Eros in Motion – A Sensory Journey Through Landscape
Led by Pascal Buyse, Artist in Residence
July 14 – August 9, 2025
Wildheart Residency | Devised Theatre and Choreographic Workshop Series
3 Weeks of Devising + 2 Public Showings
From July 14 to August 13, WildHeart artist-in-residence Pascal Buyse will lead a group of participants through a unique process of building performative installations in nature. This residency explores eros as a life force – a queer, sensual energy rooted in desire, connection, and creation. The installations are not static objects but embodied performances of the labor and movement that created them. Participants lift, crawl, stretch, and reach – the act of building becomes choreography. Later, these forms invite the audience to move through them and reawaken those gestures intuitively.
Core Research Question
Can an installation—built and physically experienced by its creators—invite visitors, without words, to move in specific ways? How can the maker’s intention be felt purely through material, shape, and landscape?
Theme: Eros
Eros here is not about sex, but about the drive to create, connect, and feel. It’s the energy that pulls us toward another body, a tree, a thought. It is soft, curious, powerful – never aggressive. It is what moves us.
What You’ll Do
- Build installations using your body in water, forest, and open landscape
- Create choreography rooted in physical labor
- Explore desire, touch, connection, and eros through movement
- Work solo and in groups, in silence and rhythm
- Share the results in work-in-progress showings and a public performances
We begin with the film How We Walk by Pascal Buyse & Ítalo di Castro – where queer bodies explore urban space.
Then, we move into the wild.
Who is it for:
Queer & allied youth/adults – movers, builders, dancers, performers, artists
No prior experience required – just curiosity and the willingness to use your body
Dates:
Artists are invited to drop into any/all Devising Sessions. To partake in both the Work-in-Progress Showings and the Public Performances, Artists must have attended several Devising Sessions and the Rehearsals.
There is no financial exchange for participation – let’s create together!
Monday – Thursday, July 14-17
Devising Sessions: 1-5pm Each Day
Creative work will be done in the Barn Studio and outside
*Artists can stay on site. Housing/Food available at a sliding scale of $30-$45 for a shared room or $50-$100 for a single room. For Artists staying on site, we will collectively cook 1 meal a day, and studio spaces will be available during non-devising hours for personal use.
Wednesday – Saturday, July 23-July 26
July 23, 24, 25: Devising Sessions 1-5pm
Creative work will be done primarily outside
July 26: Rehearsal 1-5pm, Work-in-Progress showing with feedback 6pm-9pm
Showing will take place both in the Barn and outside
*No onsite housing/food is available this week.
Tuesday – Friday, July 29 – August 1
July 29, 30, 31: Devising Sessions 1-5pm
Creative work will be done primarily outside
August 1: Rehearsal 1-5, Work-in-Progress showing with feedback 6pm-9pm
Showing will take place both in the Barn and outside
*No onsite housing/food is available this week.
Rehearsal and Performance
Tuesday – Saturday, August 5-9
August 5, 6, 7: Rehearsal 1-5
August 8 and 9: Rehearsal 1-5, Performance 6-9pm
Creative work will be done in the Barn Studio and outside
*Artists can stay on site. Housing/Food available at a sliding scale of $30-$45 for a shared room or $50-$100 for a single room. For Artists staying on site, we will collectively cook 1 meal a day, and studio spaces will be available during non-devising hours for personal use.
Location
WildHeart is located on 46+ beautiful acres in the Hudson Valley. More info about directions and transportation options HERE.
About Pascal Buyse
Pascal Buyse is a Belgian playwright and performer associated with the National Youth Theatre of Brussels. With a diverse background in European contemporary theater and dance companies, he has showcased his talents as a playwright and actor. Buyse’s work reflects his artistic vision and creativity, bringing unique and engaging stories to the stage.
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