Axial Figures
Axial Figures is Wired Studio’s newest stage work.
Axial Figures is deeply rooted in choreography but has elements from both architecture and contemporary circus.
With a precise and minimalistic aesthetic Axial Figures explores the construction and deconstruction of systems – linear, as well as choreographic, geometric, and social.
The full volume of the stage is activated through a motorized scenography of aerial ropes allowing movements on the vertical plane as well as the horizontal.
5 performers create an ever-evolving 3D image of lines and geometric patterns by manipulating a scenography of aerial ropes from the ground and from the air, continuously challenging themselves, each other, and the outside eye on what is physically possible.
Axial Figures is a highly visual work, with graphic precision and a dynamic and impressive movement vocabulary.
Axial Figures premiered in November 2023 at Bora Bora in Aarhus, Denmark, and at Dansehallerne in Copenhagen.
credits:
Choreographer: Simone Wierød / Performers: Saana Leppänen (FI), Stina Otterström (SE/CH), Moa Karlsson (SE), Sini Saari (FI), Laura Kivistik (EE) / Music: M€RCY (DK) / Costumes: Marie Nørgaard Nielsen (DK) / Technician/rigger: Stefan Goldbaum Tarabini (DK) / Architect: Hugh Diamond, Standard Practice / Light design: Anders Kjems (DK) / Producer: Art & About (DK) / Video: Tim Panduro (DK) / Photos: Jens Peter Engedal (DK)
Axial Figures is a co-production with Bora Bora and Dansehallerne. The development of Axial Figures has been supported through residencies at Åbne Scene - Godsbanen, DYNAMO and Teater Momentum and through equipment from Wahlberg Motion Design, AFUK, Circus Tværs and DYNAMO.
Further thanks to: Regina Baumann, Anna Emilie Lauge Pedersen, Miriam Swartz, Søren Flor, Cirkus Tværs, Christine Bonnichsen, Sophie Hyrup, Miriam Tianna Jensen Camara, Rita Duri, Anne-Sofie Pi Østergaard, Hannah Margetson, Lucas Kruse Kristiansen
