WEAVING IN | a dance film
Creative Documentary
Berlin, 2023
Director | Camera | Editor
Between intimate connection and distance, two dancers immerse themselves in the forest, tirelessly exploring the possibilities and limitations of the human body in relation to the body of the forest and the plant world. Bodies nestle into the space, merge with it, withdraw from this symbiosis. WEAVING IN is a confession of love. A call to strengthen our connection to the environment and protect it.
How can the environment and non-human nature penetrate the body, and what does deep immersion in the plant world do to the human body and its movement? Through intimate, dynamic and tension-filled choreography and visuals, the dance film WEAVING IN explores the multifaceted relationship between humans and the environment. It opens up a dialogue space to contemplate our position in the ecosystem, to raise awareness for a mindful interaction with the non-human nature surrounding us, and to become conscious of the interdependence of all living beings.
WEAVING IN | a dance film is based on the live performance WEAVING IN which premiered in 2021 as part of the HZT master studies. Live performance concept developed in collaboration with Bernadette Binner, Kundry Reif and Tina Hübner. Live performance choreography developed in collaboration with Sabina Smith-Moreland, Tasha Hess-Neustadt, Laura Kassé, Lorenzo Savino, Michael Stephenson, Isabel Antioniani and Marta Ruszkowsk.
Supported by the NATIONAL PERFORMANCE NETWORK - STEPPING OUT, funded by the Minister of State for Culture and Media within the framework of the initiative NEUSTART KULTUR. Assistance Program for Dance.
CREDITS:
Idea & Concept | Svea Schneider-Sierra
Choreography | Svea Schneider-Sierra in collaboration with the Cast
Direction | Svea Schneider-Sierra, Nina Hölzl
Cast | Amit Abend, Katrina E. Bastian
Editor | Nina Hölzl
Camera | Nina Hölzl, Cristobal Rey
Field Recorder | Mariano Scopel
Original Soundtrack | Turi Leng Seong Agostino
Costume and Masks | Federico Polluci
Producer | Svea Schneider-Sierra
Photography & Publicity | Janine Lohse