Nguyễn + Transitory: suân ซ่วน – Sophiensæle | Independent Theater in Berlin
Program
Nguyễn + Transitory:
suân ซ่วน
20.8. Beyond the Stage
Nguyễn + Transitory move through the liminal spaces between sound, performance and installation. In their work, a touch-activated sound scenography becomes a living instrument – shifting with every gesture, every point of contact between skin and copper. Traditional folk dances and music from Isan intertwine with electronic textures, queering tradition and creating dialogues between the ancestral and the contemporary. suân ซ่วน traces how the past lingers in the present and how it transforms itself. At its heart, it is an exploration of dependency, vulnerability, proximity and trust as forms of collective resilience.
Artistic direction, composition, concept: Nguyễn + Transitory
Choreography: Nguyễn + Transitory in collaboration with the dancers
With: Yanisa Buasuk, Pornphimon Buoonbanlu, Natthakit Chaiyawat, Siriyakorn Lakul, Natthiwut Sawangdee
Live musicians: Vannapa Saenouan (Pin), Wimonrat Suwamat (Khaen)
Cinematography, video documentation: Asarela Orchidia Dewi
Production manager, creative support: Bussaraporn Thongchai
A production by Nguyễn + Transitory. Supported by: Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts Khon Kaen University, Berlin Artistic Research Program, Goethe-Institut. In cooperation with Sophiensæle. Tanz im August is a festival of HAU Hebbel am Ufer.