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2024 research wilderness
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2024 research wilderness
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TASTING
THE UNTAMED IN FAGARAS
Hosted by Teatrul Andrei Muresan and Foundation Conservation Carpathia in Fagaraš Mountains.
Within the choreographic research, ecological fieldwork and dance practice intersect. We explore processes of rewiliding, connecting land with our inner bodies. We focus on the role of embodiment in ecology and ecological thought in artistic practice. Dance becomes a sensitive container where bodies, voices, matters, and machines converge intimately.
The project began in the summer of 2022, when, during our first field study in the Carpathian Wilderness, we encountered a young bear and an over 800 year old arolla pine. Since then, they keep learning from the old-growth forests and wildlife about what ‘power’ and ‘relatedness’ mean. We collect local stories about natural disasters, cross-species collaborations and the ongoing struggles for ecological cohabitation.
CREDITS:
Artists Dorota Michalak, Alica Minar, Breanne Saxton, Ola Zielinska, Agnieszka Kucharska, Maikon K, Katarína Bakosová, Natálie Rajnisová, Raquel Rosildete
Ecologists Ondrej Kameniar (forest ecologist and biologist), Foundation Conservation Carpathia, Alina Hriscanu (wildlife guide)
PARTNERS
Teatrul Andrei Muresan in Sfantu Gheorghe (RO)
SUPPORT
Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic
Culture Moves Europe & Goethe Institute