Mechanics of Distance: Perform Europe East Goes to East
*Mechanics of Distance is a site-specific performance that was included among the 20 best dance performances according to Aerowaves (Aerowaves Priority Selection in 2020). The project Mechanics of Distance: Perform Europe East Goes to East will furthermore include performance walks Mechanics of Distance and workshops with Máté Mészáros. *
The performers from three very different backgrounds (a classically trained ballet dancer, a dancer with a folk dance background and a dancer trained with contemporary techniques) and the musician interfere with one another's personal spaces so much that the recipient/spectator can make away from their usual urge/constraints for interpretation. The bodies place the dance in the perspective of fine arts by their plasticity, materiality.
Mechanics of Distance is a site specific choreography for three dancers and a musician to be performed in a public space, exhibition halls, lobbies, gardens, squares, etc. The audience follows the performers in the space at a proximity of their choice. Each time it is performed, the piece is adapted to the specific space and location.
The events are happening as part of the Perform Europe project East Goes to East. The partner of the project in Poland is the Association of Theater Pedagogues.
Association of Theater Pedagogues is an organization that brings together artists, creators, activists and theater educators. They work in the field of art focused on social issues, searching for new forms and ways of communication, relations and creation.
Perform Europe is an EU-funded project aimed to rethink how performing arts works are presented across borders in a more inclusive, sustainable and balanced way by testing new touring and distribution practices and providing policy recommendations for a future EU support scheme. This 18-month journey includes a research phase, launching a digital platform, testing a support scheme, and designing policy recommendations. Perform Europe is funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union and co-managed by a Consortium of 5 organisations: IETM – International network for contemporary performing arts, the European Festivals Association (EFA), Circostrada, EDN – European Dancehouse Network, and IDEA Consult.