Nagao Akemi, Giovanni Verga, Michael Berentsen, Krista Karttunen
“Vision-s - Can we watch through listening?” & Giovanni Verga & Michael Berentsen “Behind the Veil“

Double Feature / double bill:

Hearing as a Form of Seeing: This evening brings together two projects that shift our focus from seeing to hearing and ask what we might perceive, feel, or understand differently if our ears—rather than our eyes—led the way. 

Vision-s - Can we see through listening? 
is an experimental dance piece that emerged from a question choreographer Nagao Akemi—who feels overwhelmed by visual stimuli—has long carried with her: Can we see through listening? 
A dance piece created for listening. (Running time approx. 40 min.) Premiere

Credits:
Vision-s - Can we see through listening? Choreographer, Performer: Nagao Akemi
Co-composition, performance: Giovanni Verga
Co-composition: Michael Berentsen
Costume: Krista Karttunen

Behind the Veil
is a multichannel sound piece by several composers that invites the audience to an intimate, focused listening experience. (Duration: approx. 40 min.) Revival

Credits:
Curation: Giovanni Verga and Michael Berentsen
Composition: Anna Petzer, Etienne Haan, Dustin Zorn, Li He, Mert Morali, Saemi Jeong

Together, the two works invite the audience to listen closely for an entire evening—and to perceive what becomes visible when the eyes are allowed to rest.
With a short intermission between performances.