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a poetic journey & live performance blending dance, cinema and music into a visceral experience
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a dream that carries us, inviting us to immerse ourselves in the landscapes and reconnect with the breath of nature and the rhythm of life. To dream of an alchemy, still possible, with the environment and its elements.
yet mystery and reality
emerge from the same source.
this source is called darkness.
darkness born from darkness.
the beginning of all understanding.
TAO TE CHING
‘Deeply touching; every moment and the idea of being present is mesmerizing. Thank you for such an immersive creation’
“Andrea’s performance, truly innovative in style and content, has deeply impressed and enriched me.
With her sensitivity as an artist and innate talent, she’s made us have the extraordinary experience of perceiving the breath of nature – the rhythm of life.
The performance demonstrates how much authentic art elevates and expresses feelings, emotions, universal values, in short, human existence.”
PERFORMANCE PROJECT by Andrea Hackl & invited artists
After its premiere at INEQUILIBRIO FESTIVAL hosted by Armunia Teatro, D R E A M E R has been touring world wide and was honored with the AWARD for BEST INTERDISCIPLINARY LIVE PERFORMANCE at LensDans Festival Brussels 2023
ABOUT
Transformation and Empowerment are essential themes in Andrea Hackl’s work and equally DREAMER is inspired by a journey of coming home to and celebrating our inner creative life force.
DREAMER
is an interdisciplinary performance featuring a two-channel audiovisual installation.
This evocative work invites audiences on a poetic and visceral journey through film, dance, and music—drawing inspiration from the Tibetan Book of the Dead and underlying cycles of life. At its core, DREAMER is a journey of empowerment, navigating themes of death, impermanence, birth, and liberation. It is an alchemical quest that embraces and celebrates our deep connection with the earth and the natural world.
Like a dream that washes over you, the performance invites immersion—into impressions, colors, and soundscapes. It is a journey both inward and beyond the here and now, traversing forests, limestone cliffs, glaciers, and the high mountains of Europe and the Himalayas. These landscapes emerge as soul expressions—living entities and, at times, partners in a primal dance.
Following its premiere at the Inequilibrio Festival in Castiglioncello, Italy, DREAMER has toured internationally and was honored with the Best Interdisciplinary Live Performance Award at the LensDans Festival in Brussels. The performance features visual material from award-winning film projects by Andrea Hackl, all part of an ongoing, evolving creative path.
MUSIC
+ ANTOINE VIARD [Collectif COAX, Paris] – music / saxophone
+ Raffaele Schiavo [Sicily, Italy] – voice
+ musicians whose work has flown into the short films and video work featured in the performance [find more information on the webpages of the projects]:
PREMIERE at INEQUILIBRIO FESTIVAL 2022, hosted by Armunia Teatro
PRESENTATION
possible in THEATERS + ALTERNATIVE / OUTDOOR SPACES + GALLERY SETTINGS
> interdisciplinary performance
> audio visual installation of short films and videos, accompanied by music and poetry.
> PERFORMANCE DURATION: +/- 1 hour
> EXPOSITION: ongoing + video installation / projections in loop
PERFORMANCE VIDEO
photo: Antoine Viard, performance of DREAMER at INEQUILIBRIO FESTIVAL ’22
PERFORMANCE AGENDA
DEC 25 – FUKUOKA DANCE EXCHANGE, Japan
21 SEPT 25 – Mantova Italy
27 NOV – HOUSE of POSSIBILITAS, Gothenburg
SEPT – International Dance Festival New Orleans
AUG – MANIFEST DANCE FILM FESTIVAL, Pondicherry India
7 MAR – AKBANK SANAT Istanbul
15 FEB – Atelier du Plateau, Paris
8 FEB – Pleintheater Amsterdam
16 DEC – AKBANK SANAT, Istanbul
SEPT 4 – performance at PUNTA LE MORGE, Italy
FEB 23 – AWARD as BEST INTERDISCIPLINARY LIVE PERFORMANCE at LensDans Festival Brussels
5th NOV – EXPOSITION and PERFORMANCE – with Robbert van Hulzen [percussion and electronics] at 4Bid Gallery, Amsterdam
17th SEPT – PERFORMANCE at BOHEMIA FARM STUDIO, Czech Republic
23rd JUNE – PREMIERE with Antoine Viard [saxophone] at Inequilibrio Festival, hosted by Armunia Teatro, Italy
ANDREA HACKL PROJECTS 