Rosana Ribeiro | Selva (PRT)
Break the Dam
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The artistic oeuvre of Rosana Ribeiro, the Portuguese-Brazilian choreographer living in Salzburg, is characterised by an independent language of movement and well-founded thematic research.
Her new production Break the Dam, which will premiere at SOMMERSZENE festival, follows five dancers as they move from a state of bodily and environmental stagnation toward collective release.
The work traces how bracing against externally imposed impact becomes stored in both the human body and the land. Set in a post- apocalyptic, coal-like and immobile landscape, the performers deal with weight, repetition, and resistance, revealing how pressure builds when forces are held back for too long. Gradually, micro-movements ripple through the group, destabilizing rigidity and initiating transformation. As the dancersʼ energy circulates, the landscape itself appears to shift: what was once immobile, cracks open, is set into motion and becomes fluid: waves, vortices and cycles emerge.
“We stir the ground. Washing away what we need to let go.“
– Rosana Ribeiro
Concept, Choreography: Rosana Ribeiro
Co-created with the performers: Jadwiga Mordarska, Jin Lee, Melissa Ugolini, Mai-Júli Machado, Eli Hooker
Dramaturgy: Verena Pircher
Rehearsal Assistance: Melissa Ugolini
Sound Design and Composition: Peter Kastner
Stage Design: Daniela Kerck
Light Design: Cárin Geada
Costume Design: Sara Chéu
Production Manager: Carolin Gstädtner
Produced by Selva
Co-production: SZENE Salzburg
Funding: Stadt Salzburg, Land Salzburg und Bundesministerium für Wohnen, Kunst, Kultur, Medien und Sport, Bildrecht.
Creation Support: tanz_house