the liminal body is a body condemned to adapt itself; the migrant body, to never truly settle. the body's DNA is a capsule of geomancy, containing within itself every possible story. such a body's navigation through genealogical maps is a failed attempt to systematize the ungraspable: books of sand made of erased memories, dissolving as they accumulate. as a [catalogue], this piece proposes an anamorphic collection of samples of every [format] of the works of the book of sand umbrella project. in case of interest, you may commission the complete work by emailing: booking@alinasokulska.com
24 October, 19h30
XL Box view map
[OPEN REHEARSAL]
Free entry upon reservation via text to [+351] 913 699 891 or to info[a]oespacodotempo.pt.
Some textual elements and dialogue may be in English and will not be subtitled.
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Project hosted as part of a partnership between O Espaço do Tempo and the Certamen Coreográfico de Madrid.
Credits
idea, choreography, direction
alina sokulska
direction assistance
Víctor Aicua
interpretation
alina sokulska, Víctor Aicua, Eba'a Eltamami
digital drawing
Veronika Wenger, Oleksiy Koval
light & set design & production
David Corral Lamelas, 2ajuventud
accompaniment & dramaturgical assistance
Roberto Fratini, Constanza Brnčić
characterisation, costume & jewellery design
@so.cool.ska
music
Steve Coleman's Natal Eclipse, Steve Lehman & Sélébeyonné, Syrian cassette
archives (special thanks to Yamen Mekdad)
video documenting
Sandra Polo
photo documenting
Iraria Salvagno
thanks to the spaces and institutions that supported the project
Graner, Espai la Granja, Can Gassol, Centre Civic Barceloneta, Nunart Guinardó, Pasoa2, La Caldera, AIR Munich, Museu d'Historia de Catalunya, O Espaço do Tempo, Fabra i Coats Fábrica de Creació, Institut del Teatre Diputació de Barcelona
© Alex Johnstone
Ukrainian with Syrian roots, Kyiv-born, Barcelona-based, alina works through choreography, performance, and crafts. Also a PhD in Comparative Literature, alina positions her art in hybrid spaces where theory and practice operate as complementary modes of knowledge production. Her movement research spins around the performativity of the liminal, exploring themes such as identity, memory, power dynamics, and their relation to the current epistemic framework.