25th of March,
2017
Lisbon, Portugal
Made by Marco da Silva
Ferreira, this piece explores the boundaries and relationships between humans.
Using an experimental mix of contemporary dance and urban dance, he embraces
the awkwardness and connections between the dancers, relating both to the
spectators, as well as themselves.
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José Caldeira
I went into this piece thinking: “Ohw
this is going to be another one of those performances where the choreographer
just puts hip-hop dancers on stage and then makes them do, in your face,
hip-hop on weird music and mix in a tiny bit of contemporary dance so he can
call it Urban Contemporary.” I was pleasantly surprised when I saw the dancers
exploring inner relationships, contrasts and society. Using their knowledge of
urban dance, they explore these themes, but they are not just dancing hip-hop,
they’re utilising the technique, popping and waving becomes more human and more
floating and surprising in this piece, instead of always frontal dancing right
on the beat without any context around it. This is the kind of Urban
Contemporary that we need more off, giving accents to movements because of the
intent behind it, not just because it is a nice action.
Throughout the performance you join
the dancers in an exploration of society and humanity, how we interact with
each other, how we fit in, awkward silences, relationships and common ground.
They seem a bit awkward and mysterious at first, but you’ll start to feel
compassion with the dancers, finding their way through the crowd. Seeing them
evolve more and more into their own character is a nice journey to go on, you
can clearly see how they transform from fitting into a group to finding
themselves and exploring individuality. And in the end it is all covered up
with fake emotions, showing us the © José Caldeira
darker side of communities where
they’re projecting a false image of themselves because that’s what society
expects from them.
All
in all this is a piece where the urban dance is set in a more grounded and
explorative nature, getting interesting movements to accompany already
interesting dancers. All guided by an everlasting Pulse in the music, which
also makes you be part of it, from beginning to end.
© José Caldeira
Trailer Hu(r)mano:
Written by
Margarida Constantino
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