2022/23
maria gasparinatou
'putting on a show for 45 lark row'
Why is dance so often hidden from daily life? Maria Gasparinatou’s project challenges this invisibility with a performance centre along the Regents Canal that drapes itself in movement. Inspired by the expressive potential of skin and muscle, she designed a mesh envelope that frames dancers like a living theatre curtain. Inside, flexible rehearsal and performance zones adapt to different forms of movement—from solo practices to late-night club scenes. Her process was choreographic: working through physical modeling, mesh experiments, and embodied spatial analysis. The architecture becomes an extension of the dance—an open, moving body that invites the public in. For Maria, repair is about reconfiguring visibility, reclaiming space for joy, and choreographing belonging.