THE STORY

Two previous projects led to Soul Dance. One was a dance therapy performance in the Trafó which I choreographed and directed in 2004. The other was Péter Timár's film "Vakvagányok", in which I had the opportunity to work and perform with blind people. Soul Dance came together at the behest of Zsófia Zimányi and the Budapest Spring Festival and my assistants with the dancers were Ildikó Bóta, a physiatrist, movement and dance therapist and Marcell Iványi, film director. In the course of the rehearsals, the choreography developed out of the specialties and abilities of the actors, as well as the situations and improvisations created during the rehearsals. I had often thought about the aesthetics of the disabled body and how it could be expressive on an artistic level and now I'm going through it again. My aim is to raise the human body to a level above the differences between them, and present the humorous and grotesque side of this as well. A documentary film is being made about our work and the performance, which will be more broadly available. - Bozsik Yvette

ABOUT THE PROJECT

This performance is the outcome of joint work by blind, partially sighted, physically handicapped and unhindered dancers. These performers join hands in this performance for the experience of artistic research and discovery in an attempt to learn from one another while also re-examining their views and prejudices of one another.

It is a performance that doesn't aim to incite feelings of pity or sympathy, but merely wants to show some of the infinite possibilities that arise from the limitations and freedoms of the human body and spirit.