Award

Nomination to Storm of the Year Award 2013 (Polonia)

Synopsis

This creation made mostly with/from the dance material of the performers themselves, had a very clear intention from the very beginning of the process: to challenge the limitations of the performers, both physically and emotionally. The natural tendency of human beings is often to go to safety, and to protect from painful or unpleasant situations. That is where fear grows its roots. But by doing that unconscious move, we also miss the chance to explore and to experience something surprisingly positive.

Knowing those mechanisms, why they take place, and being aware of their consequences, makes us totally bound to making choices firmly. During that creative process, we can end up realising that maybe the most powerful enemy of our actions could be our own person. Mirroring and confronting this discovery brings us to the result of this creation: a performance full of risk, humanity and questions… many questions that every individual has to answer while facing their own private enemy.

Credits

Artistic Direction and choreography: Roberto Olivan
Choreographer assistance: Katarzyna Chmielewska
Performers: Adrian Bartczak, Sebastian Flegiel, Ilona Gumowska, Tatiana Kamieniecka, Piotr Stanek, Katarzyna Ustowska and Urszula Zerek
Music composition and performance: Oleg Dziewanowski
Musical production: Paweł Grabowski
Lighting design: Michał Kołodziej
Costume design: Kasia Piątek
Production: Teatr Dada von Bzdülöw (Poland) and Teatr Wybrzeże (Poland)
With the support of: Gdańsk City Council (Poland)
Enclave 4/7 was created within the programme ‘Choreographic Order’ of the Polish Institute of Music and Dance (IMiT).