Pia begins her research from a point of silence, which she consciously and purposefully interrupts with her body. When she speaks of silence, she refers to the absence of music as a basis or condition for movement. For her, silence is both a prerequisite and an invitation to explore her own loudness—an exploration she hopes will also resonate with the voices of the audience.
She views silence as a challenge that propels her—almost like a throw—into space. There, she engages with the exploration of physically sounding capabilities of her body. She investigates how different physical proposals generate a variety of sounds, spoken and unspoken voices—and vice versa. One of her research approaches involves placing her body—or specific parts of it—in relation to spatial surfaces and everyday objects that she introduces into the space.
She develops her performative language through (structured) improvisation, currently focusing on repetition and bypassing, which gradually become perceptible through the persistence of time.
** This residency is carried out as a part of the international residencies program in collaboration with Emanat Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia, within their project Exquisite body that gives support to young authors and is dedicated to the perfomance language research.
Biography
Pia Mačerol
Pia Mačerol (2000) is a dancer, creator, performer and future graduate of the Bachelor of Dance program at ArtEZ University of the Arts in Arnhem, where she is completing her final year of studies. She previously studied at the New Education for Contemporary Dance (NEFCD) program at the Swedish school Härnösands Folkhögskola. She received her secondary dance education at the Secondary Preschool Education, Grammar School and Performing Arts Grammar School Ljubljana, majoring in contemporary dance.
