Silences

A collaborative series of minimalist works about absence and presence, by Kata Kovács and Tom O’Doherty

Next performance: Silences 4 (Retreating Sounds)

When: Sunday, 26th February 2012, 3pm
Where: Tempelhof Airport information booth, at the corner of Herrfurthstrasse and Oderstrasse, 12049 Berlin
Performed by: Tom O’Doherty, Kata Kovács, Alicia Grant, Zinzi Buchanan
Emcee: Cathy Walsh

Please wear warm clothes, as the performance will take place entirely outdoors. It will last about 40 minutes, and hot tea and biscuits will be provided. Afterwards we’ll be warming up at Cafe Engels (Herrfurthstr. 21), where you’re very welcome to join us.

Silences 4 (Retreating Sounds)

Movement and music performance for four participants, outdoors.

Premiered at Ponderosa Tanzland Festival, Brandenburg, Germany, in July 2011. Video documentation and editing by Aurore Aulong, November 2011.

Length: 4-12 minutes, approx.
Performances in video documentation by: Angela Muñoz, Kata Kovács, Sergi Ortego, Tom O’Doherty.
Technical requirements: none.

Silences 2 (Three Speakers)

Premiered at Ponderosa Tanzland Festival, Brandenburg, Germany, in July 2011. Video documentation by Rachel Garis; video editing by Tristen Bakker.

To see the video documentation in high-definition, please view it directly on Vimeo.

Length: 10 minutes
Performed by: Kata Kovács, Tom O’Doherty
Technical requirements: Speakers or amplifiers, MP3 players

Silences 1 (Feet)

Premiered at Ponderosa Tanzland Festival, Brandenburg, Germany, in July 2011. Photo by Michiel Keuper.

Video by Walter Bickmann, from Tanztage Berlin Festival, Sophiensæle, Berlin, January 2012.

Length: 10 minutes
Performed by: Kata Kovács, Tom O’Doherty
Technical requirements: Microphone and stand (with boom arm), speaker or bass amplifier, onstage lighting control console