Vienna-based choreographer Willi Dorner presented a public art series called ‘Bodies in Urban Spaces’ in the Lower Manhattan area last Sunday and Monday. This human architecture is made of 22 dancers and performers in orange hoodies, purple tights and bright green who turned themselves into human sculptures that complement the surrounding architecture.
As the sun rose over the Financial District, dozens of wide-eyed spectators watched the performers install themselves atop fire hydrants, across park benches - and at one point, between the pillars of the New York Stock Exchange.
“Bodies in Urban Spaces” is a part of French Institute Alliance Française’s Crossing the Line festival. Willi Dorner has been performing similar exhibition for the last couple of years on various parts of the world including Austria, England, France, Norway, Sweden, Finland and the US.
As the sun rose over the Financial District, dozens of wide-eyed spectators watched the performers install themselves atop fire hydrants, across park benches - and at one point, between the pillars of the New York Stock Exchange.
“Bodies in Urban Spaces” is a part of French Institute Alliance Française’s Crossing the Line festival. Willi Dorner has been performing similar exhibition for the last couple of years on various parts of the world including Austria, England, France, Norway, Sweden, Finland and the US.
