Performance 'Jump! Jump! Tunnel! Tunnel'' presented during Jauna Muzika festival in Arts Printing House, Vilnius, Lithuania. Performed by Maulwerker, directing and scenography by Indrė Liškauskaitė, 2021
It is a piece about human animal and non-human animal communication in a very unique situation of canine agility sport. The team of two animal species communicates through a very specific body and abstract verbal language. The human animal commands and praises until the furry one and the anthropocentric one merge together.
… the sounds of the surroundings disappears and time stops for a few seconds. Last – long – breathing in – gazing the course – and breathing out – catching the eyes of the non-human. From the next moment everything happens fast – so fast, that you almost lose the control of your body. The muscle memory drives you through – and you hear your voice – as it would be a stranger – confused – controlling – loud – then adrenaline hits – and – softens – just before the end – euphoric:
jump!
jump!
tunnel!
out! out! out!
tunnel!
rai! rai! rai! rai!
c o o o me!
jump!
jump!
tik! tik!
sup! sup!
jump!
run! run! run! run! run!
It is a piece about human animal and non-human animal communication in a very unique situation of canine agility sport. The team of two animal species communicates through a very specific body and abstract verbal language. The human animal commands and praises until the furry one and the anthropocentric one merge together.
… the sounds of the surroundings disappears and time stops for a few seconds. Last – long – breathing in – gazing the course – and breathing out – catching the eyes of the non-human. From the next moment everything happens fast – so fast, that you almost lose the control of your body. The muscle memory drives you through – and you hear your voice – as it would be a stranger – confused – controlling – loud – then adrenaline hits – and – softens – just before the end – euphoric:
jump!
jump!
tunnel!
out! out! out!
tunnel!
rai! rai! rai! rai!
c o o o me!
jump!
jump!
tik! tik!
sup! sup!
jump!
run! run! run! run! run!