Breathe evokes the sensation and memory of collective events, celebratory joy, ecstasy and the individual within a crowd. A solo performer on a vast football pitch replicates images from collective events and plays with the distance and absence of surrounding bodies. The vast, empty outdoor space with solid geometrical forms has been the source of inspiration to Milla Koistinen’s collaboration with visual artist Sandra E. Blatterer and composers Paul Valikoski and Grégoire Simon. As the audience is invited to shift viewing positions within the empty sports stadium, the performer plays with tipping points between perceived states and the porous relationship between distance and closeness, control and chaos, togetherness and estrangement. Breathe invites the audience to revisit memories of collective euphoria and joy.
The solo premiered at Lilli-Henoch-Sportplatz in Berlin during Tanz im August Festival 2021. It has been performed in different locations in Berlin and in several public spaces in Finland. Parts of the solo were filmed for a documentary by Accentus Music on ARTE TV, which portrays the work alongside Jefta Van Dinther and Arno Schuitemaker.
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