HUNECK MANIPULATES ROUND DISKS THAT REFLECT, FILTER AND BREAK THE LIGHT, RESULTING IN THE CONSTANTLY CHANGING COLOR PATTERNS. THE ARTIST USES A MOVEMENT BASED APPROACH TO JUGGLING AND FURTHER CROSSES THE BORDER TO NEW MAGIC PRACTICES. HE HAS HAND CRAFTED ALL OF HIS OWN PROPS, AS WELL AS INVENTED HIS OWN LIGHT TECHNOLOGY FOR THE PROJECT.
WE INVITE YOU TO AN EVENING WITH 2 EXPERIMENTAL PIECES FROM THE FIELD OF JUGGLING / OBJECT MANIPULATION / CONTEMPORARY CIRCUS.
Photos by Igor Ripak
INFORMATION ABOUT THE CONTEXT:
CIRCUS RE: SEARCHED ACCOMPANIES AND SUPPORTS SELECTED CIRCUS ARTISTS IN THE GERMAN-SPEAKING AREA IN THEIR CREATIVE PROCESSES. A SPECIAL FOCUS OF THE PROJECT IS ON WORKING ON THE INTERFACE OF CIRCUS AND OTHER ART FORMS (EG. DANCE, VISUAL ART, DIGITAL MEDIA). BETWEEN 2019 AND 2020, CHOSEN ARTISTS GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN RESIDENCIES, FEEDBACK SESSIONS AND PERFORMANCE FORMATS IN ALL THREE COUNTRIES. CIRCUS RE: SEARCHED IS A JOINT PROJECT OF KREATIVKULTUR (AT), BERLIN CIRCUS FESTIVAL (DE) AND CIRQU'AARAU (CH)