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Ami Skånberg talking walking

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For  a performer trained to draw attention to themselves Ami Skånberg has found a way to make herself invisible in public space. Andrew Stuck has come to Gothenburg on Sweden’s western coast to interview her and learn about her passion for a Japanese performing arts step called Suriashi (also practised in tea ceremony and martial arts). Not only does she practice Suriashi daily but she uses it in her teaching and through that encourages others to use it in meditation and peaceful protest. 

So, join them on this walk through a busy modern city occasionally adopting an ancient Suriashi step and turning themselves invisible.  

28’10” 13.2MB

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In this photo Ami practices with Nishikawa Senrei, Kyoto 2011
Improvising to two giant organs (dance)
Domesticated pilgrimage in Carina Ari’s apartment in Paris (Suriashi)

Image credits: Feature – Pethrin; Kyoto, 2011- Folke Johansson; Improvising – Karin Brygger 

Daniel Beerstecher talking walking

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Daniel Beerstecher is a walking artist from Germany.  Over the last few years, he has been focussing on walking slowly, very slowly – just two metres a minute.  In our conversation, we explore why and how he has achieved this, as well as how it has changed him personally, and how it has changed the way others see him.   We live in a society where everything appears to be speeding up, yet here is someone deliberately going as slow as he can; he is curious too, to see if he can influence how Artificial Intelligence and  robots in particular, can be taught to slow down. 24’13” 11.3MB

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Photo: Daniel Beerstecher
Photo: Stanislaus Plewinski
Photo: Bert Schutzbach