MUKAYU/photo: flap

mukayu

Hinako Taira (JP), Mischa Hall (AU), Lorenzo Ruta (IT), Fleur Wijsman (NL), Carlotta Borcherding (DE), Holunder Heiß (AT)

Ars Electronica Center, Deep Space 8K
Wed 4. Sep 2024 19:00 – 20:30

Mukayu more or less translates to “everything is nothing,” a concept of “richness in the void” inspired by Zen philosophy. In the audiovisual dance performance, choreographer Hinako Taira and media artists Carlotta Borcherding and Holunder Heiß, together with three dancers of the company, dynamically shape the stage space through movements influenced by minimalist light plays.

The predominantly monochrome scenario is characterized by light and shadow, complemented by empty and rich sounds. Together with the dancers, this creates a cautious dialog between elements of movement, sound and space, bringing the audience closer to the idea of ‘richness in the void’.

Language: EN
Tickets: FESTIVALPASS+, FESTIVALPASS, ONE DAY PASS
Registration: required, please register below

WED 4.9.
FRI 6.9.

Please note: Limited capacity, registration required – in addition to a valid ticket, you need a (free) ticket reservation for the respective event in advance. Reservations for Deep Space 8K events must be scanned on-site no later than 15min before the programme starts.

Warning of Strobe ligth/intense lighting/loud noise.

Bios

  • Carlotta Borcherding

    DE

    Carlotta Borcherding is a multimedia artist based in Linz. By composing sound, choreographic and visual elements they create acoustic and optical landscapes. Their Deep Space performance Environment had its premiere at the Ars Festival 2023 as the film Environment had its international premiere at the Gwangju Media Art Festival 2023. As an audiovisual artist they recently worked on the piece 無何有-mukayu. by choreographer Hinako Taira with the company TANZ LINZ of the Landestheater. 

  • Photo: Philip Brunnader

    Fleur Wijsman

    NL

    Fleur Wijsman first graduated as a dance teacher from Nova College in Haarlem in 2014 before she went to Amsterdam to receive her bachelor’s degree in Modern Theatre Dance at the Amsterdam University of the Arts. There she did choreographies by Emio Creco, Ohad Naharin and Roser López Espinosa. In 2017 she completed an internship at Introdans in Arnhem, where she also became a guest dancer. During the years at Introdans she danced choreographies by Alexander Ekman, Lucinda Childs, Mauro Bigonzetti, José Limón, Nils Christe and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui. In 2021/2022 Fleur joined the ensemble of TANZ LINZ.

  • Photo: Philip Brunnader

    Hinako Taira

    JP

    Hinako Taira was born in Kobe, Japan and received a broad training in karate up to black belt, learned ballet with Owen Montague, Jan Nuyts, the Graham technique with Graham McKelvie, Alessandra Prosperi, Elizabeth Ann Auclair, and the GAGA technique with Ayako Kurakake.

    She toured through Ukraine with Toru Shimazaki and Emi Hariyama under the direction of Vladimir Malakhov and worked in Japan and Germany. In 2022 she danced in Aida at the Dresden Semperoper. Taira has also been part of various festivals such as Dance at the Gathering Prix de Lausanne Select Dancer Festival, as well as Vladimir Malakhov and the Stars of the World ballet. She has also received numerous awards as a choreographer such as the Award for Excellence FDFF Choreographers Award. Taira has been a part of the TANZ LINZ ensemble since 2022/2023.

  • Photo: Holunder Heiss

    Holunder Heiss

    AT

    After completing extensive technical training, Holunder Heiß decided to study digital art at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. His works and creations mostly move at the interfaces and the search for the essence of the machine. Holunder Heiß has been teaching Time-Based and Interactive Media Arts at the University of Arts Linz since 2016.

  • Photo: Philip Brunnader

    Lorenzo Ruta

    IT

    Lorenzo Ruta received dance education in ballet, contemporary dance, Contact Improvisation and modern dance in his native Sicily. His first engagement took him to Catania to Scenario Pubblico and Compagnia Zappal Danz under the artistic direction of Roberto Zappalà. In the years that followed, he initially danced for the young Swiss company Cinevox Junior Company (including in Diva and Carmen) in choreographies by Franz Brodmann, Jacqueline Beck, Enrico Musmeci, Félix Dumeril, Olaf Schmidt, Martina Langmann, Tyna Beyerler, Azusa Nishimura and Ihsan Rustem. In the 2016/2017 season, he moved to the Konzert und Theater St. Gallen under the direction of Beate Vollack, where he also worked at the Theater Ulm (ballet director Roberto Scafati) and the Theater Pforzheim (ballet director Guido Markowitz). Ruta has been a member of the dance company TANZLINZ at the Landestheater Linz since February 2018.

  • Photo: Philip Brunnader

    Mischa Hall

    AU

    Mischa Hall was born in Sydney, Australia. He trained first at the Dance Spot and then at Tanya Pearson’s Classical Coaching Academy and later performed with the Sydney City Youth Ballet. He finally graduated at the Ballettschule Theater in Basel. His first engagement took him to Liberec, Czech Republic, to the FXS Theatre. Hall later moved to the JKT Theatre in Pilsen, where he performed in a variety of ballets, dance projects and operas. In early-2022 he danced the lead role of Daniel in Srdce (Heart), a co-production between Theatre JKT, the Czech National Theatre and Agentura Srdce. Mischa Hall is a part of the TANZ LINZ ensemble at the Landestheater Linz since 2022/2023.

Credits

Hinako Taira – Choreographie
Mischa Hall, Lorenzo Ruta, Fleur Wijsman – Dance and Co-Creation
Carlotta Borcherding – Sound / Composition und Visualization
Holunder Heiß – Visual Coding and technical implementation

A cooperation of the Tanz Company of the Landestheater with the Department of Time-Based and Interactive Media Arts of the University of Arts Linz and the Ars Electronica Center.