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.

Artist Biographies

Sindri Runudde is a Swedish dancer and choreographer whose work is characterized by an interdisciplinary and sensory exploration of the body as a living archive. They were educated at the Stockholm University of the Arts and have also received international training in contemporary circus. Sindri’s artistic practice combines dance with sound, storytelling, and visual art, often with a playful and humorous tone that carries deeper perspectives on identity, the body, and perception.

They work from a queer and disability rights perspective and are active both in Sweden and internationally, as a solo artist and in collaboration with institutions and independent groups. Sindri has collaborated with institutions such as the Royal Dramatic Theatre (Dramaten) in Stockholm, Stockholm City Theatre, Skånes Dansteater, The 7 Fingers (Les 7 Doigts de la Main), Candoco Dance Company, and Norrlandsoperan Umeå. Sindri is based in Stockholm, and their current work is based on sound archiving and recordings of dance and rehearsals within the project” Rehearsal Radio: Outside Ear”. This year they are also working as a dancer/performer in n new works by Sidney Leone, Halla Olafsdottir, and Marta Forsberg. In the symposium Bodies of Knowledge: Choreographies of Care Sindri was collaborating with Marcio K. Canabarro in EXTRA SET.

Márcio K. Canabarro was born in 1985 in Brazil. He is a dancer and choreographer with a BA in Social Communication, a Performing Major from SEAD, and certification as an Embodied Myoreflex Therapy Practitioner. Márcio is interested in exploring the intersections of narratology, performance, and mindfulness practices. His work focuses on the socio-emotional implications of accessibility—specifically, how cultural biases around vision shape the intimacy, self-esteem, and social roles of blind and visually impaired individuals.

Currently, Márcio collaborates with film director and artist Savio Debernardis on Rehearsal Series, an ongoing study that explores auto-fiction as a tool for radical honesty and art fragmentation as a means of collaboration and access articulation.

Márcio also works as a freelance dancer with Hodworks (HU), CRANKY BODIES/a company (DE), and Meg Stuart/Damaged Goods (BE/DE). In the past, he has collaborated with Benoît Lachambre, Sara Shelton Mann, Mark Tompkins, Keith Hennessy, and others.

For more information: https://www.mkerbercanabarro.com  

Savio Debernardis is a film director and multimedia artist based in Berlin. He holds a bachelor degree in History of Art and Archeology from the University of the Sorbonne Paris-IV, a BA and MA in Fine Arts from the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts de Paris-Cergy (ENSAPC), and a Master's in Film Directing from the Babelsberg Film University KONRAD WOLF. His artistic research focused on the translation of relational aesthetics and conceptual practices into performance, film, drawing, and painting. His films and multimedia works have been shown in major cities around the world, including Berlin, Paris, Los Angeles, and Madrid, and have been featured in numerous international film festivals.

For more information: https://www.instagram.com/saviodebernardis/?__d=11%2F