Artists Showcase: Warmly, Giovanna & Sleep Effect
Fri, Feb 27
|Sonnenstein Loft
Two work-in-progress performances in one evening: ++Following Gazella Giovanna, a fictional performer caught in a glitching audition loop. ++ The artists imagine an apocalyptic world where awakening is the only path to freedom: awakening to self-awareness.
Zeit & Ort
Feb 27, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Sonnenstein Loft, Sonnensteinstraße 11-13, 4040 Linz, Österreich
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Two work-in-progress performances in one event from our current residency artists!
Sleep effect by Miriam Bonaccorso & her Team is a creation inspired by Anthony de Mello’s book Message for an Eagle Who Thinks He’s a Chicken. A key idea from his work – “Life is a mystery that the rational mind cannot grasp; to understand it, you must wake up” – became the essence of this research. The creation explores human unawareness as a state of sleep—a passive and disconnected condition. The artists imagined an apocalyptic world where awakening is the only path to freedom: awakening to self-awareness. Two dancers move within a seemingly perfect but artificial reality, where fear and comfort coexist. Their awakening leads them back to authentic sensations and acceptance of life. The stage, with two mattresses and a white frame,…