
HOLD&RESIST_a springrite
Gravity does not act the same everywhere. In outer space, we are weightless. In the performance experiments of Liquid Loft, set to the delicately swinging ambient noise of the meta-rock electronic group Radian, the body’s potential is explored in confrontation with the rule of gravity. Poses are stretched beyond their limits, exhaustion is pushed to the edge, and tensions are held that seem to contradict the laws of nature. Seen politically, this becomes a resistant stance – one that pushes back against oppressive conditions and authoritarian tendencies. To endure, to stand firm, to hold one’s position.
At the heart of the work lies a hope in the unlikely, yet still possible: HOLD&RESIST_a springrite is an initiative of donaufestival and marks the first collaboration between Liquid Loft and Radian. The piece brings together astonishing, almost impossible slow-motion tipping figures with closely attuned, finely textured sound worlds. These are shaped by dynamic stop-and-go moments, microtonal shifts, and a free yet focused play between composition and improvisation.
Thomas Edlinger
Liquid Loft:
Chris Haring, Artistic Director/ choreography
Andreas Berger, composition, electronics, spatialization
Coralie Bénard, dance/ choreography
Jackson Carroll, dance/ choreography
Lavignac François-Eloi, dance/ choreography
Katharina Meves, dance/ choreography
Hannah Timbrell, dance/ choreography
Thomas Jelinek, szenography/ stage direction
Thomas Edlinger, text
Roman Harrer, stage anagement
Cornelia Lehner, company management
Michael Loizenbauer, foto/ videodocumentation
Judith Thaler, foto/ dramaturgie
Valentina Diaz, social media
Stefan Röhrle, costume
Radian:
Martin Brandlmayr, composition/ drums, percussion, electronics
Martin Siewert, composition/ guitars, Lapsteel, electronics
Manu Mayr, composition/ bass