Sanitas #79 – by Alexandra Pirici w/ Övül Ö. Durmusoglu & Joanna Warsza, Charm Mone, Lerato Shadi

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“A bus carries the audience 100 km away. There the audience is deposited.”
Tomas Schmit, Sanitas – 200 Theater Pieces #79 (#3), 1962

In her complex live works, Alexandra Pirici often combines performance art, contemporary dance and sculpture. On the occasion of the exhibition 'Tomas Schmit. Pieces, Actions, Documents 1962–1970' at Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, the artist will reinterpret Tomas Schmit’s, Sanitas – 200 Theater Pieces #79 (1962). In what may very well be the most controversial of his action pieces, Schmit asks the audience to get on a bus, be driven 100 km, and then to get off the bus. Inspired by Schmit’s idea of a journey into the indeterminate and the accompanying, deliberate loss of orientation, Pirici proposed three bus tours, exploring the possibilities of movement and boundaries, especially with regard to aspects such as race, gender, and social belonging. Pirici has invited Charm Mone (singer and songwriter), Lerato Shadi (artist), and Övül Ö. Durmusoglu & Joanna Warsza (curators) to serve as guides, each bringing their own perspective to the experimental situation.

Information on participation – registration required
• Departure and arrival at Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, please register here:  https://nbk.as.me/schedule.php 
• 3G rule: Participants must present a valid proof of vaccination or recovery, or a negative COVID-19 test taken on the day of the event. 
• It is compulsory to wear an FFP2 mask. 
• A minimum distance of 1.5 meters is guaranteed.
• Hand disinfection facilities will be available on every bus.