Dasniya Sommer - Ma√15' {idiosyncrasy}| sin x= ly-fx²¯
Performance
20’
The self-suspension performance Ma√15' {idiosyncrasy}| sin x= ly-fx²¯
combines Japanese rope bondage with aspects of ballet. The base material
consists of 70 meters of hemp rope, pointe shoes and turquoise dye. In
the rehearsal process, a medusa-like character evolved, as well as a
sort of dancing satyr. She ties herself up and suspends herself in the
air, and so generates hovering moments of mental silence, against the
synthesizer rock of Antonio Vivaldi’s ‘Winter’.
Besides the sensual and conventional use of bondage in couple
constellations, ropes can also be used to tie one’s own self up. This
act is often done by women. It does not focus on hierarchic sexualized
dynamics or romanticized longing. Rather, it reveals an interior
monologue and plays figuratively with gestures of self-determination and
enjoyment. Nevertheless, physical nakedness in a public context opens up
fields of tension. But the transparent emotional situation allows for it
to take a back seat, to become more normal, because the texture of
ropes have a distinctive effect against bare skin.
Concept, Performance, Costume: Dasniya Sommer; Music: Antonio Vivaldi, Frets On Fire, youtube.com/watch?v=YUbeN2x2aQU;
Produced by: Tanztage Berlin GbR, 2009, in cooperation with
Sophiensaele Berlin e.V.; Subsidized by the Senate Chancellery Berlin –
Cultural Department; Co-produced by Schwelle 7.
