schrit_tmacher Festival at SCHUNCK
When you enter SCHUNCK Glaspaleis through the main entrance, you see a big screen on the right that invites you to dance. Put on the headphones and dream away for a while in this performance by Anouk Kruithof for schrit_tmacher.
Where
SCHUNCK Glaspaleis
Price
€ 0,-
Visual artist Anouk Kruithof is fascinated by dance as a form of self-expression and empowerment. She investigated how dance has developed throughout history as part of our global media culture, and how dance manifests itself online through social media platforms. Together with 52 researchers from around the world, she searched dance videos on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram. Together, they found 8,800 videos, 250 hours of video material bundling 1,000 dance styles from all 196 countries around the world into Universal Tongue.
Universal Tongue
This new 4-hour rousing video edition of Universal Tongue was edited in collaboration with Ieva Maslinskaite and arranged to the rhythm of the new soundtrack composed by Karoliina Pärnänen. The continuous loop of moving found footage image erases typical categories of world order, such as country, continent or culture. Instead, it celebrates the richness of our cultural differences and looks at our era of fluidity, hybridity and non-stop connectedness, while respecting the value of our historical and cultural backgrounds and individuality.
Kruithof garnered critical acclaim for her extensive video project Universal Tongue (2018-2021), which is being shown in various museums and presentation institutions around the world. Universal Tongue is part of schrit_tmacher Festival. The presentation was created in collaboration with SCHUNCK.
About schrit_tmacher Festival
schrit_tmacher Festival brings interesting dance art to (southern) Netherlands and the Euregion, with a keen eye for choreographers who are not or rarely seen in the Netherlands, even in Europe. Besides dance performances in Heerlen, Kerkrade, Aachen (D) and Eupen (B), the theme of dance during schrit_tmacher Festival will surprise audiences not only on the dance stages but also at the most unexpected locations in the city. schrit_tmacher will run from 28 February to 2 April 2023.