WHAT I SAW AND WHAT I THOUGHT
a vasistas by Sissj Bassani
(part of πππππππππ | π©π«π¨πerΓ π’π§chΓ¨ at DAS Bologna)16-12-22
Despite fearing the wellbeing of her knees, Sissj Bassani has me immediately fixated on her collapsing corpse as it meanders through the crowd. She is the anti-bambi, and has no desire to find secure footing.
Set to an angsty soundtrack of hard metal playing at an imperceptible volume, βa vasistasβ is a solo that births a void to be filled with meaning and emotion through the repetition of the single act of falling over.
I will always be the first to herald an almost stubborn commitment to one idea, and Bassani exemplifies how simplicity in movement content can still rouse an array of reactions; laughter, gasps, awkward squirms.
The music has stopped and Bassani has left the stage. But the traces of her performance still buzz through the space- a handful of people canβt help but get halfway to standing then surrender to crumbling legs. Long live the anti-bambi.
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by and with Sissj Bassani
together with Camilla Neri and Francesca Siracusa
sound artefact Alberto Ricca/Bienoise
supervision Francesca Pizzagalli, Martina Piazzi