Dancers: Jin Young Won, Miguel Toro, und Saul Vega Mendoza / Hypnotist: Joris Waayer
Karel van Laere
The Non-present Performer
Choreography: Amos Ben-Tal
Part of "CTM 2020 – Liminal"
- Performance
English /
approx. 75 min.
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Karel van Laere is a performance and visual artist from The Netherlands, exploring the vulnerability of the human body in contrast to the machine. His work often begins with sincere questions, such as: What would it be like if, just like a computer, you could switch off your body every now and then? Or, what does it feel like to be dependent on a machine or on others? He then uses these enquiries to reach extreme bodily states, situated firmly within a given space, including using non-presence techniques.
For CTM 2020, Karel van Laere will perform his work “The Non-Present Performer,” in which he surrenders his limp, hypnotised body to a choreographer and three dancers. In his words: “the closest to what I was looking for seemed to be anaesthesia or an epidural. So I approached an anaesthesiologist. My idea to do a live performance under anaesthesia proved to be impossible. However, the anaesthesiologist did convince me of the power of hypnosis in this context. The result of all this became a performance in which I, hypnotized, handed over my body to a choreographer and three dancers surrounded by a live audience. I asked the dancers to look for physical borders, to experiment, and to make me the subject of their research as “The Non-Present Performer.”
Cast
Dates
Past
Credits
CTM 2020 is funded by the Senate Department for Culture and Europe, Initiative Musik, Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media, Goethe-Institut, Federal Foreign Office, Creative Europe Programme of the European Union, Canada Council for the Arts, Government of Canada, Nordic Culture Fund. In collaboration with HAU Hebbel am Ufer, transmediale 2020, Kulturprojekte Berlin, and many more. “The Non-Present Performer” is supported by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Location
HAU2
Hallesches Ufer 34, 10963 BerlinThere are two marked parking spots in front of the building. Barrier-free restroom facilities are available. Four relaxed seats are available in the first row of HAU2. Tickets for wheelchair users and accompanying persons can also be booked via the ticketing system. If you need help, please contact our Ticketing & Service team at +49 (0)30 259004-27 or send us an email to
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