In the final episode of Wording Dances, we invited Sofia Dias and Vítor Roriz to drift through thoughts and situations of their choreographic work, amid “The Noise of the Chairs”.
Dias and Roriz are a duo of artists and choreographers, collaborating since 2006. The hybrid nature of their research, connected with their curiosity and need for experimentation, has led them to the creation of various shows, performances, audio tracks, videos, podcasts, and installations, crossing different contexts and blurring the boundaries between artistic areas. Their performances conceived for stage, mainly performed by the two of them, employ a refined choreographic language combined with text and voice. In 2011, they were awarded the Prix Jardin d'Europe and won the first place at Aerowaves Spring Forward 13 for their performance “Um gesto que não passa de uma ameaça”. They served as curators for PACAP (Advanced Program for Creation in Performing Arts) at Forum Dança in 2018 and 2023, and during the 2023/2024 biennium, they are artists in residence at the Champalimaud Foundation.
Wording Dances presents a series of episodes, both in Portuguese and English, where renowned artists from the international contemporary dance scene discuss matters which make of dancing and choreographing an inexhaustible terrain of experimentation, problematization and thinking. A co-production between Estúdios Victor Córdon and Parasita Association, hosted by Carlos Manuel Oliveira.
The series is published in the following platforms:
Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Radio Public, Castbox e Soundcloud.
You can also access translated episodes (PT-EN) HERE.
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