Subterranéa / Kirstie Simson

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Kazalište Gavella | Zagreb

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Subterran\u00e9a \/ Kirstie Simson
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𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐞́𝐚
𝐊𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐬𝐨𝐧
24 October 2024, 8 pm
GDK Gavella – Mala Gavella, Zagreb
This solo is the next step on Kirstie’s journey through dance and life.
Evolving from 45 years of dedicated dance practice, and wide renown as a leading light in the art of improvisation, Kirstie shares her story of dealing with a life-threatening health crisis: cancer, and its recurrence. Through her art, traversing movement and text, she conveys the underlying philosophies that have emerged through the embodied practices which have supported her to face, and engage with, life’s challenges.
‘When life is good there is a thrilling sense of freedom that calls to be fully engaged with, and joyfully expressed. When difficulties emerge, as they inevitably will, and the path forward seems perilous, the work begins in earnest and our understanding and grounding in holistic practice is put to the test. Emotionally this is not pleasing for us; yet it is where the profound satisfaction of humble learning, deepening understanding and strengthening occurs. Life inevitably will present us with challenges. Where did we get the idea that it should be easy? The good news is that as an integral part of the whole, we have everything at hand to be able to adapt, transform, uncover, and explore life-generating solutions, that are so much needed at this time.’
Subterranéa explores our resilience in the face of adversity, how we make sense of life through telling our stories, and Kirstie’s experience of the intersection between her health crisis & the planetary crisis we are collectively facing.
Kirstie Simson (UK) has been a continuous explosion in the contemporary dance scene, bringing audiences into contact with the vitality of pure creation in moment after moment of virtuoso improvisation. Called "a force of nature" by the New York Times, she is an award-winning performer and teacher who has "immeasurably enriched and expanded the boundaries of New Dance" according to Time Out Magazine, London. Kirstie is internationally renowned today as an excellent teacher, a captivating performer, and a leading light in the field of Dance Improvisation, with a dance practice that spans over four decades. From 2008 – 2020 Kirstie held a position as a tenured professor in the Department of Dance at the University of Illinois.
In August 2020 Kirstie returned to her home base in Wales from where she continues to share her work internationally. Kirstie frames her work now, in the light of our uncertain future, as practices that can help us develop resilience in the face of challenge. She uses her own experience of facing a life-threatening health issue in 2020/2023 as a foundation for her ongoing research into the power of embodied intelligence.
www.kirstiesimson.com
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Ovaj solo novi je korak na Kirstienom putu kroz ples i život.
Izrastajući iz 45 godina posvećene plesne prakse, globalno prepoznata kao predstavnica i 'vodeće svjetlo' umjetnosti improvizacije, Kirstie dijeli osobnu priču suočavanja sa životno ugrožavajućom zdravstvenom prijetnjom: rakom i njegovim ponovnim pojavljivanjem. Kroz svoj umjetnički izraz na razmeđi teksta i pokreta, ona prenosi temeljnu filozofiju proizašlu iz otjelovljene prakse koja ju je podržala u suočavanju i nošenju sa životnim izazovima.
'Kada je život dobar, javlja se uzbudljiv osjećaj slobode koji poziva na angažiranost i koji želi biti radosno izražen. Kada se pojave teškoće, a put prema naprijed se čini prijetećim, što je neizbježno, počinje ozbiljan posao. Naše razumijevanje i uzemljenje u holističkoj praksi stavljeni su na kušnju. Emocionalno nam to nije ugodno; no istovremeno na tom mjestu, kroz učenje skromnosti, produbljivanje razumijevanja i osnaživanje, javlja se i duboko zadovoljstvo. Život će nas neizbježno suočiti s izazovima.
Odakle nam ideja da bi to trebalo biti lako? Dobra vijest je da, kao sastavni dio cjeline, imamo pri ruci i sve potrebno za prilagodbu, transformaciju, otkrivanje i traženje rješenja koja podržavaju život, a koja su nam toliko potrebna u ovom trenutku.'
Subterranéa istražuje otpornost u suočavanju s nevoljama, smisao koji dajemo životu pričajući osobne priče te Kirstieno iskustvo raskrižja između njezine zdravstvene krize i planetarne krize s kojom se kolektivno suočavamo.
Kirstie Simson (UK) eksplozivna je snaga i nadahnuće na suvremenoj plesnoj sceni koja, kroz svaki trenutak virtuozne improvizacije, publiku dovodi u kontakt sa životnom snagom čiste kreacije. New York Times prozvao ju je 'silom prirode', a londonski Time Out Magazine napisao kako je 'nemjerljivo obogatila i proširila granice suvremenog plesa'. Dobitnica brojnih nagrada za ples, međunarodno je prepoznata kao vrsna predavačica, zadivljujuća izvođačica i vodeća stručnjakinja u području plesne improvizacije čija praksa se proteže na više od četiri desetljeća. Od 2008. do 2020. bila je profesorica u trajnom zvanju na Odsjeku plesa Sveučilišta Illinois (SAD). U kolovozu 2020. vraća se u rodni Wales (UK), odakle nastavlja dijeliti svoje iskustvo i rad na međunarodnoj razini.
U svjetlu naše neizvjesne budućnosti, Kirstie svoj rad oblikuje kao prakse koje nam mogu pomoći razviti otpornost pred izazovima. Osobno iskustvo suočavanja sa životno ugrožavajućom zdravstvenom prijetnjom u razdoblju od 2020. do 2023., ona koristi kao osnovu za kontinuirano istraživanje moći utjelovljene inteligencije.
www.kirstiesimson.com
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