janajacuka / AAA (working title)

As the doors close and we become contained within one space - sharing the same circulation of air, breath, and information, using voice becomes a way of filling the room with exhaled air. AAA(working title) departs from the vocal practice of yodeling, a “disobedient” vocal technique that resists the attempt to stabilize the voice and instead embraces instability.

In this work-in-progress, Jana continues to explore voice as a choreographic process, where the voice becomes an extension of her body and breath a tool of communication with the audience. Through extreme vocal practices and unpredictable yodel flips, she oscillates between control and loss of control in both voice and body, inviting into an experience that is physically felt as much as it is heard.

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Yodeling, originating in the mountains as a tool for long-distance communication and a form of signaling one’s location, in this work, “I am here” becomes a metaphor for signaling where one is in a broader sense - physically, emotionally, and politically.

Building on her Master’s research at DAS Theater and her previous work “HA”, where she explored the performativity of laughter and the letters H and A, this new work invites the other letters of the alphabet onto the stage, approaching language as something in constant motion, continuously forming and dissolving.