Sleep Dancing II: The Open Palm

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SLEEP DANCING II

In The Open Palm, the concept is brought into a public frame, where sleep becomes a collective act, and the performance facilitates sharing of space and time through rest. In the unique installation space of saasfee*pavillon, The Open Palm not only builds on the unique aesthetics of the original, but expands the concept into an atmospheric experience where performers, motion capture and music create a unique environment of relaxation over hours, culminating in the audience spending the night in the pavillon.

Sleepdancing II: The Open Palm is the second chapter of an ongoing series of collaborative performance projects between Max Levy Choreographic Works and digital art duo Cosa Mentale building an atmospheric experience where performers, motion-capture, and music coalesce in an unique environment between meditation, relaxation and sleep. While the first chapter Are e Luar brought dance through film into the privacy of the bedroom, blurring the lines between reality and the dream world as much as those between dance and film, this second installment takes a different approach.

SleepDancing II use motion capture and video input to melt real and abstract visuals in realtime

Choreography: Max Levy with performers
Production Assistance, Artistic Assistance: Patscharaporn Distakul
Performers: Stella Covi, Noemi De Rosa, Jerneja Fekonja
Digital Artwork: Cosa Mentale
Composition: Max Levy Photography: Meilyn Kennedy, Jubal Battisti
Videography: Jubal Battisti
Technical Director: Sebastian Schackert
Production Manager, PR: Verena Strasser

Sleepdancing II: The Open Palm Supported by the NATIONAL PERFORMANCE NETWORK – STEPPING OUT, funded by the Minister of State for Culture and Media within the framework of the initiative NEUSTART KULTUR. Assistance Program for Dance. Funded by the Hessian Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and the Arts. Rehearsed at Z-Zentrum for Rehearsal and Research Frankfurt.