Phases of the Moon
‘…Let our eye colour be as unreliable as March ice.
But we shall become like a dream, and then dreams will become bright’
But we shall become like a dream, and then dreams will become bright’
(B.G. ‘Equinox’) ...▷
By realising our own limitations, we may come to understand more about the infinite.
Phases of the Moon
Dance piece for 4 dancers and painter.
/50 min./
2008
/50 min./
2008
Idea, Choreography
Konstantin Grouss
Dance, choreography
Tatyana Fateeva
Julia Krukova / Tatyana Bayan
Dennis Boroditsky
Konstantin Grouss
Painting, dance
Nina Vitanova-Wlachova / Dominique Godderis
Music
Ivan Pavlov /СОН/
Felix Laband
Costumes
Elena Basova
Stage design
Misha Khoom, Konstantin Grouss
Text
Konstantin Grouss, Nina Vitanova –Wlachova, Dominique Godderis, Boris Grebenschikov
The performance grew from an engagement with the Tao Te Ching, in which strength is recognised through weakness and light through shadow. Past, present, and future are approached not as separate territories, but as interdependent conditions.
The work explores relationships between light and darkness, the visible and the hidden, the direct and the reflected, the attractive and the repulsive.
Thanks to Thekh dance agency for support with this creation.
Phases of the Moon
Photo Mikhail Labovsky, Vladimir Lopovskoy
Main works 2004-2008
Video
15 мин.
15 мин.
ZERO Dance Gallery
has been exploring this multidimensional world since 2002
Originally established as the ‘Theatre ZERO ’ contemporary dance laboratory, the project has expanded its activities to bring together various art forms – contemporary dance, visual art and music.
“By synthesising Eastern and Western ways of thinking, I strive to combine powerful expression with inner stillness in my work.
Whilst developing in various directions, I retain my starting point as a place of tranquillity, to which I can always return in order to move forward… perhaps in a different direction.”
The creative concept is based on the fundamental elements underlying dance – energy, space, time and flow. My artistic interests lie at the intersection of the principles of choreography and the visual arts."
Konstantin Grouss, artist, dancer and choreographer, the founder and artistic
director of the “ZERO Dance Gallery” project.
“By synthesising Eastern and Western ways of thinking, I strive to combine powerful expression with inner stillness in my work.
Whilst developing in various directions, I retain my starting point as a place of tranquillity, to which I can always return in order to move forward… perhaps in a different direction.”
The creative concept is based on the fundamental elements underlying dance – energy, space, time and flow. My artistic interests lie at the intersection of the principles of choreography and the visual arts."
Konstantin Grouss, artist, dancer and choreographer, the founder and artistic
director of the “ZERO Dance Gallery” project.
Phases of the Moon
Action Hall, Fabrica project, Moscow
2008
2008