Yan Jun / Acoustic Dance

Friday, February 24 / 19:00 – 21:00 *multiple performances staged for an intimate group

Some simple, slow and amateur body movements I call dance. Intended to diffuse little sounds from steps, cloth, joints, skin and somehow the environment (and audiences themselves) to and through and among the audiences. Maybe also an excuse of enjoying some weird and nonsense behaviour. It’s developed from improvised music performance which I realize the performers are neither expressing anything through bodies nor playing with still bodies. There are always something come after the meaning and the intention. There is no such thing as pure acousmatics, as long as there is body which constantly transforming energy and language between its inside, outside and interface.

Yan jun, musician and poet. born in lanzhou in 1973. based in beijing. currently lives in berlin for artist residency (daad). he is working on improvised music, experimental music, field recording, organizing and writing. alongside of at venues, he goes to audience’s home to play with the environment and what else available in the room (Living Room Tour project). and doing noise hypnotizing at any place for small amount of audiences. also amplifying body movements or other performative elements in a simple manner. he is member of FEN, Tea Rockers Quintet and Impro Committee. and founder of the guerrilla label Sub Jam.