Armadilho

Work by Joh Burtt. Using a hybrid mix of physical theatre, dance, text, circus arts, video and electronic soundscapes, ARMADILHO is an intermedia performance project exploring the body, survival tactics and ... a small armour plated mammal.

As a means of negotiating a volatile world, the armadillo opts to turn its own body into an armoured sphere, a metaphor for the weird and wired ways the human body itself can react, transform and mutate in the face of perceived threat. ARMADILHO represents a continuation of Jon's quirky collaborative projects with this one taking a sideways look at the interface between the body, anxiety and defense mechanisms.