"Love has never been..."

Interdisciplinary Festival "Love Has Never Been” at Xtopia Xtopia Immersive with AAIS Architectural Association London

HOPE Alkazar at Ana Salon: Xtopia presents Immersive and AAIS: Interdisciplinary Festival “Love Has Never Been...” Is freedom a given right, or is it a space that we should own?

The interdisciplinary festival “Love Has Never Been ...”, organized in cooperation with the Architectural Association Interprofessional Studio (AAIS) and Xtopia Immersive, will take place at Hope Alkazar on March 19-20-21 as part of the Xtopia Immersive Journey!

"Love Has Never Been..." is a journey in which the body, sound and space come together and question the concept of freedom. Dec. This journey is inspired by James Baldwin's journey on identity, belonging and freedom during his years spent in Istanbul in the 1960s. Are you ready to explore us with an interdisciplinary experimental study that explores the multifaceted nature of being human?

“Love Has Never Been ...”, which will take place within the scope of Xtopia Immersive Journey, was designed by AA Interprofessional Studio (AAIS), which is part of the Architectural Association School of Architecture (AA) based in London.

REHEARSAL WITH AN AUDIENCE

The Rehearsal with an Audience, which will take place on March 19, 19.00 - 20.00, will be open to participation only in a limited quota in order to share the creative process before the performance..

PERFORMANCE

In this experience, which will take place on March 20, 19.00 - 20.00, the 35-minute performance, established by choreographic objects, video mapping, live and recorded sounds and dance, explores how movement can be used as a form of expression while questioning the relationship that an individual establishes with space by opening an exploration area on identity, choices and uncertainties. During the performance, we invite you to think about whether freedom is a right offered to us, or a reality that we have created through our actions!

WORKSHOP

We are coming together with two separate workshops on March 21, are you ready to meet at the model making workshop: create and build workshop, which will take place at 14:30 - 16.00? Join AAIS's fun and creative workshop and create a shashibo cube with endless possibilities! The workshop will start with a warm-up exercise with the drawing and folding technique. Then, participants will participate in a hands-on session in which they will design a small-scale, dynamic game or home accessory.

Expanding the Creativity of Movement, which will take place at 17.00 -18.30: We start with a warm-up on spinal mobility, relationship with the floor and spatial awareness at the Dance Workshop. Then, it will progress through guided tasks and stages, where you will Decipher the relationship between kinetic objects created by AAIS students and the body. Participants will create short choreographies under the guidance of workshop leader Renaud Wiser, in collaboration with other participants, and expand the understanding of creativity through movement creation.

We ask that you be in the area at least 15 minutes before the experience. The performance will be performed in English only and there is no translation support.

The quota is limited to 15 people for the workshop and the performance is limited to 70 people!

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