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Atonan Dancing
2019-2023
As Atonan I offer flowers to fire, and turn my body into flames, I invite them to bloom in order to learn about passion and destrution. I hope to transmute them trhough dance.
I explore my corporeality. Intuitively created choreography resonates with the shapes of plants and the rhythm of f lames. The search for intensity of movement is reflected in the varied density of lines and shapes, the reiteration of gestures resonates with the rhythm of the compositions. I use masks, while losing individuality I open myself up to embody a broader experience. I assume the role of a character called Atonan.
With my dance I express the urge for destruction, but also the desire of close - ness and care. Atonan is a dancer propitiating and enchanting reality. At the same time, it is a physical manifestation of the need for authenticity—an encounter with queer identity on my own terms, with no audience, beyond critique, and without applause. The costumes I have created are paintings for dancing—yet another reference to a spiritual journey. The specific element should be evoked in all possible ways: from the inside to the outside, from the environment towards the interior.
“ ...
Grant your blessings so that the path may clarify confusion.
Grant your blessings so that confusion may dawn as wisdom. “
from the Four Dharmas of Gampopa
2019 - 2023
I explore my corporeality. Intuitively created choreography resonates with the shapes of plants and the rhythm of f lames. The search for intensity of movement is reflected in the varied density of lines and shapes, the reiteration of gestures resonates with the rhythm of the compositions. I use masks, while losing individuality I open myself up to embody a broader experience. I assume the role of a character called Atonan.
With my dance I express the urge for destruction, but also the desire of close - ness and care. Atonan is a dancer propitiating and enchanting reality. At the same time, it is a physical manifestation of the need for authenticity—an encounter with queer identity on my own terms, with no audience, beyond critique, and without applause. The costumes I have created are paintings for dancing—yet another reference to a spiritual journey. The specific element should be evoked in all possible ways: from the inside to the outside, from the environment towards the interior.
“...
Grant your blessings so that the path may clarify confusion.
Grant your blessings so that confusion may dawn as wisdom.“
from the Four Dharmas of Gampopa