Choreographic Theater of Tensions: Forces & Forms

CHOREOGRAPHIC THEATER OF TENSIONS - FORCES & FORMS. Maura Baiocchi, Wolfgang Pannek (2020), São Paulo: Transcultura. Foreword by Hans-Thies Lehmann. Introductional note by Shane Pike. - 232 pages. 90 black & white photos. 50 coloured photos - “This book comes at the right time. Its publication falls into a moment when – in addition to the ongoing discussion of the body – the theorizing of the affective in the theater studies has become more important compared to the rational aspect of the transmission of meaning. The example of Maura Baiocchi appears (…) as an encouragement, while many theater makers are disheartened in the face of the reactionary front, which has been built against all experimental art for years. The work of Taanteatro (…) is nothing less than the ever-renewed attempt to promote a new “co- existence” of man and nature. (…) It is a radically “green” theater that formulates a far-reaching critique of our civilization.” Hans-Thies Lehmann (excerpts from the preface)"Choreographic Theater of Tensions – Forces & Forms" is the first publication about Taanteatro in English. Written by the directors of Taanteatro Companhia – the Brazilian choreographer Maura Baiocchi and the German director Wolfgang Pannek – the book presents in a concise and substantial manner, the creative and theoretical approaches of Taanteatro Dynamics – an investigation of performative language based on the tension principle and the notion of the expanded body.Widely illustrated, it additionally informs the reader about the trajectories of Taanteatro Companhia and its founding director Baiocchi. Aimed at professionals, students, and researchers of the performing arts, and the general public, the book summarizes and refines an editorial project that covers the following publications:Taanteatro: Choreographic Theater of Tensions (2007), Taanteatro: Rite of Passage (2011), Taanteatro: MBE – Mandala of Body Energy (2013), Taanteatro: [Des]Construction and Schizopresence (2016), and Taanteatro: Forces & Forms (2018). MAURA BAIOCCHI: Creator of Taanteatro Dynamics and founder of Taanteatro Companhia. Playwright, director, choreographer, dancer and actress. MA in communication and semiotics from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo with the dissertation “Body and Communication in Process: The Tension Principle in the Taanteatro Experience”. WOLFGANG PANNEK: Director, actor, playwright and producer. Co-director of Taanteatro Companhia. MA in philosophy, literature and psychology from the University of Hagen. PhD student at the Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig.