Sport et Divertissements (Sports and Pastimes) is a new performance inspired by the work of French composer Erik Satie (1886-1925). The collection of 21 short pieces for piano from 1914 depicts various sports and leisure activities and borrows its title from an advertising slogan found in women's magazines of the period. Satie´s half comic, half poetic piece is translated into a choreography where breath and voice, bodily sounds, physical movements and the absurd come together. Within this immersive performance the spectator is part of an environment/event where the concepts of athletics and entertainment are re-visited in terms of contest, task and war. Sports et Divertissements is part of a major project called Un Mundo Raro (A Rare World) that was presented at the RijksakademieOPEN in November 2015.
Alongside the performance Sport et Divertissements a series of drawings and objects are presented at Mirta Demare Gallery (7SP14) #SoloProjects.
Performance on Wednesday 25 at 14:30 hs. and Saturday Auditorio Foro, Pabellón 9
Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo ARCO Madrid
24 - 28 Febrero, 2016