NEWSLETTER — APR 26
Photo: Thomas Zamolo
MAISON OUVERTE #13
+ New Solo at Skogen
Dear all,
we are looking forward to see you again either in Malmö on May 16 for our last Maison ouverte event of the spring or in Göteborg with Dans (Sverige) - solo template version at Skogen from May 1 to 3.
May 16
MAISON OUVERTE #13
TEA DANCE (EXTENDED)
Fuxia 2
Norra Grängesbergsgatan 19, Malmö
Entrance: Västanforsgatan 30, Malmö
14:00-22:00
We close the spring programme with a full day of getting together, workshops and techno dancing. No performance this time: we will dance together! Feel free to join us for the whole day or just for one part of the programme.
14:00-15.00
Technosomatics warm-up
Frédéric Gies guides you to a gentle warm-up, designed to slide smoothly into a day of techno dancing.
15:30-17:30
Dance floor Archive - workshop
Through various performances, Frédéric Gies has approached club dances as a poetic field of investigation. We invite you to a practice-based workshop to learn some of these dances and also to create your own.
18:15-22:00
Technosomatics session and dance floor
After some guidance into the practice of Technosomatics, the dance floor is yours.
Buffet and refreshments will be served throughout the day.
May 1, 2 & 3
Dans (Sverige) - solo template version
@ Skogen, Göteborg
This new solo is the template for a future group piece that will premiere later this year at Dansens hus. The premises of this new work lie in two backward movements: looking back into the prolific dance materials of the 35 pieces I created since I moved to Sweden and looking at the few traces left of Maison de Fous (Dråhuset), a 1920 work by Les Ballets Suédois. While the piece looks into the past and excavates the uncanny kinship between my work and Maison de Fous, it also takes a sharp look at the present, positioning itself against the fetishization of national origins and making use of the figure of the “Fou” as a subversive, irreverent force destabilizing oppressive power structures.
Monday Technosomatics in Malmö
Technosomatics is a unique dance practice that delves into the connection between club dancing to techno music and the body's chakras and endocrine glands. Developed and shared globally by Frédéric Gies since 2014, this practice offers a transformative experience. Each session will be dedicated to a specific focus and theme.
☼ The workshops are always on Mondays, 19.00 – 21.15
☼ Always at Teater Barbro at Ungdomens Hus, Malmö
☼ All workshops are free of charge.
☼ No previous skill or experience required.
Dates: May 4, 11
