A BODY ON THE EDGE.
A CIRCULATION OF IMAGES.
A STATE OF TRANCE.

GRUTA IS A PERFORMANCE THAT EXAMINES THE FRAGILITY OF THE SELF, PLACING IDENTITY ON THE EDGE OF THE ABYSS. ROOTED IN A HYPERBOLIC, BAROQUE AND HIGHLY VISUAL TEXT, DELIVERED LIVE AS AN INVOCATION, THE PIECE INVITES THE AUDIENCE NOT MERELY TO OBSERVE, BUT TO INHABIT THE ACTION.

TEXT, SOUND AND IMAGE: MECHANISMS OF MOVEMENT. THE SOUND IS A LIVE PERFORMANCE OF A STUDIO COMPOSITION: BUILT FROM FIELD RECORDINGS, INSTRUMENTS AND THE TEXT ITSELF. SOUND BECOMES VOICE AND GESTURE, EXPRESSION. IMAGES CREATED IN EXPANDED CINEMA, BY EDUARDO FILIPPI, INTERTWINE WITH SOUND FORMING A SYNTHETIC LANGUAGE THAT ENGAGES THE AUDIENCE SENSORIALLY AND PHYSICALLY. THE RESULT IS AN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE WHERE PRESENCE, PERCEPTION, AND RITUAL COLLAPSE INTO ONE.

CREATIVE TEAM / CREDITS

CONCEPT & DIRECTION: MARIA PAPADOPOULOS
ORIGINAL TEXT: MARIA PAPADOPOULOS
EXPANDED CINEMA: EDUARDO FILIPPI
SOUND DESIGN: MARIA PAPADOPOULOS AND JOAN LAVANDEIRA

WITH THE SUPPORT OF PUMAREJO

GRUTA (Bandcamp)