Current Projects (2024-25)

Animalariums’ Constellations

The project utilises the innovative Choreo-constellating practice to talk about climate change through an embodied lens, and in connection to its locality. ‘Animalarium’ joins forces with Elle Sofe Company (NO), Ställbergs mine (SE) and WUK performing arts (AU) in underrepresented areas and communities that situate themselves between city and rural periphery. Including the arctic surrounding of Guovdageaidnu/ Sápmi and its indigenous community, Ställberg, an abandoned iron ore mine and Future Farm, on the far outskirts of the city of Vienna.

A concern for, and active engagement with, the topic of land rights, ecology and communal practices connect all our partners. What voices are not heard? How can they be given a voice? Meaning people, other animals, other living organisms and the land itself. The goal is to create performances that focus on these relevant local issues.

Beyond the implementation of the performance, the practice itself is a resource-oriented, embodied, communal practice that builds our collective capacity to deal with the challenges of our generation.

Perform Europe Grant

EUR 60,000

Partners

Artistic Works

Animalariums’ Constellations #1 – 4

Producers: Liv Schellander and Alexandra Wingate

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Animalariums’ Constellations is a performing arts project that weaves together dance, gesture, language, song and yoik as forms of expression to process and create a resonant space for some of the most burning questions of our time – countdown, extinction, and who is allowed to dream and what can their dreams be?

These performative constellations can be described as living cartography, sensory sculptures, and a contemporary ritual, where a collective narrative unfolds in real-time. Each performance is unique and guided by a performance host who, together with the audience, selects several topics. Only the host and the audience are aware of the choices made — the performers themselves do not know which topics they will bring to life. Once they enter the stage, the performers choose an unknown topic and, through the improvisational method of Choreo-Constellating, give it a bodily expression and a physical presence – through movement, language and voice.

The sites shape the energy and focus of each performance through their social and ecological contexts. Creating a series of performances named Constellation #1 - 4.