Dance and Body Arts Studio in Ledyard, CT
Somatopia
A dance/theater performance
by the Living Space Theatre
Choreography, creation and direction by K.J. Holmes
in collaboration with the artists: Aneta Jankowska, Grzegorz Labuda, Jakub Margosiak
Soma is defined as the body as well as the imagination within the body. Utopia is described as “no place” yet also “a field.” If our bones hold our history, where do we find our next direction? In this strange time of pandemic re-emergence, are we moving back into what we knew or forward into other futures? Perhaps it is in a suspension of time, in our dreams, in that place of no place, a field…
Performance sponsored by: The National Institute of Music and Dance as part of the Choreographic Orders 2021
program financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage in Poland and The City of Katowice, Poland
Co-produced by: The Polish Cultural Institute New York
Supported from: The Actors’ Ensemble, Chatham, NY
About Living Space Theatre:
Living Space Theatre is a nomadic theatre founded in 2016 by artists who graduated from the Dance Theatre Department of National Theatre Academy in Cracow (Poland). In our works, we combine movement, dance, and acting focused on the physical body and imagination. Through our performances, we hope to raise a voice about current social issues, tolerance, and human rights. For more information visit: www.livingspacetheatre.com
About K.J. Holmes: K.J. Holmes, a Brooklyn based dance artist/actor/singer/writer, travels nationally and internationally teaching/performing/creating. K.J. has been exploring improvisation as process and performance since 1981. For more information visit: www.kjholmes.info
“I have not seen a place of pilgrimage or an abode of bliss like my body. Yet, curious indeed it is, that we generally roam about in the whole world in search of it.“ (Dasgupta)
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