Ding an sich

Kirov, Russia – 22 October 2020

"Sasha revealed the essence of the modern thing-in-itself — embodying the impossible, turning the self inside out, and frightening with realism. Post-industrialism has brought with it information, an excess of it, endless repetition and non-repetition, and a universal fear of running out of time.

A search for the self. Reflection. Alienation. Separation. Flight. A click, another, running again, the circle tightening, another click. The fall of a drop of water, like the death of yet another life reference point — it is rain. We all need rest. Rest. Rest… Gunfire sounds enslave the body, a beautiful gait enslaves the soul.

No one knows anything about her — her fear, her struggle. But does this struggle even exist? Or is it all the creation of a troubled mind, unable to accept the incomprehensibility of another?" Written by Masha Dyomina

Choreography & performance: Sasha Demina