Now we will count to twelve
and we will all keep still
for once on the face of the earth,
let’s not speak in any language;
let’s stop for a second,
and not move our arms so much.
“Keeping Quiet”, Pablo Neruda
Performance - installation “Resignation” is a durational 4h long work about life’s timely bodily experience where the indissoluble bond between a human and nature is revealed. It invites us together to devote ourselves to the ordinance of movement and time thus creating a space for imagination, where to reconsider the presence and to contemplate the possible sceneries of the future. "Resignation" is artist's personal response to this time, where the desire to retreat and not to participate in the activities, which might generate aggression, is being expressed, instead inviting everybody to fall asleep. The work is a personal protest of silence expressed not only by the author but by the whole creative team.
The performance was nominated for the Latvian Dance Award "Dance Award" in the nomination "Contemporary Dance Event".
CREDITS:
Author, Choreographer: Kristīne Brīniņa
Dramaturg: Agnese Bordjukova, Tobias Draeger, Kristīne Brīniņa
Performers: Agnese Bordjukova, Klāvs Liepiņš, Vilnis Bīriņš, Alise Madara Bokaldere, Inga Feldmane, Linda Bodniece, Ance Vesingi, Jūlija Jansone, Terēze Vīksne, Agnese Virovska, Toms Ceļmillers.
Sound artist: Maksims Šenteļevs
Scenographer/ Designer: Epp Kubu
Assistent of scenographer: Ilze Kauliņa
Lighting artist: Edgars Karlsons
Producer: Ina Ločmele un biedrība “Horeogrāfu asociācija"
The work was made with the financial support of the Riga City Council and the Latvian State Culture Capital Fund. Special thanks to the charity store "Otrā Elpa" and the used clothing store "RDA" for their support.
PRESS:
Passivity. LSM.lv (2020)
Protest of silence. LSM.lv (2020)