La Strada - Deutinger & Gottfarb - A Moment's Notice

What's it about?

Two dancers in camouflage suits and with portable mirrors move in a delicate play between visibility and disappearance. Their research starts in a botanical garden – a place where they explore the paradox of adaptation and presence. The performers become reflectors of their surroundings: they mirror movements, gestures, and energies, opening up a silent, plant-like communication with space, nature, and the audience. A moment's notice asks questions about our relationship with the environment: Can we hide in plain sight? Is adaptation a form of performance? And how can the feeling of connectedness in the larger ecosystem be experienced? An invitation to pause, observe, and reflect – on perception, resonance, and the subtle connections between body and world. The co-production with the La Strada Graz Festival is supported by the Belgian IN SITU partner Provinciaal Domein Dommelhof as part of an artist residency. Alexander Gottfarb (Stockholm Ballet Academy) has worked with Chris Haring/liquid loft, Elio Gervasi, and Iztok Kovač, among others. His own works include Political Movements, Moved by Faith, Together, Negotiations, among others. Alex Deutinger (Anton Bruckner University Linz) was a dancer for Oleg Soulimenko, Christine Gaigg, and Anna Mendelssohn, among others. Since 2008, he has been creating works with Marta Navaridas such as Speaking of Which, Your Majesties, Queen of Hearts, and I would like to be a better person.