The work “SILO” explores the Islamic custom of tahlil (the act of repeatedly reciting the sentence “la ilaha illa Allah”, which means “there is no other god worthy of worshiping, other than Allah” as a prayer ritual), in this context seen as the central motoric movement around the torso. The work is a vertical dialogue method between him and the Holy One through repetitive and personal movements.
Instead of considering limitations as a constraint, it can actually be seen as guidelines for achieving freedom. This method of limitation is a space for body construction that Hari Ghurur works on to explore new possibilities of repetitive motion, so that organic and expressive motion emerges.
Imagination enables humans to create or transform something ordinary into the extraordinary, even when its form is still a fleeting thought in mind. This workshop hopes to be a space to spark participants’ creativity in using the body, things, and spaces around them.
The important thing to note from IDF's curatorial practice is the collaborative approach that involves several people. This allows IDF's artistic vision to be built and realized through various perspectives.
In 2022, IDF will work with six curators across generations and countries to develop and reiterate the theme RASA: Beyond Bodies into all the elements of the festival.
Reality has always been augmented—by the limits of our human perception. “Sky Blue Mythic” sees the body alienated, and the alien embodied. Worlds loom, times loop, gestures distill and meanings distort.
Working with the body and voice, Angela Goh invites participants to explore the mechanisms of choreographic construction.
"Paradox" departs from the artist’s research about dream and its relation to the body. How the conscience and the unconsciousness take over the body in turn, like two separate entities that create a whole being.
“Body Tarekat” is a solo performance that both builds on and departs from physical practices while doing “tarekat”, specifically the Qadriyah tarekat* from Aceh. Tarekat, in general context, is a method or path to get closer to The Almighty by praising his name. For the choreographer, tarekat is life, a way to perceive life and existence itself.
The game Gobak Sodor and Bentengan is a collective childhood memory. Not only does it recall fun memories, this game also activates a crucial bodily process.
This Masterclass introduces the core principles of Taiji Quan and their creative application in the performing arts. We will practice a set of physical principles relating to breathing patterns and the merging of opposing poles such as in-out, open-close, gather-disperse.
In the body, muscles are the main connective tissue that regulates all our activities. In this class, participants are invited to increase muscle awareness which is crucial in carrying out the multiple functions of the body.
In this conversation, the speaker will exchange their experiences of the art laboratory practice before reflecting on the dynamics of the arts and social fields encountered in Indonesia, regional and international.
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