Diego Tortelli & Miria Wurm

Psycho

Umberto Favretto

Psycho betrachtet etwas scheinbar Flüchtiges: den Atem. Meist unscheinbar funktioniert er täglich rund 25.000-mal selbsttätig, um sich dabei stetig in unseren Körper einzuschreiben. Doch wie der Titel schon erahnen lässt, setzt sich Psycho auch mit dem Gegenteiligem auseinander: dem, was uns den Atem nimmt, unseren Rhythmus blockiert und unser Selbst ‚fehlgeschaltet‘ werden lässt. Psycho ist ein Zoom auf körperliche und innere Details mit Hilfe eines Tänzerkörpers, der sich vor den Augen des Publikums durch unterschiedliche, körperliche Erinnerungen und deren Muster bewegt. Emotional mitnehmend, da dieser die eigenen Lebenserfahrungen in Form von tänzerischer Körperlichkeit widergespiegelt.

Dauer / Duration: 35 min (ohne Pause / without intermission)
Sprache / Language: ohne Sprache / no speech

Psycho looks at something seemingly fleeting and basic: the breath. A mostly inconspicuous momentum that functions automatically around 25,000 times a day, constantly inscribing itself into our bodies. Breathing is the first thing we do when we are born and the last thing we do when we die. It is therefore not without reason that breathing is of great importance in all cultures. Breathing is also the only function of the autonomic nervous system that we can consciously and voluntarily influence, and through its depth and rhythm we can also influence our concentration and emotions. But as the title suggests, Psycho also deals with the opposite: that which takes our breath away, blocks our own rhythm and makes our self dysmorphic. Psycho is a zoom on physical and inner details with the help of a dancer’s body; a dance-pictorial pars pro toto and at the same time its antonym totum pro parte, which transforms itself before the audience’s eyes through different physical memories and their patterns. Simultaneously incorporating light and shadow, viewing both parts as equal and intertwining them. The breath stands for one’s own life and experience, directed towards oneself and also looking into one’s own darkness. Emotionally engaging as it reflects the reality and experiences of one’s own life in the form of  the physicality of dance.