'With MINUS 9 we tease the equilibrium in the hierarchy of the senses. Can the “ear, hear, here” become the touching vestibule of a new order? We challenge the distance in between. When do we allow ourselves to be touched, metaphorically or literally? We invite the audience to re-question and rethink how we relate to each other. In our society a few roles trespass our comfort zone to touch our skin: doctors, caretakers, dance & sport coaches. They touch you but are you really touched? Music touches us emotionally, but what if it would literally touch your flesh?'
K&A
Cast & Credits
Concept, text & performance:K&A (Karla Isidorou & Alexandra Bellon)
The Instrument: Your ear
MINUS 9 wad supported by AFK Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunsten
Photography: Libor Galia / MINUS 9 at Prague Quadrennial 2023, part of RARE Performances curated by Carolina E Santo
Press
"The modest Minus 9, a one-on-one performance by visual artist Karla Isidorou and musician Alexandra Bellon, also has a ritual approach. We enter a small room where the two of them are sitting opposite of you. With poetic texts and gestures they lead you in their ritual, which far exceeds the intimate boundary between performer and spectator. Describing it also means a lot of giving away. The short performance moves between a theatrical experience and a session of osteopathy. The central point is the ear, which is manipulated in such a way that sounds from the body come to the surface and form a true soundscape. Anyone who surrenders has a special experience.’
Moos van de Broek / Theaterkrant
"Minus 9 is a wonderful, bizarre experience for your inner ear. The jury thought it was very impressive and interesting to approach the inner ear as an instrument and it was very well executed... ...all visiting jury members felt connected to the piece and thought it was a unique, intriguing experience.’’
Jury Amsterdam Fringe Festival 2019
© Photography: K&A
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Thessaloniki, 541 10 Greece
Thessaloniki, 541 10 Greece
Prague, Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic
Lausanne,
Lausanne,