Artistic
research

For two years, Along the Walk explores new forms of artistic creation that are in line with the concepts of deceleration, environmental awareness, social inclusion, intercultural dialogue and collective work. It is therefore a research project! The core of it are The Walks : 14 walking artistic tours, led in rural areas by duos of artists from 8 different countries. Each international artistic duo performs two 10-day Walks in rural areas of Germany, Slovenia, Italy, France and Belgium. These Walks are both the artistic productions and the research tools of the project. They allow the artists-researchers to develop, test and analyze their performative methods together with the audiences they meet.

Deceleration
decentralization

No flights are used in this two-year international project, all the travels are done by slower and more sustainable transportational means or by foot. The creation happens all along the artistic walks and it is not limited to the usual hour or two in specifically designated performing venues. Art is much bigger and wider and more mysterious. It rarely happens where and when and how we expect it. At the same time it also needs space and time and closeness to life to breathe properly and emerge. Artistic improvisation is of key importance, stating that every phase of creation process is valuable to share. The vulnerable emergence and collective discovery are of greatest value. The decision to walk in rural areas and visit small settlements supports the idea of the art that is both developed and performed in the same local environment, devised from the land and co-created by the participating audiences. Working outside the cities, the project also gives a stronger focus to time, environment and deceleration.

Shared
experience

Finally, the conclusions of the research and the developed approaches are shared at the Conference on Deceleration in Performing Arts and with the Along the Walk Book.

For uncertainty,
an adventurous walk

Facing unpredictability, our efficient and profitable society systematically strangulates possibilities and creates anxiety and powerlessness. It pretends that life can be controlled and it strengthens the power of only a few in the name of security. Our strategy is the opposite: we want to celebrate uncertainty and experimentation and stand for exploration rather than convenience. We want to walk with our uncertainties: to think without being sure, to research and move on, even beyond reason. Sometimes paths might be longer and slower, sometimes actions might be more tiring and more expensive. But always driven by curiosity, we will resolutely pursue our adventurous work. The rest is poetry.

The Loophole

Inbal Lori & Raschid Daniel Sidgi
Raschid Daniel Sidgi and Inbal Lori are walking in Thuringia. Raschid’s father fled from Sudan to what was the GDR in 1974. Inbal moved from Israel to Berlin 6 years ago. Today, Sidgi is leading Lori through a landscape of his early life.
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The biggest spectacle in the world

Mathilde Vrignaud & DISCOllective
DISCOllective and Mathilde Vrignaud are walking in the rural areas of Prekmurje, Slovenia. They are walking backwards, moving forward while watching the biggest spectacle ever: the world they are walking from.
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The Grimm Sisters

Ramona Krönke & Beatrix Brunschko
Ramona Krönke and Beatrix Brunschko are the Grimm Sisters. They are wandering through Brandenburg to collect contemporary folk poetry – stories, legends, rumors, anecdotes, mysteries, tragedies and comedies from everyday life in this region.
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JE SUIS HERMANN

Julie Doyelle & Christelle Delbrouck
Two women, two stools, a thermos of coffee. Along their walk, when Julie Doyelle and Christelle Delbrouck meet someone, they take the time to sit down, to discover each other, to share. They weave a joyful thread between people they meet…
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THE ROUTE TO THE ROOTS

Alenka Marinič & Giovanni Fusetti
Alenka Marinič and Giovanni Fusetti are walking on the border between Italy and Slovenia, in a land they decided to name Slotalia. While walking, they are creating from this land and the people that have been for centuries living in an area full of conflict…
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Along the Weight

Marko Mayerl & Sean Gittins
Marko Mayerl and Sean Gittins are walking on the Compostelle Pilgrim path in South-West France, questioning together the weights we are all carrying through our lives.
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WALK.0

Maja Dekleva Lapajne & Matthieu Loos
Maja Dekleva Lapajne and Matthieu Loos are the artistic co-directors of the Along the Walk project. By walking themselves and experiencing the process, they shape their artistic vision, keep developing the project and discover what all it is and where it can lead to.
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JUNE ’23

ARTISTIC EXCHANGE WORKSHOP
Gathering of all the Artists and the Core Team
sharing experiences and preparing the second round of Walks
— La Bégude de Mazenc, France

AUGUST – OCTOBER ’23

WALK.2
7 Walks by 14 Artists
— Germany, France, Belgium, Slovenia, Italy

23. – 01. Aug/Sep ’23
THE BIGGEST SPECTACLE IN THE WORLD
DISCOllective & Mathilde Vrignaud
— Prekmurje, Slovenia

11. – 20. Sep ’23
JE SUIS HERMANN
Christelle Delbrouck & Julie Doyelle
— Region of Ardennes, French-Belgian border

12. – 21.Sep ’23
THE ROUTE TO THE ROUTES
Alenka Marinič & Giovanni Fusetti
— Slovenian-Italian border

15. – 24. Sep ’23
THE GRIMM SISTERS
Beatrix Brunschko & Ramona Krönke
— Brandenburg, Germany

17. – 26. Sep ’23
ALONG THE WEIGHT
Sean Gittins & Marko Mayerl
— Compostelle Pilgrimage Path, France

25. – 04. Sep/Oct ’23
WALK.0
Matthieu Loos & Maja Dekleva Lapajne
Notranjska, Slovenia

06. – 15. Oct ’23
THE LOOPHOLE
Inbal Lori & Raschid Daniel Sidgi
— Thuringia, Germany

NOVEMBER ’23

ARTISTIC AND PRODUCTION MEETING
Meeting of the Core Team, general managing of the project
— Ravensburg, Germany

17. – 20. Apr ’24
THE CONFERENCE ON DECELERATION IN PERFORMING ARTS
Workshops, presentations, lectures, performances and release of the Book
Join in and book your ticket here!
— Berlin, Germany

JUNE ’24

EVALUATION MEETING
Meeting of the Core Team, closing the project
— Slovenia