Habitat
Petrikor Danse (Uruguay / Tiohtià:Ke, Moonniyang, unceded territories guarded by the Kanien'kéhaga people)
- Tue Jan 28 7PM
- Wed Jan 29 7PM + Online
- Thu Jan 30 Online
- Fri Jan 31 Online
- Sat Feb 1 Online
- Sun Feb 2 Online
- Mon Feb 3 Online
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- Sun Feb 9 Online
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Hermit crabs don’t have shells. Instead they improvise homes from objects that catch their eye, then migrate to new and more hospitable residences as they outgrow their makeshift dwellings. Drawing inspiration from the resourceful adaptability of these enigmatic creatures, Habitat presents a hypnotic meditation on resettlement and the search for home.
Merging biotechnologies that blur the line between organic and synthetic with an amorphous textile of articulated paper cones, this piece unveils an entrancing interaction between the performer and the fractal structure she inhabits. Its network of illuminations appears to possess a sentience of its own, responding to her intuitive movements in a visual symphony recalling the bioluminescence of deep-sea entities.
Accompanied by an oceanic abyss soundscape, Bettina Szabo’s protean contortions engage in a choreographic duet with the eerie shell-like form. As she melds with this new shelter, we are drawn into a space of empathy for the unfamiliar amidst the impermanence of survival. Merging biotechnologies that blur the line between organic and synthetic with an amorphous textile of articulated paper cones, this piece unveils an entrancing interaction between the performer and the fractal structure she inhabits. Its network of illuminations appears to possess a sentience of its own, responding to her intuitive movements in a visual symphony recalling the bioluminescence of deep-sea entities.
Accompanied by an oceanic abyss soundscape, Bettina Szabo’s protean contortions engage in a choreographic duet with the eerie shell-like form. As she melds with this new shelter, we are drawn into a space of empathy for the unfamiliar amidst the impermanence of survival.
Listen to the PuSh Play episode The Hermes Metaphor. Gabrielle Martin chats with Bettina Szabo of Petrikor Danse about Habitat.
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Artist Bio
Petrikor Danse
Born in Uruguay, Bettina Szabo is a dancer and choreographer who has been living in Montreal since 2007. She graduated from the Montreal School of Contemporary Dance in 2013 and obtained her BFA in Choreography at Concordia University in 2017. She participated in many workshops with renowned artists such as Marie Chouinard, Dave St Pierre, Hildegard De Vyust and Guy Cools. As a dancer, Bettina is interested in collaborative processes based on somatic explorations. Her creations are interdisciplinary marked by a profound collaboration with music and visual arts. She created Noir=+(2014) Sequelles (2016) Habitat (2020-2021) and is currently working on Cuña and Zeruki. Her work has been presented in Geneva, Lyon, Vienna, Montreal, Toronto, Mantes La Jolie, Ramallah and Bilbao.
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Venue
677 Davie Street, Vancouver
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Showtimes & Tickets
Post-show talkback: Jan 28, 29
Credits
Choreography-Interpretation Bettina Szabo Music Joel Lavoie and Ana Dall’ara Majek Sculpture Jacinthe Derasp Dramaturgy Morena Prats Biomedia Costume Alexandra Bachmayer Technical Direction Audrée Jouteau Spatialization Thibaut Carpentier Sound Technician Guillaume Leturneau Rehearsal Director Laurie-Anne Langis (MTL), Coraline Claude (PAR), Philippe Poirrier (MTL) Lighting Design Paul Chambers International Representation Aaron Fernandes Entertainment