In Gestures as Portals, choreographer Amparo González Sola invites you to step inside and stay as long as you like. Two performers share the space with the audience for five hours. Sitting or lying nearby, a tranquil choreography unfolds, growing from simple gestures. Movements are slowed down, repeated, held, reversed, and deepened. This creates “portals” to memories and to each other.
González Sola approaches gestures as vehicles of experience. As forms that bodies assume in specific situations, but also as actions that are repeated, inherited, and passed down across generations and borders. In an age of constant acceleration and digitalization, where bodies are at risk of disappearing into images and information, Gestures as Portals is an invitation to slow down and reconnect with the experiences of others.
The performance builds on her previous work While Taking Shape and was developed in 2025 at Marres in Maastricht, where it was performed daily for four weeks.
On view on March 21, 27, and 28, and on June 7.
Program and times, no need to reserve your spot
21 maart, 12.30 -17.30 uur
27 maart, 11.30 -18.30 uur
28 maart, 11.30 – 18.30 uur
7 juni, 12.30 – 17.30 uur
Images by Rob van Hoorn
Bio
Choreographer Amparo González Sola invites you to slow down. In a time of constant acceleration and digitalization, where bodies threaten to disappear in streams of images and information, Gestures as Portals is an invitation to slow down and reconnect with the experiences of others.
Two performers share the space with the audience for five hours. Sitting or lying nearby, a tranquil choreography unfolds, evolving from simple gestures. Movements are slowed down, repeated, held, reversed, and deepened. This creates “portals” to memories and to each other.
González Sola approaches gestures as vehicles of experience. As forms that bodies assume in specific situations, but also as actions that are repeated, inherited, and passed down across generations and borders. The performance builds on her earlier work, While Taking Shape, and was developed in 2025 at Marres in Maastricht, where it was performed daily for four weeks.
