Tuesday, November 18 & Wednesday, November 19
Wednesday's performance contains nudity, Tuesday's does not.
7:30 PM
University Theatre, Riddell Centre, U of R
$35 Adults | $20 Students & Seniors

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What is BLOT?

BLOT explores movement in relation to the bacteria in our body. The show presents the body as an interconnected system, strong and fragile at the same time. Stripped of the social meanings determined by language, in BLOT, the body is redefined through a dialogue about our coexistence with microbiological beings. The two female performers work with seemingly invisible connections, but without which the human organism could not function.

​Salt is a restructuring, cleaning, and binding agent. The human body cannot survive without sodium. In BLOT,  our salts are a conductor of creativity, electricity, and infection. Salt is shared by all, from ocean to soil and body, and is an essential supporter of life on earth. A dune of salt creates a collective body on stage. Our perspiration system defines our biological identity through our unique body odor created by bacteria.
 
Designed as a choreographic show in continuous transformation and reactive towards transformations from the present, BLOT talks about how language defines human existence through processes of dependence and control. BLOT uses ideas borrowed from anatomy, transporting the body into states of repetition, fluidity, compassion, and empathic reactions. In BLOT, movement is a transitory presence and an intersubjective experience. Through this method, the artists test different ways of living concerning nature, affecting and being affected.

*Disclaimer: Wednesday's performance contains nudity, Tuesday's does not.

This presentation is produced by TANGAJ COLLECTIVE & ACTION AT A DISTANCE.

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​The Creators & Performers of BLOT

Co-creators

Vanessa Goodman, Artistic Director of Action at a Distance, lives and creates on the unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples. Her choreography explores the human condition through movement, sound, and immersive environments. An award-winning artist, her work has toured across Canada, the U.S., Europe, and South America.

Simona Deaconescu is a choreographer and filmmaker with degrees in choreography and film directing. She founded Tangaj Collective in 2014 and co-founded the Bucharest International Dance Film Festival in 2015. Her interdisciplinary work, often science-inspired, has earned international recognition, including two Aerowaves Artist nominations and the CNDB Award for Romanian contemporary dance.
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Performers

Simona Dabija is the co-founder of Delazero Association, an NGO formed by a group of young artists, gathered in the fields of performing arts. She holds a BA and an MA in choreography at the National University of Cinematography and Theatre in Bucharest. In 2020, she received the National Centre for Dance Award for her contribution to Romanian contemporary dance. She performs as a dancer at Tangaj Dance Collective in six dance performances, two performative installations, and a short dance film.

Maria-Luiza Dimulescu is a young Romanian choreographer and performer who holds a BA and an MA from the choreography department of the National University of Theatre and Cinematography in Bucharest. As a choreographer, she signs the works “But why should I keep quiet?”, “Bad Feminist”, and “The Last Drop”. At the same time, she choreographed over time the following films "Breath", "Call of Pink", "Depaysement", and"Disconnected". In the last two years, she collaborated as a performer with Simona Deaconescu in the shows "BLOT-Body Line of Thought", and "Ramanenjana" and the performative installation "Isolation in a Series of Liminal States".

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