The choreographic starting material for WAR are Polynesian dance forms that were reconstructed and developed on Easter Island during the 1980s and 1990s – among others Hoko, a famous war dance of the Rapa Nui. In an environment influenced by tourism, these “traditional” dance forms are both identity forming and survival strategies. With WAR, the
The choreographic starting material for WAR are Polynesian dance forms that were reconstructed and developed on Easter Island during the 1980s and 1990s – among others Hoko, a famous war dance of the Rapa Nui. In an environment influenced by tourism, these “traditional” dance forms are both identity forming and survival strategies. With WAR, the division of art into contemporary vs traditional is addressed as a continuation of colonial relationships. Amanda Piña and Daniel Zimmermann use the Rapa Nui repertoire to transfer the motif of war to a global level. WAR is a danced manifesto about the advancing homogenisation of art and the world that stands for other oppressed, changed and lost perspectives. With a “post-exotic” approach, a connection is made between aggressive expansionist politics and the question of the potential resistance of the body.
ARTISTIC DIRECTION: Amanda Piña, Daniel Zimmermann
DRAMATURGY: Daniel Zimmermann
CHOREOGRAPHY: Pascual Pakarati, Amanda Piña
CHOREOGRAPHIC ASSISTENCE: Elisabeth Tambwe, Lina María Venegas
DANCE & PERFORMANCE: Alexandra Mabes, Pascual Pakarati, Amanda Piña, Elisabeth Tambwe
TEXT: Amanda Piña
LIGHT DESIGN: Stefanie Willhelm, Victor Durán
COMPOSITION & SOUND: Christian Müller
VISUALS: Nicolás Spencer
COSTUME: Anke Philip
GRAFICS: Thomas Rhyner
DOCUMENTATION: Krisztina Kerekes
PRODUCTION MANAGER: Ivo Gurschler
LINE PRODUCER (EASTER ISLAND): Paula Rossetti
PRODUCTION: nadaproductions, www.nadaproductions.at
COPRODUCTION: Tanzquartier Wien
SUPPORTED by MA7 – Kulturabteilung der Stadt Wien, Dirac – Amt für kulturelle Angelegenheiten (Aussenministerium), Republik Chile und Rathaus Hanga Roa, Osterinsel
THANKS TO: Andrea Amort, Meinhard Rauchensteiner
With the friendly SUPPORT of ImpulsTanz, Weltmuseum Wien ( Steven Engelsman & Jani Kuhnt- Saptodewo), CNCA: Council for Art and Culture Chile (Macarena Oñate Paublo, Easter Island) and Consulate of the Republic of Chile (Teresita Alvarez, Vienna)
SPONSORED by MA7 – Cultural Department of Vienna, DIRAC – Office for cultural matters (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Republic of Chile and Townhall of Hanga Roa – Easter Island
