koreografska fantazija br. 4: pas de deux

koreografska fantazija br. 4: pas de deux is the fourth work in the award-winning choreographic series that investigates choreography as a structural practice. Performed by two and five dancers, the work explores a duet and its various contingencies. In the complex architectural environment of Zagreb’s downtown, choreography integrates concrete material implications of the site’s structure with a specific piece of music by Alvin Lucier. The work unfolds as a meeting point of various material and temporal elements but also of environmental textures that continuously intersect with each other.

Music on a Long Thin Wire is a piece by Alvin Lucier composed in 1977 and conducted as an experiment while he was teaching acoustics. Lucier stretched a short metal wire across the lab table and recorded its output. Fascinated by the results, he continued to contemplate different possibilities for this experiment, ultimately creating a portable instrument that could be adjusted for various spaces. The concept of materiality that produces sound resonated deeply with the central focus of this choreographic exploration. The variety and richness of analog oscillations inspired reflections on the contingencies of the material structure, enhanced by the open-air, site-specific location in Zagreb, which is surrounded by a vast architectural landscape that encompasses historic, urban, and social environments within the city.

 

Author, Choreography, Concept: Marjana Krajač / Danced by Sara Piljek & Marin Lemić, and Marina Brajdić, Maja Jakuš-Mejarec, Iva Katarinčić, Nika Sarajlija, and Dora Sarikaya / Music: Alvin Lucier, Music on a Long Thin Wire / Photography: Tjaša Kalkan / Documentation: Tjaša Kalkan, Matija Kralj / Graphic Design: Valentina Toth / Technical Assistance: Leonardo Krakić / Technical Director: Duško Richtermoc / Communication: Anita Klapan / Production: Sodaberg koreografski laboratorij / Realized with the support of Ministry of Culture of Republic Croatia and the City Office for Culture Zagreb. / Location: BCI Building Zagreb. / Curated as part of the program of Zagreb Dance Center. / Premiere: July 9, 2019. / program notes pdf