WAI Architecture Think Tank
Capital of Ego, Collage No. 1 Wall Stalker
WHAT ABOUT THE AESTHETICS OF DIRT? a manifesto for contemporary urban design As a dim light gradually brightens the pitch-black scenery, the silhouette of nineteen dancers is slowly revealed through a thick haze. Henryk Gorecki’s melancholic Symphony No. 3 (The Symphony of Sorrowful Songs) moves heavily in the thin air; leaden movements of performers cross a velvet- cushioned stage that seems to sink deeper with each step. Spectators are soon absorbed by the metaphoric maze of this urban epic. Chinese choreographer Wang Yuanyuan’s dance piece was heavily influenced by a city striving under the effects of air pollution – it appeared as if the small particles of dust and sand that so commonly float through Beijing’s air had penetrated the acoustic walls of the Performing Arts Centre. The scene reveals a sharp vision of blurred environments. Haze is a contemporary dance performance about a contaminated environment. Haze is a subversive performance about Dirt.
art + dirt | film + dance by wai architecture think tank | natalie frankowski + cruz garcía
haze tarkovsky pol lution stalker narrative
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