IVANA MUELLER (EDITION II)
How Heavy Are My Thoughts
In her performance Ivana Müller poses the question: "If my thoughts are heavier than usual, is my head heavier than usual too?" "What is the 'weight' of thoughts and 'where' are these to be found in the body?" A presenter reports on Müller’s empirical, at moments hilarious research, placed against a cultural historical background in which diverse thinkers such as Descartes pass in review. With this performance Müller redefines the notions of 'body' and 'presence' – classic themes in performance that she approaches in a startling manner.
In this presentation Müller opts for the genre of the 'lecture performance', thereby thematizing scientific and artistic investigation. Ivana Müller studied French Literature in Zagreb and took courses at the School for New Dance Development (SNDO) in Amsterdam. She spent her internship as a guest student at the Academy of Visual Arts in Berlin. Since 2002 Ivana Müller has been making various performances, including her most recent, 'When We Were Holding It Together', for which she was nominated for the Mime Award. In 2007 she won the Charlotte Kohler Prize.
In her performance Ivana Müller poses the question: "If my thoughts are heavier than usual, is my head heavier than usual too?" "What is the 'weight' of thoughts and 'where' are these to be found in the body?" A presenter reports on Müller’s empirical, at moments hilarious research, placed against a cultural historical background in which diverse thinkers such as Descartes pass in review. With this performance Müller redefines the notions of 'body' and 'presence' – classic themes in performance that she approaches in a startling manner.
In this presentation Müller opts for the genre of the 'lecture performance', thereby thematizing scientific and artistic investigation. Ivana Müller studied French Literature in Zagreb and took courses at the School for New Dance Development (SNDO) in Amsterdam. She spent her internship as a guest student at the Academy of Visual Arts in Berlin. Since 2002 Ivana Müller has been making various performances, including her most recent, 'When We Were Holding It Together', for which she was nominated for the Mime Award. In 2007 she won the Charlotte Kohler Prize.
2 & 3 November, 2008, Festival a/d Werf
'How Heavy Are My Thoughts', Ivana Müller, (Performer Bill Aitchison), November 2007, Festival a/d Werf.
