Francesca Chiodi Latini - HOLDERS

The first residency for HOLDERS will be fully focused on deepening the improvisation practice with the performers and developing the textile system in the space. The choreographic work will consist of a regular movement and voice practice designed during the past year of research. Through continuous dance improvisation we will develop the physical awareness of the performers and work towards an autonomous state of presence.

TEAM / CREDITS

Concept, choreography & visual direction: Francesca Chiodi Latini
Direction assistance, dramaturgy & costumes: Miguel Peñaranda Olmeda
Performance: Maria Fernanda Aguiar de Arêde, Giovanna Romagnolo, Jeannine Titeca, Joske Vander Biest, Lief Weuts
Music: Kris Vanderstraeten & Ruben Machtelinckx
Technical direction: Tim Wouters
Production: Vera Otte
Artistic advice: Dan Mussett
Video: Henri Ardui / studio orbit
Photos: Boris Bruegel
Co-productions: C-takt, KAAP, workspacebrussels
Residency partners: deSingel, STUK
Supported by the Flemish Community and the City of Leuven

HOLDERS is an immersive performance that delves into the ageing body's profound capacity to hold memory. Set within a dynamic textile installation—a visual metaphor for the memory space—the piece brings the processes of remembering and forgetting to life. At its core are five 65+ women, non-professional performers who embody the HOLDERS of this fragile yet powerful space. As they knit and unravel its fabric, they whisper, sing, and scream the stories woven within it. Like modern-day Sirens, they navigate this intricate vessel, steering through moments of wonder and unease. With their raw authenticity and disarming presence, they draw the audience into a shared journey of connection and collective remembrance, blurring the line between observer and participant.