Diamonds

In the organizer's words:

DANCE

Small House

by Renan Martins / Unusual Symptoms

Connections - between people, places, bodies and communities - are a theme that repeatedly drives the Brazilian choreographer Renan Martins. Influenced by his personal experiences as a queer person of color in Europe, Renan Martins combines contemporary dance and musical references with political reflection in a fun and critical way. Having recently explored club culture as a collective practice in his ensemble pieces, he now turns his attention to the personal. Inspired by bell hooks' book All About Love: New Visions, Renan Martins explores our relationship to relationships and intimacy. His new work is a dance from separation to connection, about a society that constantly reinforces individualism. But if we are neurologically wired to connect with others, how long can we endure without relationship, without belonging, without togetherness?

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"Love is an action, never simply a feeling." (bell hooks) - Connections - between humans, places, bodies, and communities - are topics that repeatedly concern Brazilian choreographer Renan Martins. Sensual and critical, influenced by his personal experiences as a queer Person of Color in Europe, Renan Martins joins contemporary dance and musical references with political reflexion. After having dealt with club culture as a collective practice in his most recent ensemble pieces, his gaze now falls upon the personal aspect. Inspired by bell hooks' book All About Love: New Visions, Renan Martins deals with our rapport toward relationships and intimacy. His new work is a dance from separation to connection, about a society that constantly enhances individualism. Yet if we are neurologically hardwired into having to join with others, how long can we endure being devoid of relationships, without belonging, without communion?

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