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Set in a world of cold metal and the warmth of the human body, this performance explores the coexistence of these two materials. It examines the boundaries between life and matter, body and object, where agency extends beyond human capacity. Audiences are invited into an immersive environment in which metal permeates choreography, sound, costumes, and scenography, creating a landscape of both beauty and catastrophe. This metal-saturated world is shaped through the interplay of textures, colours, and resonances, reflecting the consequences of living in an industrialised, mechanised reality, where violence, noise, and force collide with moments of intimacy and transformation.
Is there such a thing as a metallic life—"a restless activeness, a destructive-creative force-presence”? Jane Bennett, “A Life of Metal,” Vibrant Matter, 4.
This concept forms the foundation of the performance supported by Nová síť z.s. - New Network z.s. within the programme Nová krev na scéně - New Blood on the Scene Programme.
Set in a world of cold metal and the warmth of the human body, this performance explores the coexistence of these two materials. It examines the boundaries between life and matter, body and object, where agency extends beyond human capacity. Audiences are invited into an immersive environment in which metal permeates choreography, sound, costumes, and scenography, creating a landscape of both beauty and catastrophe. This metal-saturated world is shaped through the interplay of textures, colours, and resonances, reflecting the consequences of living in an industrialised, mechanised reality, where violence, noise, and force collide with moments of intimacy and transformation.
Is there such a thing as a metallic life—"a restless activeness, a destructive-creative force-presence”? Jane Bennett, “A Life of Metal,” Vibrant Matter, 4.
This concept forms the foundation of the performance supported by Nová síť z.s. - New Network z.s. within the programme Nová krev na scéně - New Blood on the Scene Programme.
Authors: Emily Jane Steele
Directed by: Emily Jane Steele
Choreography and Performance: Emily Jane Steele
Set design: Emily Jane Steele
Costumes: Emily Jane Steele, Moryana Filipova
Music: Ali Debie
Photography: Marc Wellens
Cast: Emily Jane Steele
Directed by: Emily Jane Steele
Choreography and Performance: Emily Jane Steele
Set design: Emily Jane Steele
Costumes: Emily Jane Steele, Moryana Filipova
Music: Ali Debie
Photography: Marc Wellens
Cast: Emily Jane Steele