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OUTRAR

Outrar
Duration: 21 minutos
Premiere: Kunstenfestivaldesarts, 2021

 

A bifurcated path. On one hand, the body is traversed by the beauty of the gesture of becoming the other, of putting oneself in the other's place, of being the other in the smallness of the gesture or in the inspiration of a dance, of a way of being a body. This exercise, originating in the poetry of Fernando Pessoa and his numerous heteronyms, is a recurrent practice in the work of choreographer Lia Rodrigues. In the momentum of becoming the other and in the impossibility of being the other, one finds oneself, the power of the individual, the primary material of their dance.

On the other hand, Outrar invites a reflection on the bodies considered "other" in our society. By delving deeper into this approach, the piece questions how to embody the other from a body already socially "other." A body without a face, without a defined identity; a body recognizable only in its power to disrupt the norm, to deviate; an invisible body, even when occupying the center stage. Outrar, in this version by Calixto Neto, inhabits the bifurcated path and explores the sonic and gestural universe offered by others. Diving into itself, taking possession of this place of another to which it is (in)subordinate, makes it a place of power and transformation.

Outrar is a project born from the dialogue between choreographer Lia Rodrigues and the artistic direction of the Kunstenfestivaldesarts in Brussels. Created in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the impossibility of travel and the necessity for Lia to be in Brazil, Outrar was conceived to be activated by performers based in Europe, in dialogue but at a distance. The creation started with a 21-minute soundtrack created by several musicians and a list of tasks performed by the company's dancers. This message in a bottle thrown by Lia Rodrigues gave rise to three versions of Outrar, that premiered at the Kunstenfestivaldesarts in May 2021.

 

Choreography, performance: Calixto Neto

Project conception: Lia Rodrigues

Original soundtrack: Zeca Assumpção, Henk Zwart, Mendel, Grupo Cadeira (Inês Assumpção, Jorge Potyguara, Miguel Bevilacqua, Henrique Rabello)

Production, diffusion: Julie Le Gall

Delegated production: VOA 

Production at creation: Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Brussels

TOUR:

- 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 mai 2021 // De Kriekelaar, Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Bruxelles

- 3 septembre 2021 // Festival 21 VVVOOOOLLLTTS, CRL, Porto

- 29 mars 2023 // Le Générateur, Gentilly, Biennale de danse du Val de Marne 

- 07 février 2024 // La Friche Belle de Mai, Festival Parallèle, Marseille

- 25 mai 2024 // Place 19 mars 1962, 1km de danse - CN D Pantin

- 14 juin 2024 // Médiathèque Jean Levy , Latitudes Contemporaines, Lille

- 21 septembre 2024 // Festival Constellations, Toulon

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IMAGES: 1 & 2 -  Louison M. Vendassi & Camille D. Tonnerre​ ; 3, 4 & 5 - Werner Strouven (RHoK)
 

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