EDITION II - EPISODE 1
- PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME - MAY 2006, FESTIVAL A/D WERF
- FILM PROGRAMME - MAY 2006, FESTIVAL A/D WERF
- INSERTS - MAY 2006, FESTIVAL A/D WERF
Performance programme (selection)
The famous quote of the anarchist Emma Goldman - If I Can't Dance, I Don't Want To Be Part Of Your Revolution - is the departure point of the travelling visual arts programme that will be presented at Festival a/d Werf in Utrecht and is curated by Frederique Bergholtz, Tanja Elstgeest and Annie Fletcher.
This quote is chosen as title, as it encapsulates the potential of art to politically and critically engage with the world we are living it, yet at the same time celebrating it.
The programme borrows from the language of dance, music, theatre and archived visual material to create a series of performances which re-think the position and representation of women today.
The artists presented, engage with performance and the live moment from an emancipatory perspective. From there the programme examines the legacies and potentials of feminism and the 'political body' (whether alone or collective) from a variety of contemporary artistic positions.
Alexandra Bachzetsis: Musical
Festival a/d Werf will premier Alexandra Bachzetsis' 'Musical' as part of If I Can't Dance... The artist has created a performance piece for nine dancers, based on elements of the classic musical, the music video clip and karaoke. The work mimics and refers to particular scenes or moods from the musical genre of the 20th century, stretching from the 20's to the 90's. Read more
Festival a/d Werf will premier Alexandra Bachzetsis' 'Musical' as part of If I Can't Dance... The artist has created a performance piece for nine dancers, based on elements of the classic musical, the music video clip and karaoke. The work mimics and refers to particular scenes or moods from the musical genre of the 20th century, stretching from the 20's to the 90's. Read more
Premier: 23 May + 24 May, 2006, Huis a/d Werf, Theaterzaal
The Otolith Group: Otolith I
The Otolith Group, consisting of the artist Anjalika Sagar and culture theorist Kodwo Eshun, will make a new work based on the rich visual archive of Sagar’s grandmother, a prominent feminist in sixties India.
This archive serves as a point of departure for a new work based on the vision of Indian women; in the past though their project of emancipation in the colonial era; in the present under conditions of globalization; and in the unrealized space of the future. Read more
The Otolith Group, consisting of the artist Anjalika Sagar and culture theorist Kodwo Eshun, will make a new work based on the rich visual archive of Sagar’s grandmother, a prominent feminist in sixties India.
This archive serves as a point of departure for a new work based on the vision of Indian women; in the past though their project of emancipation in the colonial era; in the present under conditions of globalization; and in the unrealized space of the future. Read more
23 May + 24 May, 2006, Huis a/d Werf, Koepelzaal
Stefanie Seibold: I Am Not Half The Man I Used To Be (Continued)
In her new performance 'I Am Not Half The Man I Used To Be (Continued)', Stefanie Seibold examines the shift of meaning by re-contextualizing or sampling signs, and symbols. The signs and symbols, which she brings to life though performance, connotes meanings connected to gender and sexuality. Read more
In her new performance 'I Am Not Half The Man I Used To Be (Continued)', Stefanie Seibold examines the shift of meaning by re-contextualizing or sampling signs, and symbols. The signs and symbols, which she brings to life though performance, connotes meanings connected to gender and sexuality. Read more
Premier: 26 May + 27 May, 2066, Huis a/d Werf, Koepelzaal
FILM PROGRAMME (selection)
Vera Chytilová, 'Daisies' - 1966, Czech Spoken, English Subt., 75min.
Love and anarchy are the watch words within the oeuvre of V?ra Chytilová, a well known film maker, part of the early 1960s Czech New Wave. She made films that were acclaimed for their visual experimentation and formal innovation. While this reputation gained her international respect, it also resulted in criticism by officials in her own country, which disapproved of avant-garde styles and themes.
Vera Chytilová, 'Daisies' - 1966, Czech Spoken, English Subt., 75min.
Love and anarchy are the watch words within the oeuvre of V?ra Chytilová, a well known film maker, part of the early 1960s Czech New Wave. She made films that were acclaimed for their visual experimentation and formal innovation. While this reputation gained her international respect, it also resulted in criticism by officials in her own country, which disapproved of avant-garde styles and themes.
Dasies, Vera Chytilová, 1966
INSERTS (selection)
Stefanie Seibold: 'A Reader'
At first sight, 'A Reader' is a collection of disparate materials, from photos to newspaper articles, drawings, posters, literary quotes, pop lyrics, propaganda slogans, manifestos, and the artists own materials. This material has been brought together by the artists to propose a reading of feminist consciousness in a playful and eclectic way which underlines the performative strength and utopian potential of such a position. Read more
Stefanie Seibold: 'A Reader'
At first sight, 'A Reader' is a collection of disparate materials, from photos to newspaper articles, drawings, posters, literary quotes, pop lyrics, propaganda slogans, manifestos, and the artists own materials. This material has been brought together by the artists to propose a reading of feminist consciousness in a playful and eclectic way which underlines the performative strength and utopian potential of such a position. Read more
