Contemporary dance piece in which plants become active protagonists, set to Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 2 and a contemporary score by Pascal Schumacher.
DanceLive brings Dancing from Stillness into Motion to Cowdray Hall at the Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums on Sunday 18 October, from 7.00pm to 8.00pm. It's part of DanceLive: Sensorial Symphonies, a creation by associate artist Elisabeth Schilling of Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg.
The piece is set against Sergei Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 2, which has been reimagined and interwoven with a contemporary score by Pascal Schumacher and the organic sounds of The Plant Philharmonic. That last bit is where things get interesting: plants aren't just background here, they're active protagonists taking centre stage alongside the choreography. The whole thing is built around touch, scent, design, sound and movement, and it's described as an immersive, multi-sensory journey that invites you to feel vegetal life.
There's a bit of a philosophical angle to it too. The work challenges Aristotle's legacy of relegating plants to the lowest rung of being, so it's as much about how we think about the natural world as it is about the dance itself. If you're into the idea of a performance that mixes a classical concerto with contemporary sound and actual plants, this is exactly that.
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It runs from 7.00pm to 8.00pm on Sunday 18 October at Cowdray Hall, and tickets are £11.
