Beyond the Black Box Festival, Antwerp, Belgium

May 13, 2026

Duration: 1h

Ways to Move in Silence explores the relationship between listening and movement. Through a series of bodily actions, it engages touch and the production of sound, while attending to acoustic phenomena such as propagation and filtering.

These elements unfold through a sequence of actions distributed across space, occurring simultaneously. Using the body both as a trigger that activates sound and as a shield that shapes and blocks it, the work foregrounds the agency of the listener and manifest their capacity to interfere with and intervene in the acoustic field. In the work, this field is approached both as a material space, where sonic forces act at every point, as well as a metaphor that allows broader reflections on concepts such as interaction and interdependence.

The work challenges the audience’s attention, inviting them to notice small changes and subtle variations, as if testing their capacity and willingness to contemplate and observe.

View the accompanying notes for the performance, including listening exercises and sound memories.

Credits

Work by: Davide Tidoni
Performers: Adaline Anobile, Pauline Brun, Francesca Saraullo
Sound: Davide Tidoni

Text: Davide Tidoni, Adaline Anobile

Voice: Adaline Anobile, Giulio Erasmus

Installation and Costumes: Davide Tidoni in collaboration with Marzia Dalfini and the performers

Sound system: Dolores

External eye: Simone Basani

Technical support: Martino Morandi

Acknowledgements: Simone Evangelisti, Silvia Mai, Riccardo Patrone

Production: Davide Tidoni with nadine vzw

Residencies: Bodeek, Buda, CTakt, Monty, Out of Sight, wpZimmer

With the support of: de Vlaamse Gemeenschap, Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, nadine, Out of Sight, STUK, wpZimmer

Photos: Miles Fischler