The Eternal Song
Hosted by motionlab.cologne
In-person
When
May 30, 8:30 PM CEST
Where
motionlab.cologne
Neusserstraße 26, Köln, NRW, 50670
Price
$15.00 USD per person
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About the event
DE
Beschreibung
An einem Ort des authentischen Kontakts, einem großen Contact Improvisation Studio, möchten wir diesen Film zeigen und gemeinsam bewegen. Statt starrer Kinosessel erwartet dich ein mit Matten ausgelegter Raum, der dazu einlädt, die Position frei zu wählen – ob im Sitzen, Liegen oder in Bewegung. Bring dir gerne eine Decke oder ein Kissen mit, damit du es richtig gemütlich hast. Im Anschluss an den Film gibt es Raum, um Eindrücke im Gesprächskreis zu teilen und zu verstoffwechseln.
Du hast auch die Möglichkeit an der Contact Jam teilzunehmen, die um 19 Uhr starten wird.
ENG
In a place of authentic connection — in a large contact improvisation studio — we’d like to screen this film and bring into movement what we hear and see. Instead of stiff theater seats, you’ll find a room lined with mats that invites you to choose your own position—whether sitting, lying down, or moving. Feel free to bring a blanket or pillow so you can get really comfortable. After the film, there will be time to share and process your impressions in a sharing circle.
You also have the opportunity to participate in the Contact Jam, which will start at 7 p.m.
About the film
The Eternal Song is a cinematic journey through timeless lands and their Indigenous cultures. Voices from around the world and across generations call us to witness the deep, ongoing scars of colonization on lands and peoples, and the healing that comes through ancestral wisdom. Entrusted with medicine stories, we grapple with colonial legacies, intergenerational trauma, our own fragmentation and culture of separation.
The film reveals how modernity severs our connection to nature, each other, and the ancestral realm, while feeding us empty promises of salvation, unlimited consumption and economic growth, and individual happiness. As we are drawn into the intricate web of kinship and honoring the living presence of Mother Earth, we awaken a remembrance. A sacred dance comes to life and we begin to hear the eternal song of Life itself, calling us back to belonging.
Genre
Documentary
Released
2025
Director
Zaya Ralitza Benazzo, Maurizio Benazzo
Producer
Finley Macneil, Zaya Ralitza Benazzo, Maurizio Benazzo, Alexis Aurigemma
Executive Producer
Pat McCabe, Tiokasin Ghosthorse, Bayo Akomolafe, Aviaja Sanimuinaq
Crew
Caroline Janet Campbell, Nicholoz Kachibaia
About the space
DE
motionlab.cologne ist eine Schule für Embodiment und Kontaktimprovisation. Neben wöchentlichen Kursen, Kontaktimprovisations-Jams und einem breiten Angebot an Workshops schafft sie Raum für experimentelle Formate, die gesellschaftspolitische Fragen in Bewegung bringen und umgekehrt.
ENG
motionlab.cologne is a school for embodiment and contact improvisation. Next to weekly courses, contact improvisation jams and a wide range of workshops it opens up space for experimental formats that brings sociopolitical questions into movement and vis versa.