Human Playground’s Contemporary Dance ‘Auto-Fiction’

if you’re ever looking for a way to

if you’re ever looking for a way to scrap an old car Oh tofiq Co has a great

scrap an old car Oh tofiq Co has a great

scrap an old car Oh tofiq Co has a great idea for you I’m Justin levian thanks

idea for you I’m Justin levian thanks

idea for you I’m Justin levian thanks for tuning in to watchmojo.com we’re

for tuning in to watchmojo.com we’re

for tuning in to watchmojo.com we’re going to check out also fixing that will

going to check out also fixing that will

going to check out also fixing that will be part of the just for last street

be part of the just for last street

be part of the just for last street festival and meet some of the crew it’s

festival and meet some of the crew it’s

festival and meet some of the crew it’s a 30 minutes performance dance with

a 30 minutes performance dance with

a 30 minutes performance dance with acrobatic stuff it’s about our

acrobatic stuff it’s about our

acrobatic stuff it’s about our relationship with cars it’s not linear

relationship with cars it’s not linear

relationship with cars it’s not linear there’s not one single story there are a

there’s not one single story there are a

there’s not one single story there are a couple tableaus the idea i think is to

couple tableaus the idea i think is to

couple tableaus the idea i think is to bring the car which people take for

bring the car which people take for

bring the car which people take for granted as seeing every day and to

granted as seeing every day and to

granted as seeing every day and to present them with images that really

present them with images that really

present them with images that really come and grab them so whether it’s car

come and grab them so whether it’s car

come and grab them so whether it’s car trips from your childhood whether it’s

trips from your childhood whether it’s

trips from your childhood whether it’s road rage whether it’s wanting to jump

road rage whether it’s wanting to jump

road rage whether it’s wanting to jump all over your car and beat the crap out

all over your car and beat the crap out

all over your car and beat the crap out of it we’re not trying to criticize

of it we’re not trying to criticize

of it we’re not trying to criticize anything or say anything in particular

anything or say anything in particular

anything or say anything in particular just present a spectrum of images and

just present a spectrum of images and

just present a spectrum of images and experiences that people can find

experiences that people can find

experiences that people can find themselves in

so I know that dance can be a very

so I know that dance can be a very taxing on the body knees ankles would

taxing on the body knees ankles would

taxing on the body knees ankles would you say that this is more taxing than

you say that this is more taxing than

you say that this is more taxing than probably your average dance show yes

probably your average dance show yes

probably your average dance show yes just concrete floor it’s not wood floor

just concrete floor it’s not wood floor

just concrete floor it’s not wood floor and just actually just get used to the

and just actually just get used to the

and just actually just get used to the car so we get bruises at the beginning

car so we get bruises at the beginning

car so we get bruises at the beginning but more we work with it more we know

but more we work with it more we know

but more we work with it more we know and our body knows and now it’s okay but

and our body knows and now it’s okay but

and our body knows and now it’s okay but yeah I take like a while just to get

yeah I take like a while just to get

yeah I take like a while just to get used to the work you got to be really

used to the work you got to be really

used to the work you got to be really careful just in terms of things like you

careful just in terms of things like you

careful just in terms of things like you know doors not closing when they’re

know doors not closing when they’re

know doors not closing when they’re supposed to everything’s really precise

supposed to everything’s really precise

supposed to everything’s really precise really calculated fortunately we’ve

really calculated fortunately we’ve

really calculated fortunately we’ve grown to know the piece inside and out

grown to know the piece inside and out

grown to know the piece inside and out so we can prepare for those things but

so we can prepare for those things but

so we can prepare for those things but you know we have a reinforced roof we

you know we have a reinforced roof we

you know we have a reinforced roof we have reinforced hood the card you

have reinforced hood the card you

have reinforced hood the card you definitely feel it at the end of the day

definitely feel it at the end of the day

definitely feel it at the end of the day you had the opportunity to go present

you had the opportunity to go present

you had the opportunity to go present your auto fix yell at a couple of

your auto fix yell at a couple of

your auto fix yell at a couple of festivals in Europe maybe you could tell

festivals in Europe maybe you could tell

festivals in Europe maybe you could tell me about what that experience meant for

me about what that experience meant for

me about what that experience meant for you we went to Switzerland and to France

you we went to Switzerland and to France

you we went to Switzerland and to France great festivals public didn’t see it

great festivals public didn’t see it

great festivals public didn’t see it coming I think for them especially

coming I think for them especially

coming I think for them especially having this idea of three people dancing

having this idea of three people dancing

having this idea of three people dancing on a car and everything that we’re

on a car and everything that we’re

on a car and everything that we’re saying with it which isn’t necessarily

saying with it which isn’t necessarily

saying with it which isn’t necessarily criticizing but a lot of observation and

criticizing but a lot of observation and

criticizing but a lot of observation and just commentary on the cars presence in

just commentary on the cars presence in

just commentary on the cars presence in society for them is I felt a bit of a

society for them is I felt a bit of a

society for them is I felt a bit of a new world thing it was a dream actually

new world thing it was a dream actually

new world thing it was a dream actually and the fact is because of the street

and the fact is because of the street

and the fact is because of the street performance in Europe they really have

performance in Europe they really have

performance in Europe they really have like a old tradition about the street

like a old tradition about the street

like a old tradition about the street art so they have mini festival

art so they have mini festival

art so they have mini festival and yeah it was real chance and honor as

and yeah it was real chance and honor as

and yeah it was real chance and honor as well boys girls out of the minute i

well boys girls out of the minute i

well boys girls out of the minute i spelled out of the men always balanced

spelled out of the men always balanced

spelled out of the men always balanced and thank you very much thanks Justin