Performance documentation.
Performance documentation.
An unconventional participatory performance.
Performance documentation.
There was once a sleeping woman. She was betrothed at birth, unknowingly. She hid in the forest until she was a true woman. At first glance she fell in love with a noble man. Her heart was taken. A witch tried to kill her and her love. A spell was put on her family and her castle. They all slept for over a hundred years. At last, the noble prince understood and at true love’s kiss she awoke.
Video document of a journey of recollection through embdied and spoken narratives drawn from a number of reference works by the artist.
Video document of performance. With movements both hers and of other choreographers, Denise Stutz guides the audience through a personal and emotional history of Brazilian contemporary dance. The memory of the body and its relationship to identity – as well as how this is inscribed in space and relates to the public – motivate and shape this solo.
The CD includes a powerpoint presentation of the work by the Irish/Canadian artist and a short biography and artist statement.
A reinterpretation of the classic fairy tale, inspired by versions as disparate as Disney’s and the macabre Grimm brothers’.