28.05.2020, 15H, AND 29.05.2020, 17H: 2 WORK-IN-PROGRESS SHOWING IN THE CONTEXT OF CIRCUS RE:SEARCHED.

AS PART OF OUR INTERNATIONAL RESIDENCE PROJECT, ARTISTS VERENA SCHNEIDER AND ANNE KUGENER HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING WITH US IN VIENNA FOR THE PAST 14 DAYS. ON THURSDAY 28TH OF MAY AND FRIDAY 29TH OF MAY, THEY WILL SHARE THEIR CURRENT RESEARCH WITH US:

VERENA SCHNEIDER // “AN ORDINARY DAY”
VERENA SCHNEIDER’S RESEARCH EXAMINES DAILY ROUTINES AND CHOREOGRAPHS THEM INTO CREATIVE GESTURES. USING HER METHOD OF DECONSTRUCTED HAND BALANCING, THE FRICTION BETWEEN CONTROL AND FREEDOM IS AT THE CORE OF HER ARTISTIC RESEARCH PROJECT, AS WELL AS A YEARNING TO GROUND ONESELF AND GROW ROOTS.

ANNE KUGENER // “CIRCULATION”
A CONFRONTATION WITH A 40KG PENDULUM MADE OF CONCRETE. SOMETHING MASSIVE THAT CAN BE MANIPULATED. SEEMINGLY DEAD, IT CAN BE BROUGHT TO LIFE. IT'S A PLAY WITH POWER, THROUGH ANXIETY, RESPECT AND JOY. A RECIPROCAL AND EVER INTENSIFYING EXPLORATION OF MOVEMENTS, PERCEPTIONS AND EMOTIONS. ALWAYS ON THE RESEARCH OF THE PERFECT IMBALANCE.

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)