Assume calibration pose: this breath isn't mine presents two creatures that move conditioned by the technological gears they have been given. Sensors on the dancer's dress capture and send the movement to the oboist's hands. The oboist receives it through a handheld device that vibrates and allows her to respond musically to the dancer's actions. Through this retroactive effect, the dialogue they establish with their bodies is transformed, trying to find another way of relating to the technology that surrounds them and that allows them to explore intimate corners of the human experience.

With the participation of Cèlia Tort Pujol and Myrthe Bokelmann, coreography, sound and performance; Frederik De Bleser, software and visuals; Lieven Menschaert, hardware.

Cèlia Tort Pujol (Vic, 1995) is a Catalan oboist based in Amsterdam, where she graduated cum laude from her master's studies. Her practice is based on the incorporation of the oboe in contexts of artistic creation and contemporary music. She is a member of two international collectives with which she works in an interdisciplinary and site-specific way, an Italian improvised music ensemble and a group that disseminates repertoire written by composers. She teaches workshops on music creation and free improvisation and is a researcher of performative IA. https://www.instagram.com/celiatortpujol/

Myrthe Bokelmann (Netherlands, 1998) is a dancer, choreographer and performer based in Antwerp, Belgium. In her artistic practice she explores the relationship between human and non-human things, and the interaction they establish in a non-hierarchical way. She is currently part of the research group The Algorithmic Gaze, working with AI through the body and performance. https://myrthebokelmann.com/about

Wednesdays of sound and body 2024 builds on the proposals of: