Karin Pauer
EVERY BODY IN A SPACE
EVERY BODY IN A SPACE
Karin Pauer & Aldo Giannotti
WUK,Vienna; 2024
Every body in a space - explores the transformative power of assembly and the potential of bodies gathering in shared spaces. Inspired by the square as both a physical and symbolic arena for interaction, diversity, and connection, the piece investigates how the gaps in urban landscapes—the spaces between buildings, between individuals, between claps—hold the possibility for collective action and shared presence.
How do we inhabit shared spaces? How do we move, act, and hold one another in moments of collective presence? By exposing the backbone of theatre—the raw mechanics, the unfinished, and the vulnerable— Every body in a space invites audiences into a space where the possibility of the real take precedence over illusion. It proposes a series of social sculptures, shaping a dynamic choreography of bodies, actions, and sounds.
This work challenges the conventional function of theatre, transforming it into an arena for human interaction, collective movement, and the reimagining of what it means to take a stance. By focusing on the square as a metaphor for the public sphere, it opens up a space for questioning the ways we come together, the rhythms that unite us, and the silences that linger in between.
Under the direction of choreographer Karin Pauer and visual artist Aldo Giannotti, together with performers Martina De Dominicis, Arttu Palmio and sound artist Manuel Riegler, Every body in a space turns the stage into a practicing ground for collective action and meaningful connection. The piece celebrates the inherent potential of assembly—whether festive, political, or utopian—and imagines theatre as a space to rehearse new ways of being together.
"Gathering together strangers enables certain kinds of activities which cannot happen, or do not happen as well, in the intimate private realm." Richard Sennett
Credits:
Artistic direction/ concept: Aldo Giannotti, Karin Pauer
Performance, Choreography: Martina De Dominicis, Arttu Palmio, Karin Pauer
Live Sound: Manuel Riegler
Drawings: Aldo Giannotti
Production: mollusca productions
A co-production of Kunstverein ARGO / Karin Pauer and WUK – performing arts. Funded by the Cultural Department of the City of Vienna (MA7) and the Austrian Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Civil Service and Sport.
With special thanks to Kunstverein Archipelago/ Der Betrieb and Bears in the Park
