A tender roller coaster ride
Emi Kodama is developing a one-on-one performance in which the participant listens to a story while being gently moved by performers (including Emi) in a choreography. The participant is blindfolded and invited to surrender to the experience by relaxing. While Emi tells a story, the participant is physically moved while standing, sitting, and lying on a soft surface. Being put in motion has a dream-like quality: it triggers muscle memory and evokes a body in the participant’s imagination that is both foreign and familiar. Through gestures and narration, the participant embodies different characters with humour and a touch of the absurd. The experience remains ephemeral, existing only in the participant’s mind and body. Emi aims for the participant to feel at ease – to be a star within the privacy of their inner world.
In this intimate encounter, the participant enters the story world through language, the body, and the senses. There is a sensation that the performers envelop the participant – foremost through physical presence and touch, but also through voices, the rustle of clothing, and even the mix of scents. This shared presence emphasises the here and now and invites the participant to focus on the sensory experience.
During the residency, Emi will explore movement in relation to the story, and how their interaction can converge and diverge to create a narratively immersive experience.
Artist
Residencies
Kaaistudios
workspacebrussels
Past events
Beyond the Black Box: A Tender Roller Coaster Ride
12.02.2026 19:00 - 23:0013.02.2026 19:00 - 23:30
14.02.2026 14:30 - 23:00
15.02.2026 12:00 - 18:00
de Brakke Grond (Amsterdam)
A tender roller coaster ride
25.04.2026 14:00 - 15:0025.04.2026 15:00 - 16:00
25.04.2026 16:00 - 17:00
25.04.2026 17:30 - 18:30
25.04.2026 18:30 - 19:30
26.04.2026 14:00 - 15:00
26.04.2026 15:00 - 16:00
26.04.2026 16:00 - 17:00
26.04.2026 17:30 - 18:30
26.04.2026 17:30 - 18:30
26.04.2026 18:30 - 19:30