Are you always on your way forward? Always with the next goal in mind? What if you turned around for a moment? Literally speaking.
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In Reverse the audience members walk backwards along a given route in the city, through different public and private spaces.
Dutch-Belgian artist Johannes Bellinkx manipulates our perception of time and reality when he invites us to turn our backs on everything familiar to wander backwards through the city. We step out of our comfort zones and into a city we no longer recognise.
The project is inspired by certain Asian and African cultures that do not perceive time linearly, but simultaneously, where past and future do not exist, but every moment which happens adds up.
Walking backward is a concentrated, physical experience, where attention loses its focus, and the world turns into a widescreen. As simple as turning an everyday action around – walking backwards instead of forward – gives you brand new perspectives on your surroundings.
The route is marked and you are in safe hands. There is no need to look over the shoulder. A hypnotic sound image composed of city sounds accompanies you, magnifies and shifts reality, and you must surrender yourself to the unknown and the unexpected.
Credits:
Concept and direction: Johannes Bellinkx
Audio composition: Sjoerd Leijten
Accordion: Ádám Móser
App developer: Teackele Soepboer, Dennis van Tilburg
Installation: Thijs Wieman
Bags: Merel Kamp
Creative producer: Anna Huizing
Production management: Dalma Magasi
Instructors: Ivett Andrea Lukács, Simon Jáger
Producer: SoAP Maastricht
Co-producer: C-TAKT
The form of the performance: urban walk for one participant at the time
Length of the walk: appr. 70 min / participant
Date and time: 4 PM – 7.30 PM, 13th, 14th and 15th May 2022
Meeting point: Parking in Saru street, 1111 Budapest, Saru u. 10.
Individual departure each 3 min. The ticket is valid for an interval of half an hour, which means that there may be waiting time before your departure. It is recommended to wear comfortable, weather-appropriate clothing and closed-toe walking shoes.
The performance will be held also in light rain.
Supporters:
Embassy of Belgium – Flemish Representation, In Situ, Creative Europe
Special thanks:
XI. District Újbuda Municipality, ELTE Eötvös József Collegium, Allee
The program is realised in the framework of the Budapest Spring Festival in the collaboration of Placcc Festival, Budapest Brand and Eleven Blokk
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