Anna Anderegg (CH): Silver Boom

With the performance presented in collaboration of Budapest Spring Festival and PLACCC, we move out of the city center and explore the squares and streets of Újpalota with local senior performers.

Silver Boom is a community performance in public space by the Swiss dancer and choreographer Anna Anderegg, which she always creates with local senior ladies. The public presentation of the performance is preceded by a ten-day workshop with 15-20 female participants over the age of sixty, and a site-specific dance film will also be created during the work.
The complex art project revolves around the question of the connection between public space, gender and age – since the aging female body is practically pushed out by modern society and made invisible in the urban public space. What can we learn from these knowledgeable bodies? What wisdom and stories do these women have to tell us?
Silver Boom opens a poetic breach in everyday life and encourages residents to reclaim their environment. The interruption of the daily rhythm in the city is intended to allow all citizens to reflect on the values we hold as a society today.

Creators and Contributors
Anna Anderegg – concept and choreography
Milica Slacanin – video
Marco Barotti – sound design
Kinga Szemessy – assistant choreographer

Dates: 8 and 9 May 2024, 5.30 PM
Meeting point: in front of the Újpalota Market Hall (1156 Budapest, Nyírpalota út 52.), at the “Vásárcsarnok” stop of bus number 7

Free of charge.

The production is realized as part of the Budapest Spring Festival in cooperation with the Budapest Brand Nonprofit Zrt. and the Placcc Festival with the support of the Csokonai Cultural Center, Pro Helvetia (CH) and the Swiss Embassy.

The event will be video and audio recorded. By participating in the event, the participant gives his/her consent to the recording and its release.