Dance on Screen

Oltre il Velo / Beyond the Veil is a joint installation by choreographer Valentina Moar, video artists Judith Selenko / Peter Venus and composer Bojan Vuletić.

Deep, hidden emotions become visible through the power of movement and the unusual artistic vision and form. The dancing body becomes the protagonist of a journey through the imaginary shapes it draws in space. Although the gesture of dance is fleeting and instantaneous, it is a trace in the air, it has a force that goes beyond its own movement, a geometry in constant transformation that challenges the laws of matter and perception.

The sound of the dance was captured in a concentrated field with many microphones and forms the basis for the musical composition, which was created parallel to the choreography.

The choreography follows the structure of the classical pas de deux as a silent and profound dialogue between two dancers that support each other both physically and psychologically. The speed and the defiance of  gravity of the male dancer meet the grace and form of the female dancer, creating the sense of absolute equilibrium.

The visual construction and deconstruction of the movement draws invisible lines, creating a dance of forms that expand, overlap and dissolve. The body is no longer just a physical structure, but a force that shapes the world.

Choreography, composition and visual art unite in an intimate presentation, immediate, powerful and touching.

Oltre il Velo / Beyond the Veil

installation (10:52)

1-channel video, 7-channel audio

Valentina Moar – choreography, direction

Peter Venus / Judith Selenko – visual art

Bojan Vuletić – composition

Marco Schretter – video compositing

Stefania Ballone – dancer

Alberto Terribile – dancer