CYCLE AA+AA Making starlings fly: involuntary choreographies

They say that flocks of starlings move from a kind of wave of repetitions. A starling moves infected by the movements made by the seven starlings closest to it, none of these birds directs the dance. Their precision is the result of their attention, copying and adaptation to the movement of others.

This cycle proposes three actions that explore different ways of approaching the impossibility of doing exactly the same. The starting point is repetition, a concept that Samuel Beckett worked on obsessively and very particularly. His meticulous captions show a musical and choreographic intention in the use of repetition. The Beckettian universe invites us to see dance where there is apparently none. The choreographic fact is presented in the gaze of the spectator by the spell of repetition. From this perspective: seeing people queuing, someone peeling an orange in the shape of a spiral, an object floating on sea water or the shaking of a recycling bin emptying, can be a choreographic fact if we observe choreographically. But is the viewer aware that perhaps he is infected by the dance he sees?

Anna Fontanet presents And listen to the grass grow, Josep Maynou Guided tour: Unusual Routine and Jordi Mitjà On how to eat with your fingers and lick your eyes.

Curated by Alba Santmartí

Image by Jordi Mitjà 2025