‘I’ll dance as fast as I can’ (2020) at Piramidón Centre d’Art (2023)

I’ll dance as fast as I can
‘Art Nou’ Edition
Piramidón Centre d’Art Contemporani, Barcelona, SP
Live-performance + new video diptych (in progress) + residue installation 
Duration: ca. 30:00 minutes
2023

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I’ll dance as fast as I can by LR On Demand is a collaboration between Lisette Ros, Gabriel Rolt and Bas Geerts. The art collective presents a new edition of I’ll dance as fast as I can, especially modified for this occasion. Rolt (guitar, vocals) and Geerts (percussions) will be providing the improvised musical accompaniment, which will form the sound field of Ros’ performance. —Visually the trio will be set in a triangular shape, with at least 2 meters distance from each other. There will be no internal interaction between the artists. 

Ros, the ‘front woman’, will intent to dance as fast as she can on extremely slippery golden liquid. This leads to an inner- and physical struggle of trial and error – the act of falling, regrouping and standing up again – while her body converts into an animated golden sculpture. I’ll dance as fast as I can was conceived in 2020, during the lockdown, as a reaction to the global politics, which resulted into a performative manifest, including red slippery liquid (flesh and blood). 

The accompanying sound field is divided into eight short sections. The movements are distinguished by differences in dynamics and texture.

I’ll dance as fast as I can comments, playfully, on ongoing (social) themes; including gender and sexuality. Touching filmic, cultural and historical moments, such as birth, slapstick and the rave culture. 

This special edition took place on the impressive roof of Piramidón, Centre d’Art Contemporani in Barcelona, Spain, in occasion of ‘Art Nou’ Barcelona. 

LR On Demand presents i'll dance as fast as I can at piramidon barcelona with lisette ros as front woman and performance artist, gabriel rolt on the guitars and bas geerts on the percussions
Lisette Ros, gabriel rolt and Bas geerts are LR on demand and performed i'll dance as fast as i can with a teaser directed by Laura Martinova
lisette ros lr on demand gabriel rolt bas geerts piramidon art centre for art nou barcelona with a special edition of i'll dance as fast as i can 2023
lisette ros lr on demand gabriel rolt bas geerts piramidon art centre for art nou barcelona with a special edition of i'll dance as fast as i can 2023
performance artist lisette ros and musician gabriel rolt lr on demand i'll dance as fast as i can live performance art nou
lisette ros lr on demand gabriel rolt bas geerts piramidon art centre for art nou barcelona with a special edition of i'll dance as fast as i can 2023
lisette ros conceptual artist during live performance at piramidon of i'll dance as fast as i can headbang moment
lisette ros lr on demand gabriel rolt bas geerts piramidon art centre for art nou barcelona with a special edition of i'll dance as fast as i can 2023 the curators room
lisette ros lr on demand gabriel rolt bas geerts piramidon art centre for art nou barcelona with a special edition of i'll dance as fast as i can 2023


© Photos Aina Diago
© LR On Demand
© Teaser credits: Bas Geerts, Lisette Ros, Gabriel Rolt
Directed by Laura Martinova
DOP: Jordi Muns 
Editor and VFX: Héctor Cornelles 
Sound engineer and post production: nara is neus 
Color grading and online: Olha Kriukova 
Artists: Lisette Ros, Gabriel Rolt, Bas Geerts 
Special thanks to The Curators Room, Piramidón and Art Nou 


© Lisette Ros