Notation and transmission of the movement
of a Ruta graveolens

Choreographic piece, experimental film, fanzine.

The Film

To learn to dance like Ruta graveolens, we photographed and filmed it extensively: we created time-lapses to understand its movements, observed how its ellipses change direction, and captured the agitation of its young leaves swaying from side to side at night. We also explored gardens and roadside edges, filming it in spring at the Calanques Nature Park.

In this film about/with rue, we have taken a speculative approach to how plants perceive light—that is, how they "see." Engaging with the rue serves as a starting point to imagine the symbiotic and mutualistic condition of all forms of life, a concept often obscured by the dominance of the organized biological individual.

Conception and choreography: aniara rodado
Artistic support: Jean Marc Chomaz
Film production: Antre-Peaux and Bandits-Mages
Performance version study for forest: Agata Jarosová
Performance: Aïssa Nemir, Laura Morales, aniara rodado
Musical composition and programming: Marco Antonio Suárez Cifuentes

Dancing Like a Rue

The choreographic work in this piece involves experimenting with the metabolic effects of fasting, specific workouts, adjustments in sleep schedule, sugar elimination, and the incorporation of certain plants into my diet. This "training" unfolds over several months and is essentially a physiological choreography that highlights the changes these experiments induce in the body. The goal is to focus on proprioception as a crucial condition for altering our ability to perceive our surroundings and, consequently, our external perception.

Simultaneously, the work on stillness has been fundamental for concentrating on the body's micro-movements and the "gestural" changes in the context. Stillness becomes a means of slowing down perceptual time, allowing for the amplification of our sensorium.

Choreographic piece, experimental cinema, fanzine, cork bricks

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