Silent Trio, Chapter#3: Spomenik
Audiowalk
by
Christina Ciupke, Darko Dragičević
For me space is where I can feel all four horizons, not just the horizon in front of me because then the experience of space exists only as volume.
Barnett Newman
With «Silent Trio» Christina Ciupke and Darko Dragičević explore the inter-relations between man-made objects and natural environments in decay. Their main interest is the field of tension between natural and man-made objects, which is increasingly falling out of balance in our times of political and ecological precarity. One focus of their research is the so called Spomenik monuments built between 1960-80 in former Yugoslavia, surreal structures to commemorate the victory against fascism and at the same time articulate a vision of a new tomorrow. Many of them stand in remote natural surroundings, dominating the landscape with their enormous size. With their audio-walk Christina and Darko invite the audience to join in their research by constructing a physical object, created while walking together. By acoustically displacing their experience of the Spomenik monuments they allow it to penetrate the environment in Berlin and disrupt normal perception. By walking and listening two layers of experience are exposed to our sensory perception, which can flow into each other, contradict and enrich each other.
Since 2018, Darko Dragičević and Christina Ciupke have invited each other to participate in their artistic projects, including Failure as Practice and Lie and Theft as Practice. «Silent Trio», is their first joint collaboration.
Christina Ciupke
Christina Ciupke (she/her) is a Berlin-based choreographer/performer. She develops projects in cross-media collaborations. Specific situations are created in which proximity and distance, a sense of time and the togetherness of spectators and performers are negotiated. She has worked with the choreographers Nik Haffner, Mart Kangro, Jasna L. Vinovrški, Ayşe Orhon, dramaturge Igor Dobričić and composer Boris Hauf. Her works include the projects «Silent Trio» (2020-21) and «Take me somewhere nice» (2022-24) with visual artist and performer Darko Dragičević.. www.christinaciupke.com
Darko Dragičević
Darko Dragičević (he/him) born 1979 in Belgrade, is a Berlin based visual and performance artist, filmmaker and lecturer. In his artistic practice, he explores the interfaces between visual art, choreography, performance, video and film across different media. Dragičević’s work reflects a critical examination of the conditions of artistic production in a post-capitalist, high-performance society and focuses on the aesthetics of economy, identity, labor, activism and social organisation. darkodragicevic.com
Ticket: 15€/red. 10€
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Duration 2 h, no intermission
In English
Starting point : Tanzfabrik / Uferstudios
Tickets ↪ here
Duration 2 h, no intermission
In English
Starting point : Tanzfabrik / Uferstudios
Limited to 15 people
Concept: Christina Ciupke and Darko Dragičević | Sound Design: Daniel Massey | Text Collaboration: Alan Cunnigham | Collaboration Research: Milica Naumov | Dramaturgical Support: Silke Bake | Production Managment: Saskia Schlegel, Barbara Greiner | Press: Anita Goß.
Production: A lot of body GbR | Coproduced by: Tanzfabrik Berlin | Funded by: Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Europe and Hauptstadtkulturfonds | Supported by: apap – Performing Europe 2020 cofounded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union.
Production: A lot of body GbR | Coproduced by: Tanzfabrik Berlin | Funded by: Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Europe and Hauptstadtkulturfonds | Supported by: apap – Performing Europe 2020 cofounded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union.