In Nulla dies sine linea, choreographic practice meets whipcracking (acrobatic whip cracking) thanks to the collaboration with artist Mordjane Mira.
The Latin phrase Nulla dies sine linea, literally translated as no day without drawing a line, is made its own to write a physical, liberating and feminine manifesto. The snap that a whip produces has to do with a release of stored energy at a speed faster than the speed of sound. The study of momentum and momentum allows us to reflect on the subdued and the impetus, not only as sudden motion but in its different meanings of τέλος and spontaneous impulse of the soul.
The idea is to strip this art of any stereotype, transforming the use of an instrument of submission into an act of freedom and resistance against all forms of imposition.
Exploring whipcracking as a language allows us to express that feminine power that patriarchal culture represses and regulates. The femininity referred to is not performative, soothing, reasonable or submissive, it is a primordial force that cannot be contained.
Design, choreography, dance: Roberta Racis
Whipcracking teacher: Mordjane Mira
Whips: Silverwhips\ Sylvia Rosat
Music and vocal coaching: Alessandra Diodati
Photos: Fabio Artese
Production: Fuorimargine – Production Centre for Dance and Performing Arts of Sardinia
With the support of: IntercettAzioni – Centro di Residenza Artistica della Lombardia / Teatro delle Moire (Milan), Ira Festival, Centro di Residenza della Toscana (Armunia – CapoTrave/Kilowatt), La Cap Creative Re-Hub
Duration: 40′