photos © CarlosQuezada
In ARCHIUM (Latin for archive), Liliana Barros delves into the invisible threads that bind all living beings—across species, scale, and time. Rather than exploring what separates us, the work investigates the essence of what unites us at a biological and existential core.
On stage, dancers move as a collective organism, drawn to a central, symbolic object—a source of shared genetic memory. The choreography shifts between individual autonomy and swarm intelligence, revealing how identity and interdependence coexist. As bodies spiral, return, and reform around their origin, ARCHIUM becomes a kinetic meditation on evolution, unity, and the deep codes we carry within us.
photos © CarlosQuezada
Commissioned work for Staatsballett Hannover
(direction: Christian Blossfeld)
ARCHIUM
WORLD PREMIERE
January 12, 2024, at Staatsoper Hannover, Germany
CONCEPT & CHOREOGRAPHY: Liliana Barros
STAGE & COSTUMES: Liliana Barros
MUSIC: Martin Mitterstieler
LIGHT DESIGN: Tanja Rühl
STAGE & COSTUME ASSISTANCE:Felicia Riegel
CHOREOGRAPHIC ASSISTANCE: Takako Nishi, Ludovico Pace
DRAMATURGY: Leira Marie Leese, Esther Dreesen-Schaback
DANCERS: Sandra Bourdais, Marta Cerioli, Michelangelo Chelucci, Maurus Gauthier, Lilit Hakobyan, Chisato Ide, Chiara Pareo, Davide Sioni, Louis Steinmetz, Giada Zanotti,
Nikita Zdravkovic
DURATION: 25' min.
PRODUCTION: STAATSBALLETT HANNOVER
