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Silent

2016 · 7 min

A quiet, conceptual performance piece that asks you to sit with silence and think about who gets heard.

Directed by
Renate Lorenz, Pauline Boudry
Starring
Aérea Negrot
Overview
In this rendition of John Cage’s score 4’33” from 1952, the musician Aérea Negrot remains silent in front of several microphones installed on Oranienplatz, the site of a refugee protest camp in 2012. This performative gesture points to a precarious distinction between the violence of being silenced and the powerful agency of refusal.

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Directed by
Renate Lorenz, Pauline Boudry
Starring
Aérea Negrot
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    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
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    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • politics
    • isolation
    • art
    • race
    • freedom
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
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    • single location
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    Complexity7
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    Directed by
    Renate Lorenz, Pauline Boudry
    Starring
    Aérea Negrot
    Runtime
    7 min

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