“Binary – International Artist Showcase” at M1 Contact 2018: The Colour of the Sun is Black
about 70 months ago (08/08/2018)
"Binary – International Artist Showcase" at M1 Contact 2018: The Colour of the Sun is Black | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles Crispian Chan Left: "Vestige" by Astrid Boons; "Black Velvet" by Shamel Pitts August 8, 2018 By Chloe C. Chotrani (933 words, five-minute read) Closing the ninth M1 Contact Contemporary Dance Festival is the annual Binary – International Showcase: a double bill by Astrid Boons (Belgium/Netherlands) and Shamel Pitts (Israel/United States). In Vestige , an attempt to empty the body of its humanness, choreographer and performer Astrid Boons pushes the physicality of the body in an intense throw of impulsive and jolting movement. Boons’ movements give the sense that her impulses come from a force outside herself that swings and throws her around, losing sense of control.