WHISTLE is a duet that sits in the uncomfortable gap between a command to perform and the need to rest. Departing from the saying “pfeifen im Walde” (whistling in the dark), the whistle is seen here as both a call for attention and a sedative to mask fear. Through 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. Between softening and contracting the chest, the work approaches the body as a listening apparatus, exploring how a body trained to endure instability can resist a “blockage of feeling.” WHISTLE positions the body as the whistleblower and proposes somatic practice as a radical means of collective resistance.
How does a body trained to endure differ from one that perpetuates violence?
