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On Friday 4th and Saturday 5th October, Migrations in partnership with Pontio presented Bodies in Urban Spaces, a travelling performance rediscovering the urban spaces of Bangor, Gwynedd.
The original creation of Austria’s Willie Dorner, Bodies in Urban Spaces has become a worldwide sensation. With successful tours to Paris, Vienna, Moscow, Philadelphia, Montreal and Seoul. In Bangor, over the two days, over a thousand people experienced the performance.
Bodies in Urban Spaces is a travelling performance leading you through unseen and re-discovered spaces in your urban surroundings. Twenty performers including free runners and dancers were temporarily arranged en route - incredibly squeezed, balanced and rearranged amongst Bangor's architecture.
The promenade performance started at Penrallt Chapel and finished at the Pontio shop on Bangor’s High Street to widespread acclaim by the audiences.
Audience members said
"Its the best thing I've seen in Bangor"
"Amazing performance"
"Awesome, really inspired the kids."
"Great to see the crowds together and people on the street."
"What a fab experience"
"Amazing atmosphere"
Migrations Director artistic Karine Decorne said:"The performances over the two days have been fantastic with the artists bending themselves into positions the audiences never knew were possible. To see so many people engaging with the artists and the city's architecture was great, and Migrations has thoroughly enjoyed working with Cie Willi Dorner, the artists and Pontio to make the event possible."
Photo creditMigrations / Keith Morris
Further information
Partners & Funders
Pontio
Gwynedd County Council
Dawns i Bawb
Real Institute
Arts Council of Wales
The National Lottery
Bangor University
ERDF Europe & Wales: Inverting in your future
Welsh Government
by Migrations.coon: 7th October 2013
How did they do that?!
Keith Morris
A worldwide sensation which has toured Paris, Vienna and Moscow is now quite literally squeezed into Bangor.
Bodies in Urban Spaces aimed to help people experience urban architecture in a new and unique way – by squeezing into parts of the city itself.
Keith Morris
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