Action at a Distance

BLOT - Body Line of Thought
November 13 & 14
8 PM
Theatre Network, Roxy Theatre

Images by: Adi Bulboaca

BLOT is characterized by the two naked dancers who explore the body as an interconnected system, strong and fragile, affected by and affecting nature. It explores the substances of pir body, primarily salt which is in our body, in the ocean, inthe land. It celebrates this interconnectedness that defines all living forms. BLOT has toured Europe and North America and has been celebrated for its daring beauty, its subtlety and its sincerity.

choreographed by VANESSA GOODMAN (Canada) & SIMONA DEACONESCU (Romania)

BLOT explores movement in relation to the bacteria in our body. The show presents the body as an interconnected system, strong and fragile at the same time. Stripped of the social meanings determined by language, in BLOT, the body is redefined through a dialogue about our coexistence with microbiological beings. The two female performers work with seemingly invisible connections, but without which the human organism could not function.

Salt is a restructuring, cleaning, and binding agent. The human body cannot survive without sodium. In BLOT,  our salts are a conductor of creativity, electricity, and infection. Salt is shared by all, from ocean to soil and body, and is an essential supporter of life on earth. A dune of salt creates a collective body on stage. Our perspiration system defines our biological identity through our unique body odor created by bacteria.

Designed as a choreographic show in continuous transformation and reactive towards transformations from the present, BLOT talks about how language defines human existence through processes of dependence and control. BLOT uses ideas borrowed from anatomy, transporting the body into states of repetition, fluidity, compassion, and empathic reactions. In BLOT, movement is a transitory presence and an intersubjective experience. Through this method, the artists test different ways of living concerning nature, affecting and being affected.

These presentations are part of the project Body Narratives. Collective Actions, a cultural program implemented by Tangaj Collective Association and co-financed by the Administration of the National Cultural Fund. The project does not necessarily represent the official position of the Administration of the National Cultural Fund. AFCN shall not be held liable for the project's content or any use to which the project outcome might be put. These are the sole responsibility of the beneficiary of the funding.