ALBERTO
RUIZ
SOLER

Figurines

Contemporary dance (2016)

A dancer dressed in black silky jumpsuit with blonde hair lies horizontally across a dark, reflective stage floor. Their left hand against their face creating a peeping whole they are looking through.

Photo by Richard Davenport

You are invited to witness a dancer meander, swirl and wobble through a never-ending flow of representations, to be lead on a meditative ride where images emerge, fuse and disappear relentlessly. As an audience member you are also invited to experience your own experience as spectator.

Lola Maury, who I collaborated with since 2005, invited me to take part in a very special experiment: one performer and a limited audience wearing earplugs to maximize the internal sounds and isolate them from each other. I was asked to guide the audience towards themselves, as well as towards the performer, creating a soundscape that would be filtered through the earplugs. Indeed, a very special work.

'Trapped underwater in a thunderstorm. Heavyheaded. 4 am Sunday morning. Hypnotic.' Audience reaction

CREDITS

  • Choreography: Lola Maury
  • Dancer: Laureline Richard
  • Sound: Alberto Ruiz Soler
  • Lighting: Alberto Ruiz Soler, Lola Maury
  • Costume: Clare McGarrigle
  • Advisor in Dervish dance Practice: Jorge Crecis
  • Producer: Helen Goodman

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