Muiraquitã Bamboo
Created and developed by Will Lopes,
the Muiraquitã Bamboo project was one of the 11 approved by the work grants for contemporary circus of the Ministry of Culture of the Austrian Government.
The project will have its first research results presented on September 23-25, 2023 at 8:00 PM
at ImPulsTanz Studios - See Saal,
Am-Ostrom-Park 11, 1220 Wien, Austria.
Part of this project involves a series of interviews
with contemporary circus artists
from South America and Europe.
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Created and performed by Will Lopes, this is a poetic and political dance film, theatre, performance, butoh dance, photo exhibition and multimedia installation on immigration. A reflection on the cultural, social and political concept of belonging and acceptance. Based on the poetic testimony of Will Lopes, an immigrant artist who has recently arrived in Austria, the project starts from a personal context, passes through social and political contexts and reaches an archetypal level of conflict.
Hybrid Butoh
Vienna Art Festival
Created and directed by Will Lopes,
the first edition of the festival was independently held in December 2022, with over 70 artists from 16 countries across 5 different continents, who gathered for 10 days of programme, featuring 18 sessions with 27 performances. Online meetings, street performances, photo and visual arts exhibitions, video showcases, workshops, sound installations, and of course, many Butoh dance performances in different locations throughout the city were some of the highlights of our program.
Kagebara
Butoh dance solo by Will Lopes
The soul lost in the shadow world, the masculine at war, the feminine in oppression, the animal in revolution and the spirit in free flight towards eternal light are the main scenes that compose this solo. The piece recounts the archetypal human search for liberation from the dimensions that enslave us and the encounter with our free existence.
Will Lopes
Art Works
For over two decades, this artist has been developing original works, always experimenting with the limits and intersections between aesthetics and languages of contemporary arts. Click on the image and delve a little deeper into these works that have marked his career throughout all this time. Enjoy!
