Samstag

13.4.2019

Oncurating
THIS IS YOUR CAPTAIN
Maëlle Gross

Langzeit-Performance & Ausstellung / durational Performance & Exhibition

Die Performance THIS IS YOUR CAPTAIN von Maëlle Gross experimentiert zum ersten Mal über 6 Stunden mit Charakteren, die weder vollständig menschlich noch vollständig weiblich oder völlig Cyborg sind und von der patriarchalischen Erde nach Sirius, dem Planeten der weiblichen Energie, entfliehen. Auf dem Weg zum Planeten Sirius beginnen sie, die von Männern-dominierte Sprache zu vergessen und neue Formen der Kommunikation und Identität anzunehmen, die vom New Age 2.0 inspiriert sind. Der Besucher ist eingeladen, an dieser Reise teilzunehmen und darf jederzeit ein- und aussteigen.

Die Performance findet in der Ausstellung I will be your idol statt. Die Video-basierten Arbeiten fragen nach der Herkunft unserer kulturellen Referenzen und dem komplexen Verhältnis zwischen normativen und subversiven Kulturen. Insbesondere sind weibliche Figuren vertreten, diese brechen binäre Codes und versuchen durch die Neudefinition etablierter Geschlechterstereotypen den gegebenen Machtverhältnissen zu widerstehen. Ihr gemeinsames Ziel ist es die Produktion von Wissen zu beeinflussen. Die Ausstellung stellt sich eine Welt vor, in der sich die neuen Idole gegen das zeitgenössische Denken behaupten und die fortlaufende Narration zerrütten. Kuratiert von Camille Regli, ist die Ausstellung vom 4 – 20 April 2019 im Oncurating space geöffnet. Es beinhaltet Werke von Gery Georgieva, Maëlle Gross und Ceylan Öztrük. http://oncurating-space.org/

The performance THIS IS YOUR CAPTAIN by Maëlle Gross is experimenting or the first time over 6-hours, featuring characters that are neither fully human, nor completely female, nor totally cyborg. Escaping the Earth and on their way to planet Sirius - the planet of feminine energy - they little by little start forgetting the male-dominated language and adopt new forms of communication and identity inspired by the New Age 2.0. The visitor is invited to take part in this journey, dropping-in and out of the vessel whenever they wished. 

The performance takes place within the exhibition I will be your idol. The video-based show examines the origin of our cultural references and questions the relationship between normative and subversive cultures. More specifically, the works (re)present female-like figures who, by redefining established gender constructions and breaking binary codes, resist power relations and influence knowledge production. By shedding light on these new representations, the exhibition imagines a world in which these idols can stand up against contemporary knowledge and subvert the narratives. Curated by Camille Regli, the exhibition is open from 4 – 20 april 2019 at the Oncurating space. It includes works by Gery Georgieva, Maëlle Gross and Ceylan Öztrük. http://oncurating-space.org/

About
Maëlle Gross (b. in Lausanne, lives and works between Lausanne and Geneva) is a Swiss multidisciplinary artist whose work ranges from video, installation and performance. Her work focuses on the question of identity, nostalgia and gender politics. She holds a degree from Geneva University of Art and Design (HEAD) and a Master of Fine Arts from Goldsmiths University. Recent exhibitions include amongst other: Swiss Arts Awards, Basel (June 2019-upcoming); solo show at Flux Laboratory, Zurich (2017); and group shows and projects at Antigel, Geneva (2018); Centre d'Art Contemporain, Geneva (2017); Documenta 14, Athens (2017); Rencontres internationales, Paris (2016); ICA, London (2015) amongst others.

Gery Georgieva (b. in Varna, Bulgaria, lives and works in London) is a graduate from the Royal Academy Schools and Goldsmiths University in London. Georgieva’s work encompasses video, sculpture, performance, multimedia installations and musical collaborations in which she stages herself to question gender constructions, "taste", subjective power, and individual empowerment. Recent projects include: performances at Palais de Tokyo, Paris (upcoming 2019) and Block Universe, London (2018); solo show at SwimmingPool Projects, Sofia (2017). Her work has been screened at Whitechapel Gallery, London (2018); Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt (2018), South London Gallery (2018); Frieze Art Fair, London (2015); Random Acts, Channel 4 (2015); MOCA Cleveland, Ohio (2015) amongst others.

Ceylan Öztrük (b. Ankara, Turkey, lives and works in Zurich) completed her practice-based PhD in Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul, after graduating from a MFA and BFA at the Fine Arts Faculty at Anadolu University. Through interventions and site-specific works, her interests mostly culminate in subjectivity, historicisation, gender politics, and more recently orientalism and migration. Recent exhibitions and projects include: solo exhibition at Alienze, Lausanne (March 2019); and group exhibitions: Les Urbaines, Lausanne (2019); Löwenbräu, Kunsthalle, Zurich (2019); Espace Arlaud, Lausanne (2018); Helmhaus, Zurich (2017); Mars, Istanbul (2016) amongst others.

Credits
Director Maëlle Gross Cast Performer Valentine Mottaz Cast Dancer Karine Dahouindji Cast Chorist Pascal Bornand Music Simon Acevedo Scenography Maëlle Gross Production Marie Jolliet, Maud Herzog Costumes Anne-Lise Tâcheron, Maëlle Gross, Marie Jolliet, Marie de Pietrantonio, Marie Valotton Dramaturgy Simon Hildebrand Production support Ville de Genève, Loterie Romande, Pro Helvetia, Fondation Michèle Berset, Ernst Göhner Stiftung, Fondation Anne-Marie Schindler, Fondation Emilie Gourd
Diffusion support Oertli Stiftung
Photos ©Maëlle Gross ©Gery Georgieva ©Ceylan Öztrük

Alice Ripoll / Cia REC
aCORdo

Verschiedene soziale Gruppen, reich und arm, haben oft nur minimalen Kontakt. Manchmal sind «die anderen» sogar komplett unsichtbar. Theatergängerinnen und -gänger befinden sich meist in sicherer Distanz zu Kriminalität und Chaos, innerhalb einer sozialen Ordnung, deren Durchsetzung jedoch von Unterdrückung und Einschüchterung begleitet ist.

Die Arbeit der brasilianischen Choreografin Alice Ripoll beruft sich auf die entgegengesetzten sozialen Realitäten in Rio de Janeiro. In ihrem Stück «aCORdo» drehen die vier Darsteller*innen die vorherrschenden Hierarchien und Beziehungen zwischen den Anwesenden durch Bewegung und Interaktion um. Auf subtile und scheinbar harmlose Weise entsteht eine neue Ordnung, in der sich Tänzer*in und Zuschauer*in unweigerlich neu orientieren müssen. Wer ist jetzt wer? Wer stiehlt von wem?

The contact between different social groups, between rich and poor, is often minimal. The existence of the other is sometimes even totally invisible. Theatre visitors are usually at a safe distance from crime and chaos, within a social order. However, the enforcement of that order is accompanied by oppression and intimidation.

The work of Brazilian choreographer Alice Ripoll is driven by the polarised social reality in Rio de Janeiro. In aCORdo, four performers turn the existing hierarchies and relationships between attendees inside-out through movement and interaction. In a subtle and seemingly innocent manner, a new order arises in which both dancer and spectator must inevitably reorient themselves. Who is who now? Who steals from whom?

About
Alice Ripoll Choreographer based in Rio de Janeiro, Alice directs two dance groups, REC and SUAVE. She investigates relationships between contemporary dance, theater, performance and Brazilian urban dances. Her performances are being showed at several festivals and theatres in Brazil and abroad, such as Les Rencontres Chorégraphiques de Seine-Saint- Denis, Zurich Theater Spektakel, Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Centre Pompidou, HAU, and others.

Founded in 2009, Cia REC is a powerful group of ghetto artists – all the members were born in Brazilian’s slums - that elaborates and recreates the contemporary art. Composed by the director Alice Ripoll and the performers Alan Ferreira, Leandro Coala, Tony Hewerton and Romulo Galvão, the group, with intense production, has three contemporary dance shows, a piece aimed at children and a performance.

Credits
Director Alice Ripoll Cast Alan Ferreira, Leandro Coala, Romulo Galvão, Tony Hewerton Assistant Anita Tandeta Pictures and Video Renato Mangolin Support Centro Coreográfico da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Machado Fisioterapia Tourplanning ART HAPPENS
Photos ©Bea Borges

SA 13.4. um 19.00 & 21.30
30 min
Tanzhaus Zürich

Vincent Riebeek
One of a kind

One of a Kind ist ein zeitgenössisches Musical welches Vincent Riebeek in seiner zweijährigen Master-Recherche am DAS Theatre entwickelt hat. Eine rasende Show mit Musical-Elementen, Drag, Lip-Sync und Akrobatik: Auf der Grenze zwischen Kunst und Unterhaltung zeigen vier Tänzer*innen, dass Körper ebenso wandelbar sind wie Identitäten. In einer Scharade aus Geschlechterrollen und Stereotypen, Verkleidung und Enthüllung nehmen sie das Publikum mit auf eine Achterbahnfahrt der Referenzspiele. Überraschend und visionär verschmelzen vermeintliche Widersprüche zu einer befreienden Erfahrung, die einlädt, die Fesseln der Normativität endgültig zu kappen!

One of a Kind is a contemporary musical Vincent Riebeek developed during his two-year Master-research at Das Theatre. This quartet takes the audience on a rollercoaster that whisks you up into its whirlwind pace that motions through multiple genres and narratives. To distinguishing assimilation from appropriation the material gives voice to a personal yet conceptual view on identity, authenticity and solidarity. The exuberant cocktail of theatrical, choreographic, musical and textual elements creates a complex, yet coherent, proposal where dance, text and acting find their non-hierachical place in carrying content. The core intention of the work is to create a liberating experience that is empowering both audience and performer, based in the belief that a ‘symbolic act’ has the potential to transform our daily thinking and doing.

About
Vincent Riebeek (*1990) got accepted at the Amsterdamse Hoogeschool voor de Kunsten at age 16 to eventually graduate with a Bachelor in Choreography from SNDO in 2013, while being a Dance Web recipient at Impulstanz Festival during his studies in 2010. His work has been presented across Europe and abroad and has earned critical acclaim for shifting boundaries between high culture and entertainment while getting appointed numerous prices and residencies. Riebeek concluded his research and studies at Das Arts in Amsterdam with a Master degree in Theatre in 2018.

Credits
concept and dramaturgy Vincent Riebeek created in dialogue with/performed by Esther Arribas, Fernando Belfiore, Dani Brown, Nicolas Roses advice Renee Copraij, Andrea Bozic, Julien Alembik created in Amsterdam with the support of Das Theatre, Frascati, Dansmakers & Jacuzzi production DANSCO special mention Barbara van Lindt, Heske van den Ende, Marc Streit, Marieke van Bueren, Rose Akras, the Das Arts Community, Hans and Marion Riebeek, Jacques Riebeek, Michele Rizzo, Tomislav Feller and many others who contributed either their help or advice in realizing this project along the way.
Photos ©Thomas Lenden, Bart Grietens

SA 13.4. um 20.00
60 min
Tanzhaus Zürich