Alexandra Waierstall

A soft sigh that releases the moment into eternity. A glance into the void that notices this one place where everything could end right now. A movement that correlates with another, opening the space in several directions at once as if by chance, formulating an inconspicuous invitation.
 In complex times of unsolvable contradictions, worries and mistrust, HEART MOMENT is an invitation to experience generosity as a physical conversation, tender negotiation and continuous modulation of human relation in space. Operating at the core of time as a physical category, it finds comfort in the faint sense of a current washing through the bodies and connecting them in a mutual being.
 HEART MOMENT is a unique creation for a series of different cities of significance for choreographer Alexandra Waierstall. Each work becomes an edition of sorts, a bespoke work for and with each location, developed in partnership with a selected venue in each city, local professional dancers and collaborators to create a specific interlude.
As a choreographer, Alexandra Waierstall has finely tuned poetic ways to engage us with seemingly contradictory emotions, through exquisite collaborations with stunning dynamic range of finely attuned dancers against vibrant musical scores by Volker Bertelmann, sophisticated light designs by Caty Olive, the work reflecting the modular character and democratic principles of Rita McBride's Arena, in whose absence this choreography is performed.

The artist and choreographer Alexandra Waierstall was part of the first generation of Factory Artists at tanzhaus nrw from 2014 - 2016. She grew up in Cyprus and lives in Düsseldorf. Her work has been shown internationally in theatres, museums, galleries and public spaces. STAGES INTO THE NOW - A Solo for Scott Jennings recently premiered at tanzhaus nrw in 2023.

Duration: 55 min.