Ghosts
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The Dark Knife
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Fur
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Barbie – A Performance About Dance History
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The Jaguar
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Stress during the Pandemic
About the film
In a series of short films created by the media artist Mirjam Hector tells different people about their experiences from the Pandemic. In one of the films, the dance artist describes how the pandemic has affected her professional role as a freelance choreographer. Experiences of financial and mental consequences mixed with anxiety are reproduced. Stress caused by the uncertainty then followed by excessive workload reveals the fragility of the artistic field.
Meditation
About the workshop
This workshop is about reflection from a feminist perspective. Through guided meditation, experimental music, writing and dance improvisation, the practitioner visits new thought models about their own existence. Focus on the body's organs in a calming state and references to controversial authors and performance artists such as Yoko Ono, Virginia Woolf and Marina Abramovic,
Angry Stories
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Angry Stories is a dance performance with several dancers improvising. The improvisation is born out of somatic practices and meditation. Dark dance mixes with mystical music and witchcraft. In one scene, the famous piece "Hexentanz" is recreated by the legendary choreographer Mary Wigman and performed to music by the evil metal artist Burzum.
No
About the performance
Between 1939 and 1945, Nazis are believed to have murdered by hanging more than 4,000 German women of various ages. Most likely they were convicted by the so-called "The people's court" and publicly executed by commanders in the concentration camps.
The people's court was a special court established by Adolf Hitler 1934. The court held responsibility for a large portion of "political outrages" and held that acts of resistance were illegal. People who questioned the ruling regime were punished in cruel ways, a large group of which were women. Hanging was a method preferred by the Nazis as it provided more of a public spectacle and served both as entertainment for the troops as well as intimidation against the people. Few of these hangings were documented by individual soldiers with hidden cameras. Some of these images have later been found and saved as important historical documentation.
One of the cases involved a woman who was sentenced to death for having written NO on the walls of houses around Berlin. Her street art was an act of political resistance and provoked the Nazis. Her action is recreated in a visual performance installation along with the reading of the names of all the women who were murdered.
Yes/No
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With inspiration from the performance artist Marina Abramovic and her genre "durational performance" and Joseph Beuys sound work "ja ja ja nee nee nee" from 1968 puts two dancers in a similar state. They examine the development and dramaturgy of the words YES and NO together with a repetitive physical action. The investigation was documented and shown in the format of a video installation.
It’s ok to be Slow
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A group of women talk about their personal experiences that have been decisive in their lives. Various themes such as motherhood, jealousy, depression and nightmares are touched with humility. A chosen action is performed in connection with the narration and symbolizes a core feeling from each event. The stories are also available in book form.
She Puts Her Claws in You
About the performance
A green apple, a fish in an aquarium that is too small, a dialogue about wacky life moments supplemented with literal choreography are representations of absurd events. With challenging humor and fun dance movements, a series of scenes is rolled out and becomes a critical performance.
I Dwell Upon People
About the performance
Which bodies can be seen on stage? is the question we asked ourselves when we created this duo. In a banal and entertaining way, it reflects on the ideals and cultural political currents that are current in contemporary performing arts. Why are there such strong expectations of the performance artist? And why is the stage limited to a select group? A dilemma worth thinking about.
Move Like You Have a Purpose
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This solo is a choreography where all movements follow a repetitive pattern. A movement pattern that transforms into another when it has reached its climax. The body twists into unsightly positions that affect breathing. The breathing becomes a movement of its own and enhances the physical expression throughout the solo. Finally, the dancer slowly crawls backwards and disappears from the stage.