Three-dimensional power systems by Walter Kaitna become the starting point for a transdisciplinary installation, combining structural objects and images with light spaces, sound compositions and figures of movement. [Mehr lesen…]
Based on textual fragments from the l atest prose volume by the great Austrian poet Friederike Mayröcker, Tanz Atelier Wien presented a performative encounter of speech, sound, light and movement, introducing its new sublogo Trans Art Works (TAW) for interdisciplinary showings. [Mehr lesen…]
MOTION PHONOTOP, movement and sound, have been the main topic of research, labs and perfomances at Tanz Atelier Wien since the beginning of 2010. “Fusznoten …” was the season’s highlight. [Mehr lesen…]
Within the project series TRANS ART WORKS, Tanz Atelier Wien presents “RIVER memory pieces“ – an interdisciplinary format, which links international artists and their work in the fields of music, dance and visual arts (installation). [Mehr lesen…]
Art-based research on dance (performance), music and space.
The ICLA 2014 fosters art-based research by means of sounding bodywork, dance and theory. Protagonists of all generations are invited to step into an active exchange program, featuring thematically inscribed issues on “memory” and “freedom” – thus commemorating the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the fall of the “Iron Curtain” in 1989. International experts from the field of art and science (theory and practice) will be lecturing, integrating the generated materials and structuring performances of various kind. [Mehr lesen…]
The International ChoreoLab Austria (ICLA) was initiated in 2009 by the choreographer Sebastian Prantl and the pianist Cecilia Li who are artistic directors of Tanz Atelier Wien. Its objective is art – based research in the interface of body, mind and nature. The ICLA aims to lift choreography out of the confines of stage production and to expand it to the field of quotidian sequences of movement, knowledge production and cultural techniques of body and mind.
Art-based research in the interface of body, mind & nature in St. Margarethen/Burgenland
August, 27th – September, 2nd 2012
As a new transdisciplinary artistic field work in nature this ChoreoLab combines performative training, lecture, demonstration & discussion with experts from the fields of choreography/dance, body-mind techniques, architecture, land art & botany. [Mehr lesen…]
In its third project module “(E)MOTION FREQUENCY_deceleration” (August 27th to September 4th, 2011), the International ChoreoLab Austria dealt with the desire for deceleration in the interface of motion and emotion. Japanese butoh doyen Yoshito Ohno, former co-director of Folkwang studios Henrietta Horn, social scientist Fritz Reheis and media theorist Soenke Zehle were among the renowned guest faculty. [Mehr lesen…]
After the great interest shown in the CARTOGRAPHY bodymemento seminar, the International ChoreoLab Austria (ICLA) continued its cycle of interdisciplinary project modules with MEMBRANE motion_phonotope (July 9th to 17th 2010). Among the teaching staff were Sound Artist Lawrence Casserly (GB), choreographer Patricia Bardi (US), medical scientist Dieter Falkenhagen (A) and architect Renate Hammer (A). [Mehr lesen…]
With great success and substantial international participation the first module entitled CARTOGRAPHY bodymemento took place from September 5th to 12th 2009 at the Danube University Krems. Lecturers like choreographer Gill Clarke (GB), dancer Gus Solomons (USA), neuroscientist Michael Brainin (A) and performing arts expert Johannes Birringer (GB) taught the first module. [Mehr lesen…]