For 17th of November (the Czech celebration of democracy and freedom, celebrating the Velvet Revolution) , Industra has given Cie Pieds Perchés carte blanche to create a site-specific show. The multidisciplinary project šrámy/ Děti z bakelitu will be used as the foundation for this intervention.
ŠRÁMY / DĚTI Z BAKELITU (Bakelite’s Children)
Cie Pieds Perchés
https://www.ciepiedsperches.com/sramy-detizbakelitu
Stéphanie Nyota NDuhirahe continues her project ŠRÁMY with a second part entitled Bakelite’s Children.
What is remembrance?
What do we and what do our bodies retain from different life stories?
How is the history of pain passed on from generation to generation? How can we talk about this pain?
In the first part of the project, La débattue, the artist explores her family’s history, asking questions about the visible and invisible traces that certain historical events have left on her.
Bakelite’s Children is also based on interviews, this time with people who were around 10 years old at the time of the Velvet Revolution. The artistic team is interested in the perspective of people on the threshold of adulthood, already able to form their own opinion of the world and perhaps not yet burdened by adult life experiences or social conventions.
The link between the first and the second part of the ŠRÁMY project is the process of healing and recovery through conversation and sharing.
Bakélite’s Children is an experimental collage created through the composition of various artistic forms. It combines elements of sound and video installation, which are activated by movement and acrobatic performances, and is accompanied by live music.
Organizer
Since its establishment in 2012, the independent creative center INDUSTRA has been trying to preserve the heritage of Brno’s industrial history through its creative activity. By relocating to Nová Zbrojovka, Brno’s largest brownfield, which is being transformed into an innovative urban district, INDUSTRA has become one of the most important centers of its kind in Central Europe. It functions as an international platform that connects various disciplines, including visual, live and digital art, architecture, design and crafts. In doing so, it creates a space for creative interaction and inspiration for both local and international artists and makers.
The industrial spaces and outdoor areas in the INDUSTRA complex represent ideal backdrops for innovative and fresh approaches in theatrical creation. Thanks to their characteristic factory environment, we can create unique site-specific projects. The very background of INDUSTRA provides space for the creative intermingling of various artistic disciplines, such as object and dance theater, performance art, light installations or workshops.