FALLING ISN'T FLYING

In that fragile second of fall, between losing your balance and the impact of hitting the ground, the body floats free, weightless, suspended in the air. This is the briefest of moments, yet it teems with a wild rush. Every instinct fights for control, every muscle tenses to reclaim equilibrium. But somewhere in the chaos, a deeper surrender takes place. The body wants to embody true freedom. The body wants to save itself, but it also wants to dive into the fall.

That tiny fragment of time, poised between flight and descent, is the body's purest expression of paradox. It is a mini-epic of chaos and grace, a rush of adrenaline equal to the spark of a kiss, the surge before battle, with the intensity of a full workout or an orgasm. In these fleeting moments, our body rides the hormonal wave, driven by something both primal and ecstatic.

This ephemeral free-fall mirrors the currents of modern life: a society built on control, yet thriving on moments of reckless release. We are trapped in a constant tug-of-war between holding tight and letting go, between the weight of the ground beneath us and the magnetic pull of the sky.

We are not free, yet the moment of falling feels like freedom. And when we hit the ground, we remember what it means to feel - not just to control, but to be alive in the fall itself.

In this choreography, the dancers navigate their own adrenaline-fueled journey by offering each other the moment of falling, sharing in the delicious tension of release. In falling together, they free each other, both within the rush and in the silent knowing of what comes after. It is in this space of surrender that they find their truest connection, spiralling together - forever suspended, forever free.

Falling is surrender to gravity, a descent beyond control.

CONCEPTION and CHOREOGRAPHY: Luana Rossetti (2024)

DANCING: Students of the faculty of the Berlin Dance Institute

COMMISSION: Berlin Dance Institute

FALLING ISN'T FLYING

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