el agua era el cielo
4hrs
with Eduardo F. Rosario
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
As part of the opening day celebration for entre horizontes, nibia pastrana santiago, in collaboration with Eduardo F. Rosario, presents a four-hour choreographic event where movement and sound improvisation are the spearhead for reflections on near and far landscapes, of that possible place where water was the sky.
The title for this performance, el agua era el cielo (The Water was the Sky), is taken from the poem by Juan Antonio Corretjer, Recreaciones Panorámicas (1957).
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nibia pastrana santiago, en colaboración con Eduardo F. Rosario, presenta un evento coreográfico de cuatro horas donde el movimiento y la improvisación sonora son punta de lanza para cavilaciones sobre paisajes cercanos y lejanos, de ese posible lugar donde el agua era el cielo. El título para esta performance, el agua era el cielo, es sacado del poema de Juan Antonio Corretjer, “Recreaciones Panorámicas” (1957).
Photos: José López Serra
Curated by Carla Acevedo-Yates, Marilyn and Larry Fields Curator, with Iris Colburn, Curatorial Associate.
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