The Knot

In The Knot, the body transforms through a tangled series of sculptures, where choreographic knots appear visceral, formal, and evocative. Through their dynamic tension, these intricate bindings generate motion that embraces spaces beyond its writing. Continually redefining its boundaries, the work evokes an erotic dispersal of what resides inside and beyond choreography itself, ultimately seeking to reorient thought and inspire a reinvention of our ongoing affective relationship with the body.

Informed by Jean-Luc Moulène’s notion of the knot as “a tangled and complex situation, the kind of labyrinth one goes through to arrive at a solution,” the work approaches the knot not merely as a geometric or symbolic form, but as a lived situation, a dynamic relation shaping between performer and spectator.

Credits

choreography and performance Elisa Zuppini
sound Fabian Reichle
dramaturgy Bruno Listopad
supported by 3Package Deal (Amsterdam Funds for the Arts), FLAM Festival, Frascati Theatre and Jakoozi studio

About Elisa Zuppini

Elisa Zuppini is an Italian-born choreographer and performer based in Amsterdam. Her artistic practice investigates the intersection of movement, systems thinking, and contemporary philosophy. She approaches choreography as a form of relational and affective architecture, in which spatial, temporal, and social elements interact dynamically to generate meaning. Her work often focuses on collective perception, desire, ambiguity, and altered states of awareness, exploring how these forces reorganize experience within contemporary cultural conditions.