Wir möchten hiermit auf den Gastvortrag von Dr. Anastasia Nabokina am 27. Mai 2025, von 17.15 bis 18.45 Uhr im Tanzstudio (UNIPARK, Raum 2.105) aufmerksam machen. Anastasia Nabokina forscht zu futuristischen Künstler:innen in Russland in der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts und widmet sich in ihrem Vortrag dem russischen Dichter und Tänzer Valentin Parnakh.
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The universal language of syncopation, dissonance and eccentric gestures. Performances by the Russian Futurists and Valentin Parnach’s Sudden Dance
The first decades of the twentieth century in Russia – as in Europe – were a time of the emergence of new ideas and practices in the arts, including performative ones. In the context of the traumatic events of the early 20th century, these practices often had a therapeutic and self-therapeutic effect. For poets, musicians and dancers, the creative process became an act of self-renewal, a way of expressing unconscious impulses or a way of coming to terms with traumatic experiences. It is no coincidence that one of the most famous concepts of this period was ‚improvisational and everyday theatre for oneself‘ by Nikolai Evreinov, the director and discoverer of theatre therapy.
In the lecture we will talk about the performances of Russian poet-futurists, and in particular we will look at the ’sudden dance‘ of Valentin Parnakh, poet and dancer. We will be aided by an analysis of photographic, filmic and literary materials, with an emphasis on their kinesthetic perception. Central to our reflections will be the power of art to influence not only the audience but also the performer.