Disambiguation

In Disambiguation choreographer and dancer Elisa Zuppini crafts a system where human perception converges with the presence of other-than-human agencies. The sixteen dancers form a pulsing structure in which they extend toward and withdraw from the audience's perceptual field. Like chtonic waves a hybrid circuit of sensation is generated.

The dancers explore an insomniac framework, particularly that of 'post-clubbing' in which the stimulating effects and aftereffects of hedonistic nocturnal life is examined. They perform in a dissociative state of depersonalization, allowing them to resource from something other than conditioned subjectivity. Instead, they take charge of wandering intensities. The identifiable traits of these affects disperse, giving rise to erratic moods across perceptual spectrums. By inhabiting liminal and viscous spaces, the performers explore multiple sensibilities, navigating within the condition of metathreshold (a ceaseless transition, where boundaries dissolve and transformation occurs), where ambiguity itself sculpts tangible states.

Accompanied by deconstructed melodies and industrial rhythms, a haunting gothic trend emerges. Navigating a world erratically attempting to understand itself, Disambiguation reflects on collective agency and how this distributed cognition gives rise to a dramaturgy of affect. 

Aftertalks

Following the performance, researcher and lecturer Zeynep Gündüz will engage in a conversation with choreographer Elisa Zuppini. Drawing on her expertise in media, dance, and performance, Zeynep will delve into Elisa’s research for Disambiguation. The discussion will cover the process of creating a large ensemble piece, as well as the involvement of performers in developing movement and material.

The talk will also touch upon elements of post-clubbing culture and how navigating states of ambiguity can shape different ways of being. These conversations will take place on both evenings and will be held in English.