Dance for Nothing (revisited)
Performance by Eszter Salamon
Dance for Nothing (revisited)
Performance by Eszter Salamon
In the performance “Dance for Nothing (revisited)”, presented at Radialsystem as a German premiere, the choreographer Eszter Salamon revisits John Cage’s “Lecture on Nothing” (1949). In 2010, Salamon first approached this work, widely regarded as one of the most important texts of 20th-century experimental literature, in her solo performance “Dance for Nothing”, which combined Cage’s words with movement.
This time, Eszter Salamon experiments with the modulation and transformation of physical gestures and focuses on the sonic aspect of Cage’s groundbreaking lecture on nothing, emptiness, and composition. To do this, she uses an earlier performance of her own, in which she repeated Cage’s text following a slowed-down recording by American cellist and composer Frances-Marie Uitti – a layering of interpretations, so to speak – and thus creates an auditory exploration of translation and transference. Salamon’s merging of body, voice and score establishes the framework for a meditation on the simultaneity of movement and sound as well as on interpretation.
“Dance for Nothing (revisited)” will be presented at Radialsystem as part of the :LOVE: cooperation between Tanzfabrik Berlin and Radialsystem. With the Radialsystem ♥ Tanzfabrik initiative, the two institutions have joined forces to specifically improve the presentation conditions for dance professionals in Berlin.
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A production by Ixchel Mendoza Hernández, in co-production with Radialsystem and Tanzfabrik Berlin. With the kind support of Something Great - Zentrum für Internationales Zeitgenössische Darstellende Künste, Ruhner Berge and Werkstatt für Darstellende Künste e.V.. Funded by the Hauptstadtkulturfonds.
Media partnerships: The Berliner, Rausgegangen, taz - die tageszeitung, tip Berlin.
Duration approx. 45 minutes
Following the performance, we invite you to an artist talk with Eszter Salamon and Matthias Mohr (in English).
On 08.03.2025 we will show the films “Reappearance” (2022) and “Summer Games” (2023)” by Eszter Salamon.
Radialsystem ♥ Tanzfabrik
Tanzfabrik ♥ Radialsystem
Tanzfabrik Berlin and Radialsystem have presented artists to a broad audience on the stages of Radialsystem since spring 2019. The collaboration aims to improve the labor and presentation conditions of dance professionals in Berlin beyond their individual institutional contexts. In addition to the visibility of this joint platform, an important moment of nexus between local and international artists and scenes is achieved. Both institutions provide equal support to the artists in the forms of co-production resources, rehearsal spaces and public relations work.
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