Richard Siegal has been fascinated for years by “Shudan Kodo”, Japanese precision walking, a discipline that combines precise, synchronised movements of groups of athletes and embodies discipline, aesthetics and collectivity.
After studying this art form in Japan in 2022, Siegal returned in 2024 to work with Shudan Kodo master Jiro Omi on the choreography “Collective Action”. This brings together two dancers from the Ballet of Difference with 53 Japanese athletes and combines electronic sounds by alva noto with innovative video lighting design.
The video installation “art.Life” explores the relationship between technology and bodies as well as the influence of digital systems on behaviour and relationships. The production was created at the Muffatwerk Munich in co-production with Richard Siegal | Ballet of Difference and is presented by the International DANCE Festival Munich in co-operation with the Lenbachhaus.