RENAN MARTINS
AMYGDALA research project (2014/2015)
In this year long research project Renan Martins connects to neuroscience to dig into this particular part of the brain, amygdala, responsible for regulating emotions.
Renan Martins and his dancers work on the concept of fear and anxiety. They deconstruct traumatic events into seemingly random movement patterns which slowly disclose a deeper meaning. The landscape is, at first, as abstract as the relationships created by the dancers. As nonsensical as their actions seem, through various repetitions
they slowly become meaningful.
The research looks into playing with the cathartic effect that the release of tension can have on an audience and performers alike.
In AMYGDALA they explores self emotional discovery
as a possible door to access movement material.
First stage sharing performed by
Colline Etienne
Manuela Fiori Schineider
Marilia Giannini Silva
Paola Di Bella
Paola Rodriguez Chaves
Rafaela Sahyoun
Sarah Bleasdale
Second stage sharing performed by
Colline Etienne
Manuela Fiori Schineider
Nanya Eslava
Paola Di Bella
Sarah Bleasdale
Production
Seventyseven
Supported by
Fieldwork
SignSix
Cie Thor
Casa do Brasil Art Space
Special Thanks to
Bram Smeyers, Peter Savel, Victor Perez Armero, Thierry Smits, Luciana Ferreira Kujawski and Vincent Jos Marce
Old Dates
9.05.2014 1st public sharing - Sign Six, Brussels, BE
12.03.2015 2nd public sharing - Casa do Brasil Art Space, Brussels, BE