Fondazione Romaeuropa is glad to present the absolute premiere of "SlowMo: Connecting Cloughjordan Ecovillage to continental Europe via land, sea, and dance", a participatory outdoor dance work by Ireland-based company Instant Dissidence, traveling from Cloughjordan Ecovillage (Ireland) by land and sea to destinations in Cyprus, Italy (online), Denmark, Sweden and the UK.

An Instant Dissidence production, with the support of Perform Europe, and the contribution of Fondazione Romaeuropa as digital presenter.

ABOUT

Intercepting new trends of cultural creation and dissemination, Fondazione Romaeuropa will present online three short videos that have been created en route between Ireland and Cyprus. Reinforcing a new dimension of cultural co-creation, the choreographies have been informed and inspired from the written and audio contributions of different figures in Rome that, for one reason or another, have a link to Cyprus.

Working towards making cultural contents accessible to all, the films will be audio described for visually impaired people, both in Italian and English, thanks to the support of Blindsight project.

The Artist Talk, led by Rita Marcalo, director of Instant Dissidence, and moderated by Fondazione Romaeuropa, will tackle and explore themes such as: the role of the digital realm and the definition of new models of cultural creation and dissemination, the definition of a space for the environment within cultural activities as well as contributing to the reaffirming of cultural rights as a pillar to sustainable development.

During the artist talk Amber Bosteels, Diogo Santos, Gerard Headley, Thilde Andreasen, dancers of Instant Dissidence, will intervene to discuss their creative process. For more information you can visit this page

CREDITS

With the support of Perform Europe as part of the SlowMo: Connecting Cloughjordan Ecovillage to continental Europe via land, sea, and dance. Perform Europe is an EU-funded project aimed to rethink how performing arts works are presented across borders in a more inclusive, sustainable and balanced way by testing new touring and distribution practices and providing policy recommendations for a future EU support scheme. This 18-month journey includes a research phase, launching a digital platform, testing a support scheme, and designing policy recommendations. Perform Europe is funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union and co-managed by a Consortium of 5 organisations: IETM – International network for contemporary performing arts, the European Festivals Association (EFA), Circostrada, EDN – European Dancehouse Network, and IDEA Consult.

In partnership with with Ipogia Skini (Cyprus), Fondazione Romaeuropa (Italy), Helsingor Teater (Denmark), Vastsvenska Turnerande SommarTeatern (VTST) (Sweden), and In Between Time (United Kingdom).

The initial development of SlowMo was originally commissioned by Buffer Fringe Festival (Cyprus), funded by the Arts Council of Ireland, with additional support by IMPACT (Imagining Together – Platform for Arts, Culture, and Conflict Transformation) and additional development funding by the Centre Culturel Irlandais (Paris).

Image: Amber Bosteels by Jemma Stein