What does it mean to play, what can a playground space look like, and who has the right to use it?
The workshop is for children and adults, and in it we will explore the possibilities of the installation, such as rhythmic swaying and interconnectedness. We will work with various techniques used in dance performance, and we will remain open to discovering new games and tasks. One of the main goals of the installation is to awaken the desire to play, experiment, and move.
Creating a collective rhythm and feeling others through the earth.
“Unstable Ground” is a temporary intervention in the urban environment that draws attention to play and movement as a need and right of everyone in the community. Instead of a single swing, the installation represents a landscape of connected swinging boards that produce music when pressed. On a terrain of soft, swinging, ringing boards, the project offers a dance performance and is open to improvisational and movement explorations by other artists and the audience during CIRCULATION! Mini Art Fest 14.
The director and choreographer of the performance is Silvia Cherneva, co-founder of the “Room Temperature” association, who, together with Lyubov Zheglova, founder of the platform “Map of Sofia for Children”, are the authors of the concept and design of the installation “Unstable Ground”. The musical arrangement is entirely created from the sounds of the installation, designed by Alexander Evtimov-Shamancheto and Alexander Daniel.
Outside of the performance and workshop schedule, the space will remain open for play and exploration without any specific performative focus for the entire duration of the installation.
For your safety!
- Do not leave children unattended on the installation.
- Please note that the surface may be slippery.
- Protect your hands and feet from getting pinched.
- The installation is not a trampoline. Move carefully on it, do not jump with all your strength, do not overload individual boards.
- Do not bring food and drinks onto the installation.
- Valuables and small items may fall into the gaps between the boards – bring them at your own risk.
Use of the installation is entirely at your own risk. The organizers accept no responsibility for injuries or damage caused during free play with the installation.
With the financial support of the National Culture Fund, Festivals 2024 program.
Photos: Nikola Gyulmezov
Graphic design: Andrea Popyordanova