- Performance Art
Silesense
Gwen van Arnhem & Emilia Niezbecka
29 June 2024 20:00–21:00
30 June 2024 15:00–16:00
30 June 2024 17:00–18:00
Living in a metropolis means to be constantly exposed to people and noise. How can we individually and collectively learn to achieve inner stillness? To reduce the onslaught of stimuli, we can try to focus on our individual senses.
Silesense is an inner silence that, with practice, can be reached through all our senses. Individually, we will experience three different sensory stimuli at three stations and briefly describe their effects afterward. Through auditory channels, we will shift from impression to expression, transforming a Berlin S-Bahn journey into a soundscape using our voices. Afterwards the silence will come. We’ll let it permeate and feel it together.
The interactive performance “Silesense” predominantly takes place outdoors, in the courtyard of artist Willi Tomes’ studio located at Hobrechtstrasse 67, 12047 Berlin, in the second backyard.
Silesense is an inner silence that, with practice, can be reached through all our senses. Individually, we will experience three different sensory stimuli at three stations and briefly describe their effects afterward. Through auditory channels, we will shift from impression to expression, transforming a Berlin S-Bahn journey into a soundscape using our voices. Afterwards the silence will come. We’ll let it permeate and feel it together.
The interactive performance “Silesense” predominantly takes place outdoors, in the courtyard of artist Willi Tomes’ studio located at Hobrechtstrasse 67, 12047 Berlin, in the second backyard.
Biography
Gwen van Arnhem & Emilia Niezbecka
GWEN van Arnhem, originally from Belgium, is a Dutch theater educator based in Berlin. She wears multiple hats as a director, storyteller, spoken-word performer, narrator, and actress. After completing her training in word art and theater direction, Gwen embarked on a freelance career, directing and creating her own theatrical texts. She is actively involved in socially artistic projects and works with young people who have experienced trauma12.
EMILIA Niezbecka, born in Poland, is a violinist, singer, composer, and philologist. She studied eurhythmics, music, and movement pedagogy at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, with a focus on voice, musical improvisation, and inclusion. Emilia currently resides and works in Berlin as a eurhythmist, musician and music educator.
EMILIA Niezbecka, born in Poland, is a violinist, singer, composer, and philologist. She studied eurhythmics, music, and movement pedagogy at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, with a focus on voice, musical improvisation, and inclusion. Emilia currently resides and works in Berlin as a eurhythmist, musician and music educator.