WHISTLE is a duet at the uncomfortable intersection between the demand to perform and the need to rest. Centered on the experience of tinnitus as well as the idiom »whistling in the dark«, the work treats the »whistle« as both a divine wake-up call and a sedative to mask fear. Amidst alarms and lullabies, the performers tap into heart-opening movements as unstable choreographic states, where opening holds both the promise of connection and the threat of exposure.
Miguel Witzke Pereira approaches the body as a psychosomatic archive, exploring the politics of affect through dance, choreography, and embodied forms of superstition. His work engages with practices of protection and care to unsettle the »masculine armor« imposed by patriarchy. This research approaches the body as the whistleblower and unfolds in close collaboration with dancer Dasha Belous and musician Angelo Harmsworth.
