BREATHING VOLUMES (2023)

BREATHING VOLUMES (2023)
VIVIAN WANG & CHRIS LEUENBERGER

Breathing Volumes invites you into a multi sensory space of breath, listening and deep consciousness. The performers activate a series of breath scores, creating resonating harbors for sensation, emotion, imagination and memory. By means of simple breath sequences and prompts that may or may not be followed, visitors are invited to participate or simply be present in the experience. 

Sound artist-researcher Vivian Wang (Zürich) and choreographer Chris Leuenberger (Bern) share a strong interest in breath and its inherent performative potential in producing sound and movement. In their artistic practices, they examine breath’s physicality and the human propensity to respond to sounds in this realm. Together with performance artist Benjamin Sunarjo (Biel), breath becomes the core material for artistic experimentation.

A first public performance of Breathing Volumes was presented in the chapel of the Bern Krematorium in the context of Krema-Festival Bern on August 12 2023. www.krema-festival.ch

with the generous support of Burgergemeinde Bern, Else v. Sick Stiftung, Gesellschaft zu Schuhmachern, Gesellschaft zu Zimmerleuten.

On September 13th Breathing Volumes #2 was presented at Prozess Kultur Bar in the context of the BETA Stage Festival Bern. This time the performance artists Yadanar Win and Kolatt as well as dancer Eiru Tsin led the audience through the experience.