Marie-Therese Bruglacher

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Marie-Therese Bruglacher

Participating Project	Curator Residency Program
Activity Base	Berlin / Lisbon
City / Place stayed	Tokyo
Period	2026.1 - 2026.3

Purpose of the residency

During my time in Japan, I intend to research post-war and contemporary Japanese experimental performance formats, particularly those situated between stage and public urban space. My focus is on how these practices respond to conditions that currently challenge Western performance art, such as the distortion of perception through social media and the dominance of representation and simplified moral frameworks. Against a dialogical history of mutual influence between Western and Japanese performing arts, I ask how performance can structure perception beyond identification and representation, and what role choreographed action, shadows, puppets, and illusion can play in sustaining ambivalence and complexity.       

Plan during the residency

・studio visits, visiting theaters and performances
・exchange with local curators, programmers and cultural organizers
・research local archives around documentation of performance, dance, theater, music
・research programs and festivals, possibly visit  

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