ada Studio, Berlin and Labor Gras, Berlin
2009

An intimate performance. Using minimal movement, gaze and stillness, chez Gino looks at forms of presence and absence considering the past and present moment. chez Gino examines the notion of presence, absence and loneliness in a shared space with the audience. Using the frequencies of silence, minimal gestures and stillness this project explores the possibilities of mundane gestural movement and minimal dance movement (club dancing) in relation to motionlessness and silence. By quietly morphing from one state into another, using minimal (facial) gestures, a code of signs can evolve into a catalogue of practical and emotional states, desires and histories.. The experience of silence both for performer and audience opens up an additional dimension of communication based on minimalist signs and cues through direction of gaze, eye contact, postural changes, gestures of hands/legs/feet. Silence heightens and draws the attention to the physical presence
and the sensory body. Silence can make you feel a sense of discomfort, an uncomfortable silence within a dialogue, not knowing what to say next, or avoiding what can be said.

chair

cutlery (fork and knife)

serviette

fake leatherbag

black wig

perfumes

myself

silence

at times distant restaurant noises

Concept, Choreography: Patricia Woltmann
Performance: Patricia Woltmann
Artistic Advice: Olga Tzkouli