BIUS is a moving trail, choreographed for a group of dancers. The performers lead the audience through selected parts of public and semi-public spaces. A chain of physical interventions, set up quickly and existing only temporarily, allows viewers to perceive the same space or place in a new and different way—on the move. The appropriation of city spaces, architecture that exercises power over us, and behavioral conventions in public areas are brought into question.

The project boycotts underlying commands and dictations that are “poured in concrete,” highlighting them by breaking their norms. It is a political statement about residents living in cities who must fit into given architectural structures. BIUS has been performed in more than 140 cities worldwide, including NYC, London, Moscow, Vienna, São Paulo, Hong Kong, Montreal, Macau, Paris, Sydney, Copenhagen, and Berlin.

Bodies hanging over edges, niches, entrance architraves, landings, or park benches act as bizarre body sculptures, opening curious perspectives and offering residents a surprisingly different city experience. These temporary interventions confront the public with unsettling uses of shared spaces. The varying locations and different times of day at which performances occur make each event unique.


Photography © Irving Villegas,
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