Bird’s Inn with the direction of Ang Gey Pin, under Meeting with Remarkable Women Project (2009), Grotowski Institute, Wroclaw, Poland, photo Maciej Zakrzewski
Out of individual need and urgency, a self-study of the performer’s craft and skills was initiated in 2007 by several participants of a work session under the direction of Ang Gey Pin. This gradually developed into intensive working meetings held every few months in Italy and Poland.
The work, initially sparked by an interest in and research into the language and communication of birds, evolved progressively into what was later titled Bird’s Inn. It has been developed and presented across various work sessions led by Ang Gey Pin, as well as within residencies hosted by organisations such as Orma Fluens (Italy), Casa Laboratorio Vallenera (Italy), the Grotowski Institute (Wrocław, Poland), and the Meeting With Remarkable Women Project directed by Virginie Magnat (Canada).
The final version of Bird’s Inn was performed by Marian Araujo (Spain/Ireland), Fernanda Branco (Brazil/Norway), Riccardo Brunetti (Italy), Sonia Pastrovicchio (Italy), and Dario Valtancoli (Italy/Spain), as part of the Meeting With Remarkable Women Project in 2009 at the Grotowski Institute, Wrocław, Poland.
Earlier versions of the work also involved performer Daniela Altieri (Italy/South America).