Motus Sonus: The Grey Space

curation: Alesya Dobysh

sound design: Max Frimout

movement artists: All Terrain Training (Will Pegna, Olive Hardy & Ronja Kasemi), Alesya Dobysh, Eivinas Dziena, Marina Pravkina, Rahyeon Gong, Robert Bervoets, Seungwoo Park, Sian Yi, Simon Bus, Yuhyun Nam

sound artists: Kosei Fukuda, Max Frimout

location: The Grey Space in the Middle, The Hague

date: June 17-18, 2023

In cooperation with the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, DutchCulture, UC Masters (Emoves), Institute of Sonology, PLAN, Rizoom and The Grey Space in the Middle.

Motus Sonus is an interdisciplinary experimental project focused on movement and sound, curated curated by dancer and choreographer Alesya Dobysh, and composer Max Frimout. By researching the musicality of movement and the physicality of sound, they have developed a joint practice.

Following their previous exhibition in Seoul, Alesya and Max were collaborating with artists who specialise in performance art, sound art, martial arts, street and club dancing, to explore the intricate relationship between sonic and somatic experiences.

Prior to the performance, the artists spent several days exploring the acoustic quality of the physical space. The performance consisted of several improvised and choreographed sketches. These sketches moved through the interdependencies of sound, movement, and space.

visuals by Nas Hosen, Tea Ferrari