Decorative text reading "We Parade!" in cursive font, white in color, on a black background.

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How Now Becomes Then

Two women in vintage-style clothing indoor in a dimly lit space, one standing behind a lit lamp and the other sitting on a rug.

Project Manager: Şiva Canbazoğlu

Choreography & Performance: Şiva Canbazoğlu, İlayda Evgin

Music Composition & Performance: We Parade!

Production Manager: Gökçe Özgen

Costume: Gizem Saluvan

Creative Process Supported by; Çıplak Ayaklar Kumpanyası and Kabile Theatre

Special thanks to; Kevin Beyer, Noemi Calzavara, Gizem Bilgen, Claudio Maria Silvia Murabito

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A CONTEMPORARY DANCE CONCERT

'How Now Becomes Then' is a performance that contemplates the transition of the present into the past. With two bodies, three musicians, and two antique props, it explores time as a manifestation of movement; highlighting how each reality possesses its own rhythm and ﬂow, interconnected in a larger choreography inﬂuenced by Istanbul's rich cultural history. The performance is actively touring in both Turkey and Europe.

concept and Thematıc

The work adapts our understanding of time from linear to a spiral, suggesting that past events continue to resonate in the present. Through dynamic scenography and evolving relationships between movement and space, the performance embodies the ﬂuidity of memory, illustrating how recollections transform over time.

musıc

Our journey with How Now Becomes Then began in January 2024. Our rehearsal and composition period took place in the winter cold, during which we were constantly engaged in intense research and consultation processes to develop the sections of the work. Each section's unique performative needs informed how we approached making sound. In some instances, we improvised within a palette of predetermined sound colors, chosen to evoke a certain feeling or state of being; in others, we performed composed material.

Regardless, the most rewarding aspect of our collaboration was the simultaneous realization of the choreography and music, making the parts inseparable from the totality. In an interdependent ﬂux, the composition of sounds inﬂuenced the temporal proportions and dynamic features of the choreography, while the dramaturgy of movement informed our sound palette.

A selection from an abundance of sonic material was made for detailed exploration. The delivery of the original text written for this work and the placement of the human voice within the soundscape were major considerations for us. Particular sounds of nature were directly drawn from the text, while others were inspired by, or associated with either the movements or the philosophy of the work. The variation, fragmentation, and distortion of these materials throughout the work allowed us to mirror the structure of the mind and memory.

A person in white clothing appears to be falling backward or down onto the floor in a dark room, with another person standing nearby, partially visible.

A black and white photograph of two performers on a stage, one person wearing a long patterned dress and the other dressed in light-colored clothing, with a vintage standing lamp with a fringed lampshade in the background.

A person lying on a patterned rug with their legs raised against a wall, holding a book, in a dark room with wooden walls.

A person wearing a hooded sweatshirt and glasses, kneeling on the floor, appears to be cleaning or wiping a small dog with a towel on a patterned rug.

A black and white photo of a puppet or puppet-like doll holding a paper lampshade with fringe, illuminated in a dark setting.

Two women stand on a stage with curtains in the background, wearing white outfits. One woman is standing on the floor, while the other appears to be levitating or jumping, and there is a floor lamp illuminates from behind.

A person standing on the edge of a rolled-out rug in a dark room.

A black and white photo of two people practicing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu on a dark mat. One person is on top while the other is on their back, both are wearing gis.

The inherent elusive nature of a live performance and what remains after is a perfect reﬂection of what 'How Now Becomes Then' aims to convey. Sound is only one humble part of this bigger narrative, just as the work itself is a humble part of another much bigger narrative.

-We Parade!