The last week was for me personally the most inspiring time of my entire stay. It was a special time of summing up the projects in process of each participant of the residency. Watching each other's final performances was extremely moving. The connections without words, the pure conversation between two bodies, the relationships we were able to establish over the past week finally had the opportunity to be shown to a wider audience. The image of a group of people walking along the river, carrying a red ballet floor on their shoulders, still pops up in my mind from time to time.
The floor is heavy.
A strong wind blows away their hair.
Every now and then sand lands in their eyes.
They don't give up. They keep walking.
They must go on.
Just one more climb uphill.
Just one more turn.
Although this road seems to never end.
Participation in the performance directed by Kote Liparteliani was a very important, even turning point of this residency for me. Looking into the eyes of Gaby sitting in the audience was something priceless. This kind of emotion and connection is something special. Rare to repeat. It was his private story, his journey through the path of death that became the literal inspiration for our performance. I very much hope that we will be able to recreate this work again next year as part of the festival in Warsaw.
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