A choreographic solo exploration that takes as a departure point the embodiment of speculative and dystopian landscapes, operating through an ongoing relational process with different materials which allow the constant cycle of mutation and reconfiguration of the body. In a semiotic chain of living paintings, this body is immersed, mobilized, and affected by the passage of time and deep contemplation, opening readings in a liminal space between the pictorial and the performative, evoking nuanced forms of presence and memories of a non-existent future.

The research is centered around open questions and themes such as the feeling of loss of the world, the end of times, and the attempt to decolonize futuristic imaginaries.

The audience will be invited to experience this performance accompanied by a suggested playlist, using their own mobile phones and headphones. The playlist will be available on various platforms and can be accessed via QR codes at the entrance. Each person can individually change, skip songs, or simply take their headphones off and embrace silence.

Valentina Wong is a Chilean dancer, choreographer, and performer with Chinese roots, based in Berlin. She graduated in Contemporary Dance from the University of Chile and obtained an MA in Scenic Practice and Visual Culture from UCLM, Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid, Spain. She has collaborated as a performer and dancer with directors such as Amanda Piña, Rocío Marano, and Mirjam Gurtner, among others. Additionally, she has conducted artistic research premiering works of her own authorship such as „O”, „Ren, an immense world is reflected in the dark inner life” and her ongoing research „Cancelled Futures”, Mantaining active collaboration in various countries. Her interests lie in the creation of performative universes, image composition, and the constant redefinition of choreography and contemporary dance, as well as of decolonial practices and discourses. Exploring the relationship between art and spirituality, Indigenous futurism, postnatural studies, and dystopian fiction.

[Source: dock11-berlin.de]

TFB Nr. 18821