Liquid Loft & Radian

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 rules 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. 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. 

Funded by Stadt Wien Kultur.

Liquid Loft: Artistic direction, choreography: Chris Haring | Composition, electronics, spatialisation: Andreas Berger | Dance, choreography: Coralie Bénard, Jackson Carroll, Lavignac François-Eloi, Katharina Meves, Hannah Timbrell | Scenography, stage direction: Thomas Jelinek | Stage management: Roman Harrer | Company management: Cornelia Lehner | Photo/ video documentation: Michael Loizenbauer | Photo, dramaturgy: Judith Thaler | Social media: Valentina Diaz | Costumes: Stefan Röhrle

Radian: Martin Brandlmayr: Composition, drums, percussion, electronics Martin Siewert: Composition, guitars, lap steel, electronics Manu Mayr: Composition, bass