On the borders of sculpture and architecture, Burn Time - thought as a site-specific piece - is a tour through a meditative and decelerating landscape, where the choreography unfolds from the gesture of burning threads. In a time of perpetual wars between the present and future, the tempo decelerates, becoming quiet and calm. "Burn Time" acknowledges the moment and dedicates itself to the here and now. The quietness of the room, the slow rising of the points of light reminiscent of the hovering of fireflies and the gentle movements of the performers slow the perception of time.

Concept & Artistic Direction
André Uerba

Dramaturgical Advice
Thomas Schaupp

Performers
5 - 9 Local Performers

Artistic Assistants
Bernardo de Almeida, Jan Rozman, Marc Lohr, Mauricia Barreira Neves, Nien Ping Yu, Tiago Gandra

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Bernardo Chatillon, Jan Rozman, Judith Förster, Lyllie Rouvière, Mariana Nobre Vieira, Philipp Enders, Bárbara Luz, Bárbara Ramos, Camila Valendo, Inês Couto Bento, Mónica Brás, Naomi Ramos, Patrícia Teixeira, Sara Martins, Sofia Cinderela, Catarina Vieira, Constança Vaz Pinto, Helena Caldeira, Helena Rocha, Miguel Lopes, Tiago Gandra, Alejandro Karasik, Anna Posch, Bárbara Torres, Cathy Walsh, Juan Felipe Amaya, Julia Rodriguez, Lígia Soares, Maddy White, Marc P. Gabriel, Olivia McGregor, Reza Mirabi, Tiago Barbosa, Nadal Bin, Carmen Colino, Aitor Cortés, Nerea Cortés, Paloma de Pablo, Mariquiña Tereshkova, Laura Índigo, Geraldine Lamadrid Guerrero, Elias Miguez, Pablo Velasco, Estíbaliz Racionero, Pepe Serrano, Sergio Tamayo Alzate, Ester Zaragoza Marquina, Augusto Amado, Bernardo de Almeida, Djamilson Barreto, Marisa Bimbo, Mélanie Ferreira, Miguel Lopes, Silvana Ivaldi, Yana Suslovets, Sonia Noya, Ana Cordeiro, António Neves Silva, Francisco Afonso Lopes, Grave, Maria Carolina Botelho dos Anjos, Rita Westwood, Tea Sculac, Alicia Ocadiz, Brina Dock, Evin Hadzialjevic, Katarina Barbara Kavcic, Lene Lekse, Metka Kladnik, Mojca Spik, Nina Lang, Opiet Wardhani, Putri Lie, Trina Acacia, Mang Tri, Mario Tilde Touched, Kira Degree…

Light Design, Sculptures & Live Sound
André Uerba

Light Design Assistance
Gretchen Blegen

Executive Production
Short Hope

Co-Production
Walk&Talk Festival (Azores, Portugal) & PTL (Slovenia)

Residency Support
O Espaço do Tempo, PACT Zollverein (Essen), Tanzfabrik (Berlin)

Funded by
Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Europa

Acknowledgements
Clément Layes, Jasna Layes Vinovrski, Pia Krämer, Rui Horta, Vasco Mosa

Filmed at Norrlandsoperan (Umeå, Sweden)

Photos
Alípio Padilha, Filipe Farinha, Stella Horta, Dieter Hartwig, André Uerba, Álvaro Miranda, Drago Videmsek, Borut Bučinel, DK, Lukasz Michalak, Wei-Wei Chen, Miao, Liszt, Benny, Jennifer Sanchez, Katja Illner, Nina Terbeck.

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