By/with Alexandra Bălășoiu, Cristina Lilienfeld, Cosmin Manolescu

Three choreographers take turns as performers, commentators, generators of absurd situations and other random happenings, make statements and participate in an emotional striptease in which the audience is invited to leave with the artists in an exploration of the self and the problems generated by emotions, capitalism and repression of contemporary society. "Flowers, stones and other demons", is a collective performance born from a journey into the unconscious of its creators. A metaphor for human experience, the performance is a journey into the universal themes of trauma, love and (dis)organisation. The performance will be followed by a discussion with the audience about the collective creation presented but also about the state of contemporary dance in the social and cultural context in which we live.

The event D.A.N.C.E™ Dance. Artists. Network. Conference. Encounter puts Timișoara on the European map of contemporary dance and makes possible for the first time in Timișoara, between 27 - 28 June 2023, the General Assembly of the European Dancehouse Network (of which AREAL is part), where more than 40 important members of the European choreographic scene will take part and under the umbrella of which a series of presentations, discussions, performances, video screenings and free dance sessions will take place - in the spaces of the Timișoara National Theatre, the Corneliu Mikloși Museum, the Victoria Timișoara Cinema and the FABER Cultural Centre.

"Flowers, Stones and Other Demons" is realized by AREAL - space for choreographic development and co-financed by the Administration of the National Cultural Fund, within the AREAL 2023 Spring Season. The project does not necessarily represent the position of the Administration of the National Cultural Fund. AFCN is not responsible for the content of the programme or how the results of the programme may be used. These are entirely the responsibility of the grantee."