Perception, Access and Somatic Strategies

Sindri Runudde and Márcio K. Canabarro in conversation with Nadja Dias

The picture shows a still from the performance EXTRA SET on the stage of HAU2, where the two dancers Márcio and Sindri lie on their backs, their heads touching and holding each other. The light is blue and dark. In the background hangs a painting depicting Márcio and Sindri. On the right side there is a white curtain with surtitles running across it.
© Andrea Keiz

This Listen & Lunch brings together artists Márcio Canabarro, Sindri Runudde, and Savio Debernardis for an exchange on perception, access, and somatic strategies in contemporary performance. Based on their personal biographies and experiences with visual impairment, a reflection unfolds on how the body, movement, and sensuality enable new forms of knowledge and artistic practice. The participants question the dominance of the visual, seek alternative approaches to image and presence, and talk about their collaboration and research EXTRA SET, which was presented in October 2025 as part of the gathering “On Crip Technique, Knowledge and Expertise” at HAU2. We invite you to follow the conversation, moderated by Nadja Dias, about water, sound, access, and the physical experience of visually impaired dancers.

 

This conversation was recorded and is available to listen to and read along english or german subtitels. We are currently working on uploading an accessable PDF of the transcirpt, we kindly ask for your patience on this. 

Sindri Runudde is a Swedish dancer and choreographer who trained at Stockholm University of the Arts and in contemporary circus. In his interdisciplinary practice, Sindri combines dance, sound, and visual art, exploring the body as a living archive shaped by his experience with visual impairment. Sindri is collaborating on the performance EXTRA SET, part of which was shown at HAU2 in October 2025. Sindri is also currently working on Rehearsal Radio: Outside Ear.

 

Marcio K. Canabarro is a Brazilian dancer and choreographer with a background in social communication and performance (SEAD). His work moves between narration, performance, and mindfulness, focusing in particular on the socio-emotional dimensions of accessibility in the context of blindness and visual impairment. He works with Hodworks and Damaged Goods, among others, and is developing the Rehearsal Series with Savio Debernardis and EXTRA SET with Sinter Runudde.

 

Savio Debernardis is a film director and multimedia artist based in Berlin. He studied at the Sorbonne Paris-IV University and the Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF, among others. His works combine relational aesthetics with performance, film, and visual arts and have been presented internationally. He worked with Sindri Runudde and Márcio Canabarro on EXTRA SET.