repsev: tańczący na ścianie

Dziś: Ascen Dance Project. Jest to grupa, która łączy taniec ze wspinaczką dosłownie mówiąc tańczą na panelu sztucznej ścianki wspinaczkowej. Połączenie ogromnej siły z ruchami pełnymi delikatności i ekspresji. Istny balet na panelu!! Zobaczcie sami!!

Beyond Gravity-Trailer from AscenDance Project on Vimeo.

Grupę AscenDance Project utworzyła w styczniu 2006 roku w Niemczech Isabel von Rittberg. Grupa składa się z 7 tancerzy.

Isabel Jessica von Rittberg, Artistic Director
Ryan Gaunt
Steven Thanh Wong
Martha Hazel
Andy Schmeder
Elena Cochran
Susan Alexis Owen

I jest określana jako grupa performans. Poniżej garść informacji z samego "żródła" (oficjalna strona: http://www.ascendanceproject.com/index.html )

Mission statment:

All human beings can relate to music, basic rhythms and movements. Life is based on rhythms. We are surrounded by the earth's cycles; we are guided by the rhythm of our heart beat. Whether we are walking, running, talking, dancing, sleeping, or simply breathing, we follow patterns. Dance is about what unites us, not about what separates us.

By isolating and simply understanding the movements of climbing, AscenDance Project creates choreographed/synchronized climbing--a dance on the wall to the rhythm of music. A climber's body moves through several different positions when traveling across the wall. Technical movements in the climbing world referred to as "drop-knees, heel-hooks, toe-hooks, dynos, lock-offs, straight-arm hangs, high-steps etc." help the dancers move with ease and grace. Using their strength most efficiently they seem to be smooth and rapid without effort.

For the performers, a climbing wall offers more terrain to explore. For the audience it presents an interesting perspective. With the production of a dance-climb show, AscenDance Project hopes to bring together climbers, dancers, artists, musicians, and an audience that can appreciate a fusion of these elements, whether at a climbing competition or a theatrical setting.

Na zakończenie jeszcze cytat założycielki oraz kilka fotografii :

"I was driving through Utah's stunning Virgin River Gorge on my way from California to Montana. The early evening sunlight was reflecting on the rock walls surrounding me. Infatuated with the melodies of Thomas Otten, grasping onto the steering wheel with my forehead glued against the windshield, I was overwhelmed with a stunning vision: climbers dancing on the sheer faces of this incredible terrain. My love for climbing, music and dance fused. There was no distinction. When rock climbing, it was the continuous flow of vertical movements that generated in me a strong mental focus and a physical strength that allowed me to gracefully overcome my body weight. The vision of climbers executing technical and powerful movements to music was crystal clear. My mind went still, space expanded. There was no room for doubt. I had no choice but to follow. I felt a deep longing to convey the magnificence, grace and fluidity of climbers’ delicate and strong movement."

Isabel Jessica von Rittberg, Artistic Director and Founder, AscenDance Project