PINK CHEWING GUM

Rosalie Wanka

Austria

PINK CHEWING GUM is a bold, site-specific solo that transforms the performer’s body into a playful, disruptive force within urban and architectural landscapes. Encased in a pink tube, the dancer becomes a chewing gum—blind, unilimbed, and reliant solely on touch—crawling, climbing, and intertwining with inorganic structures. The piece explores the tension between life and stone, organic and inorganic, as the body distorts and merges with its surroundings.

Based on the research project CAPTURES, created with architect and photographer Paola Evelina, the performance investigates how movement can interact with a location’s arc hitecture, history and spirit. By bringing dance into public spaces, PINK CHEWING GUM challenges visual habits, plays with the color pink’s associations, and invites audiences to perceive their environment anew.

Idea, Concept, Choreography, Site-specific performance: Rosalie Wanka
This solo is based on the research project CAPTURES realized in cooperation with Paola Evelina

Rosalie Wanka
Germany
Rosalie Wanka is a Munich-born choreographer and performer who has made her mark on the European and South American dance scenes since 2015. With over 15 stage works and interdisciplinary collaborations, her creations have been presented in more than 20 countries across four continents. Equally versatile in traditional theaters and unconventional spaces, Wanka’s signature lies in blending contemporary dance with Argentine tango and other movement languages, such as sign language, reflecting her intercultural and interdisciplinary approach. Her solo PINK LADY (2021) earned six international awards in Italy, Spain, and South Korea. Trained at the Bavarian Ballet Academy and the Vienna State Opera, she holds a master’s in contemporary dance and pedagogy from Anton Bruckner University (Linz), with further studies at UNA Buenos Aires, Salzburg University, and FU Berlin in curating scenic arts.

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