Project in development
Premiere at Walk&Talk / Arquipélago - Contemporary Arts Center
Concept and Artistic Direction André Uerba
Dramaturgical Support Thomas Schaupp
Artistic Assistance in Residency Jorge de Hoyos
Sculptures and Sound André Uerba
Light Design André Uerba, Gretchen Blegen
Produced by SHORT HOPE
Co-produced by Plesni Teater Ljubljana (Eslóvenia), Walk&Talk - Arts Festival (Açores)
Support Kulturverwaltung des Berliner Senats (Einstiegsförderung)
Residency support O Espaço do Tempo (Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal), PACT Zollverein (Essen, Alemanha), Tanzfabrik (Berlim, Alemanha), Arquipélago - Centro de Artes Contemporâneas (Açores, Portugal)
Acknowledgments: Alejandro Karasik, Anna Posch, Ausland (Berlin), Bárbara Torres, Catarina Saraiva, Cathy Walsh, Chris Leuenberger, Clément Layes, Emily Jeffries, Gretchen Blegen, Jasna Layes Vinovrski, Juan Felipe Amaya, Jenny Beyer, Julia Rodriguez, Ligia Soares, Maddy White, Matthew Rogers, Marc P. Gabriel, Mauricia B. Neves, Nico Woche, Olivia McGregor, Pia Kramer, Reza Mirabi, Rui Horta, Tiago Barbosa, Vasco Mosa.
In André Uerbas‘ choreography, delicate threads are gradually set on fire one after the other and sometimes simultaneously, creating a space in slow motion constantly changing and fading. The strength of the burning threads unfolds in the darkness. In a time of perpetual wars between the present and future, the tempo decelerates, becoming quiet and calm.
Burn Time acknowledges the moments and dedicates itself to the here and now. The quietness of the room, the slow rising of the points of light reminiscent of the hovering of fireflies and the gentle movements of the performers slow the perception of time.