Somatic Sauce presents La Descarga [Digital] is an interactive, dance performance by Juan and Amelia inspired by Salsa dancing as a cathartic, embodied form of resistance. Dancing from a post-migrant perspective, they value their mother culture and call for the visibility of their communities in the historic imposition of borders and controls on brown bodies from the Global South, borders that can be subverted using digital technology. Via a livestream platform from Z – Zentrum für Proben und Forschung in Frankfurt am Main, you are invited to both witness as well as participate in their proposal, regardless of your prior Salsa knowledge. Using a caring approach, Juan and Amelia will engage you with improvisational, follow-along scores you can perform from your living space. The live-stream includes raw footage filmed at Gallus Theater complimented by spoken poetry. In the face of uncertainty, as Celia Cruz sings, Cuando volverá, tú libertad. When will your freedom return?In English language with a little bit of Español. Subtitles will also be part of this performance.
In English language with a little bit of Español. Subtitles will also be part of this performance.
General Production Somatic Sauce
Performance, Concept, Video Editor Juan Urbina
Performance, Concept, Video Editor Amelia Uzategui Bonilla
Videography Kaisa Kukkonen
Music Production Javier Ponte Calderón
Set and Technical Crew Gallus Theater
Photography David Poertner
Dramaturgy Diana De Fex
Digital Performance Support Dana Maxim
Communications Ruben Gonzales
Rehearsal Space ID Frankfurt, Z – Zentrum für Proben und Forschung
Live Streaming from Z – Zentrum für Proben und Forschung
​Mit Unterstützung des Projektförderung aus Mitteln des Härtefall- und Notfallfonds des Kulturdezernats Frankfurt am Main und des Gallus Corona Kulturfonds