Amanda Piña
The School of Mountains and Water – Mountain Talks
Mountain Talks
In her artistic work, the Mexican-Chilean-Austrian artist and choreographer Amanda Piña explores the relationships between cultural and biological diversity. Her multi-perspective research and work can now be experienced at the Theater Spektakel in her performative walk «Mountains in Resistance» and also on the occasion of «Mountain Talks». On four consecutive afternoons, this open exchange format will provide a place for encounters between art, indigenous knowledge, activism and scientific research.
Various local experts from the fields of hydrology, biology, geology and climate development provide insights into their disciplines and share their view of the world using the example of the sensitive ecosystem in the Alpine region and the surrounding area of Zurich. These experts enter into dialogue with Amanda Piña and her artistic colleagues Cecilia Vallejos, Leonel Lienlaf and Juan José Katira Ramirez. Together they create an exchange weaving together artistic, scientific, experiential and indigenous perspectives that aims at challenging traditional hierarchies in forms of knowledge and thought. Together with the audience, the «Mountain Talks» reflect and speculate on future relationships and practices between mountains, people, animals, water and forests, allowing us to re-think value systems and at the same time design alternatives. (ig)
The Mountain Talks: On the waters of ancestral time
Tue 22.8.
with Dr. Lisa Bröder and Amanda Piña, moderated by Cecilia Vallejos and Isabel Gatzke
Lisa Bröder works as a biogeoscientist at ETH Zürich. Her research focusses on the changing carbon cycle of the Arctic, with a specific interest in the consequences of permafrost thaw and glacial retreat. Her work has taken her to remote locations in Northern Canada, Eastern Siberia, Iceland, Greenland and the Arctic Ocean.
The Mountain Talks: On the waters of other worlds
Wed 23.8.
with Juan José Ramirez Katira, Leonel Lienlaf and Amanda Piña, moderated by Cecilia Vallejos and Isabel Gatzke
The Mountain Talks: On the waters of remembrance
Thu 24.8.
with Dr. Cornelia Kienle and Amanda Piña, moderated by Cecilia Vallejos and Isabel Gatzke
Cornelia Kienle works as an aquatic ecotoxicologist at the Swiss Ecotox Centre. She studied biology with a focus on ecology, freshwater and marine biology at the Universities of Konstanz, Bremen and Tübingen. Her research focuses on the effects of environmental chemicals on organisms in water bodies. She contributes to developing and improving methods for monitoring and reducing these impacts.
The Mountain Talks: On the waters of the future
Fri 25.8.
with students of the MA Transdisciplinary Studies at the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste, Patrick Müller, Amanda Piña, Lea Loeb und Cecilia Vallejos
Simple words
The artist Amanda Piña is interested in how living beings co-sustain each other.
Local experts talk about the future near the Alps and beyond.
The invited experts have indigenous knowledge and practices.
Together with the audience, they reflect on the relationships between mountains, people, animals, water and forests.
Artistic direction and cast
| Konzeption | Amanda Piña / nadaproductions |
|---|---|
| Realisation und Kuration in Zürich | Lea Loeb, Isabel Gatzke, Patrick Müller, Cecilia Vallejos, Amanda Piña |
| Moderation | Isabel Gatzke, Cecilia Vallejos |
| Foto | ZTS / Kira Kynd |
Stammtisch
Talks, Dialogue Between Forms of Knowledge
Duration
1:30 hrs
Language
English, German
An inclusive event
Co-operation
of the Zürcher Theater Spektakel with the Master's degree programme Transdisciplinarity at the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste, directed by Patrick Müller, and with Amanda Piña, Leonel Lienlaf, Juan José Ramirez Katira and Cecilia Vallejos
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Dates
shows from today- Tu 22.08. 17:00 - 18:30 Admission free
- We 23.08. 17:00 - 18:30 Admission free
- Th 24.08. 17:00 - 18:30 Admission free
- Fr 25.08. 17:00 - 18:30 Admission free