A choreography for several polystyrene shapes and one human.

“Materia” explores the possibilities of one material, polystyrene, to the point it becomes alive and the protagonist of the events on stage. The role of the performer shifts towards the one of the facilitator, and the focus is constantly negotiated between object, manipulator and manipulation.

A path leads and follows the material from the hesitating movement quality of a delicate encounter to the loud soundscape of a self-sufficient apparatus. Drifting between calmness and darkness, between discovery and destruction.

The piece tries not to force a narrative but rather let the audience project their own narrative on the images presented on stage. Within a set score, objects are free to perform and take initiatives.

Andrea Salustri comes from Rome, where he learned contact juggling, fire manipulation, and has been working as a street artist. He graduated cum laude in Philosophy at La Sapienza University in Rome, then decided to move to Berlin to pursue an education in contemporary dance. He first completed the Dance Intensive program at Tanzfabrik Berlin, and successively obtained a degree in dance and choreography at HZT Berlin University.

Andrea is the laureate artist for “Circusnext” 2018-2019.

We invite you to visit the exhibition “MATERIA Explorations” that is accompanying the performance “Materia”. The exhibition will be open on August 5-6 from 12:00 to 17:00 in the Kaunas Chamber Theater (Kęstučio St. 74A, Kaunas). Visiting is free of charge.