A Corpo libero by Silvia Gribaudi © Mirella De Bernardi
As part of Artists Encounter, three former Aerowaves choreographers will present extracts of their work in a triple bill: Silvia Gribaudi (from 2010) will perform her solo ‘A corpo libero’, Eva Recacha (from 2023) will present the solo ‘Because I Can’ performed by Lauren Potter and Jean-Baptiste Baele (from 2023) will perform ‘Nabinam’. After the performances dramaturg Monica Gillette will facilitate a talk with the artists.
Taking place at Dance Ireland from 4 until 8 November 2024, this will be the fourth edition of Aerowaves’ Artists Encounter, a programme for dance makers interested in developing and/or expanding their connections with international artists and presenters.
Artists Encounter Dublin 2024 is organised in collaboration with Dance Ireland, and with the support of The Arts Council and the Italian Cultural Institute in Dublin.
More information about Aerowaves Artists Encounter programme
About the works:
‘Nabinam’ by Jean-Baptiste Baele is an auto-biographical solo piece in which the protagonist comes close to the audience to recount his adoption story. The challenges he encountered along the way unfold in his retelling, such as the constant comparison of different skin colours or being apart from a sibling. Honest with a touch of humour, ‘Nabinam’ takes the audience on a roller coaster of emotions with its unpredictable changes of pace.
‘Because I Can’ by Eva Recacha is a delicate dance solo made by Eva Recacha in collaboration with performer Lauren Potter and sound artist Alberto Ruiz Soler, exploring notions of power, memory and growing old.
The piece is a poetic stream of consciousness where memories flow in and out of the performer’s grasp, leaving a delicate scent of nostalgia and loss. The audience witnesses the performer revisit various memories, her presence becoming an ode to a quiet yet liberating rebelliousness that turns intimacy into a tower of power.
‘A corpo libero’ by Silvia Gribaudi is a work that gently mocks the female condition starting from the joyful fluidity of the body, exploring inadequacy, omnipotence and acceptance through a combination of expressive techniques.
Ebracing her curves and ‘soft parts’, the performer’s physicality becomes the surface of her inner world. Silvia Gribaudi’s ‘A corpo libero’ is a desecrating performance, the cry of revolt from a woman seeking freedom.