pausing
by Mandafounis & Zarhy
from image to feeling
from idea to sensation
from rhythm to quality
from intellect to intuition.
to observe while feeling
to be moved while touching
to wander while wondering
to follow the way while pausing.
Just as the essence of poetry cannot be explained, one cannot always find a mental logic to reason the existence of movement. And still, movement exists. Movement can guide, intrigue or touch us. PAUSING floats in the space between dance and movement, shifting between imaginative scenarios and glimpses of reality. The duet Mandafounis / Zarhy creates a personal account of intimacy, inviting us to touch the ephemeral for just a slight moment and to PAUSE there.
Pausing Conceived, staged and performed by: Ioannis Mandafounis, May Zarhy Artistic assistance: Elpida Orfanidou Production: Cie Projet 11 Administration: Mélanie Fréguin Supported by: KAT, la Ville de Genève, la République et Canton de Genève, la Fondation Nestlé pour l’Art, la Fondation Ernst Göhner, les Fonds Mécénat SIG, Modul-Dance in the framework of the Culture Program of the European Union. Accueil studio: Cie Neopost Ahrrrt, studio 44/Cie Gilles Jobin, ADC Genève Thanks to: Jean-Michel Broillet A project in cooperation with: Théâtre de l’Usine Genève, Theaterhaus Gessnerallee Zürich, Dampfzentrale Bern, Kaserne Basel, Südpol Luzern, Théâtre Sevelin 36 Lausanne, in the frame of the fonds des programmateurs / Reso-Réseau Danse Suisse, and the support of Pro Helvetia.