Vica Pacheco presents ÉCLIPSIS (Performance)
she/her
Sun June 1 | de Brakke Grond
How can we celebrate both light and darkness? During ÉCLIPSIS, Vica Pacheco will orchestrate a choreographic musical score that invites the audience on an emotional sonic journey. Crafted through body gestures, dance and the evocative sounds of clay instrument bodies. It will be a celebration of both existence and death, inviting the audience to immerse themselves in a sonic fable, guided by their own mental images and memories.
Light is fundamental to our existence. It defines our tangible world and reveals our place in the universe. Yet, light coexists with darkness, which evokes thoughts of the womb, the night, death, fear, and silence. This relationship is beautifully mirrored in the performance, using the seed as a symbol to illustrate its need for darkness to sprout and light to flourish.
ÉCLIPSIS is a co-production by STUK, Botanique & Les Halles de Schaerbeek, de Brakke Grond & FIBER
About the artist
Vica Pacheco is a Mexico born, Brussels-based multidisciplinary artist, practicing experimental music, composition, ceramics, and 3D animation. Her work, often described as eclectic and energetic, explores mythological crossbreeding and interactions between human and non-human. She employs a syncretic approach, blending pre-Hispanic, archaic, and contemporary technologies with heterogeneous elements to create immersive sound performances and installations. Her work has been featured in numerous international festivals, galleries, and institutions.
Author, composition, artistic direction: Vica Pacheco
Performers & choreography: Fernanda Soberón, Francesca Mariano, Siet Raeymaekers.
Light design: Léa Ware
Musical creative assistance: Luís Pestana
Choreography dramaturgy assistance: Eva Honings
