Sasha Portyannikova

This project aimed to enhance collaboration between Tyrolean contemporary dance and new music through improvisation. It sought to explore the interaction between dance and music, as well as movement and sound, going beyond the simple call-and-response dynamic. The goal was to develop a compositional approach that allows musicians and dancers to connect on different levels. Sound and movement could emerge simultaneously, or they could seek to transform into forms that ultimately create resonance.

 

​Following the phenomenological perspective of Maurice Merleau-Ponty, the body in this project is not only seen as a means of expression, but also as an instrument of perception - an entity that both affects the world and is shaped by it. The phenomenological approach enables a deeper understanding of the interactions between movement and sound in improvisation. Through attentive listening and sensitized physical perception, the project explores different levels of perception as well as one's own freedom of choice and mutual influence in the improvisation process.