Liis Vares und Taavet Jansen , Still Moving

Still Moving invites, you into a space where instinctive physicality meets linguistic thinking, using mixed reality (MR). The project, part of the larger Held in Human series, explores the meaning of presence and "being in a body" in a contemporary world where technology significantly extends and mediates human experience. Equipped with a see-through VR headset that allows for both physical and digital navigation, the performer—who may be you, the audience enters a dynamic "thought space." We invite up to three spectators at a time to lend their bodies to the dramaturgy. Each participant brings their own unique physicality, imagination, and interpretation, contributing to an evolving choreographic language and inclusive dramaturgy.

Liis Vares is a choreographer based in Tallinn and digital space, playing in the midfield of performing and visual arts. She is a certified DanceAbility teacher and a guest lecturer at the University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy, specializing in improvisation and inclusive studies in dance and performance art. Liis has received several nominations and the Estonian Cultural Endowment Annual Prize for her choreographic innovation and for addressing politically and socially acute topics in her practice.

Taavet Jansen is an interdisciplinary artist and researcher whose work integrates movement, digital technologies, and interactive performance. His practice is focused on the dissolution of boundaries between human presence and digital environments. Jansen has presented his performances and installations in a variety of settings, including theaters, galleries, and virtual spaces. These presentations have engaged diverse audiences through the use of interactive and participatory frameworks.

As part of MODINA, the symposium Dancing in the Digital Age: Bodies, Codes, and Affective Futures will take place on 24 January, featuring keynote speeches, panel discussions and a lecture performance.