Nguyễn + Transitory
In “suân ซ่วน” by Nguyễn + Transitory, a sound installation comes to life through touch. The performance mixes old dances and music from Isan (Thailand) with electronics, showing how the past, closeness, and trust can create new strength.
Image gallery
Mehrere Performer:innen mit nacktem Oberkörper und traditionell anmutenden Stoffbahnen in sanften, fließenden Bewegungen; Fokus auf eine zentrale Person mit erhobenen Armen in meditativer Pose.
Nguyễn + Transitory move through the liminal spaces between sound, performance and installation. In their work, a touch-activated sound scenography becomes a living instrument – shifting with every gesture, every point of contact between skin and copper.
Traditional folk dances and music from Isan intertwine with electronic textures, queering tradition and creating dialogues between the ancestral and the contemporary. “suân ซ่วน” traces how the past lingers in the present and how it transforms itself. At its heart, it is an exploration of dependency, vulnerability, proximity and trust as forms of collective resilience.
1 h 00 min
Additional information
Supported by Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts Khon Kaen University, Berlin Artistic Research Program, Goethe-InstitutIn cooperation with Sophiensæle
Participating artists
Nguyễn + Transitory (Künstlerische Leitung, Komposition, Musikalische Architektur, Konzept)
Nguyễn + Transitory in Zusammenarbeit mit den Tänzer*innen (Choreografie)
Yanisa Buasuk (Mit)
Pornphimon Buoonbanlu (Mit)
Natthakit Chaiyawat (Mit)
Siriyakorn Lakul (Mit)
Natthiwut Sawangdee (Mit)
Vannapa Saenouan (Pin) (Live-Musik)
Wimonrat Suwamat (Khaen) (Live-Musik)
Asarela Orchidia Dewi (Kinematografie & Videodokumentation)
Dates
August 2025
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