What’s on?
October 2012 – July 2013
UP# 0
Research group Unpacking Performativity presented itself to the world.
The way of working always consists of the elements TALK, DO and RELFECT.
Event UP# 0 was a serie of three events. One at ArtEZ Institute of the Arts, one at the center shopping square and the last at Restaurant Dudok. The invitees walked and reflected with the researchers and performers Niels Storm Robitzky, Bart van Rosmalen and Gaby Allard from site to site.
The research group travelled to the National Finals of Funkin’ Stylez in Dusseldorf to dive into the urban dance.
After watching the battles where researcher Niels Storm Robitzky judged, the group interacted with all judges and a large group of dancers for an in depth exchange. Topics that where discussed ……
Workshop by Niels ‘Storm’ Robitzky for students from ArtEZ Shool of Dance, track dance teacher.
Event as ‘active research part’ format “Me Against the Music” with students from ArtEZ School of Dance, track dance teacher.
Contemplative Dialogue with extended circle guests Tamara Rookus and Fleur Bokhoven on Gadamer, Het Schone.
A contemplative dialogue invites to deeper understanding of a text by using dialogue and reflection.
UP#3 at ArtEZ
Reading and talk with extended circle of guest Hanneke Koolen, Fransien van der Put en Dick Hollander on Erike Fischer-Lichte’s The Transformative Power of Performance. A new esthetics. (2008)
An event, as active research element, with researchers and students from ArtEZ School of Dance, track dancer/maker.
Creating a format for the conference Event in Practice in 26-29 March 2013 in Amsterdam.
UP# is invited to present and participate in the Conference ‘Event in Artistic and Political Practices’ that will take place from 26th – 28th of March 2013. The conference is organized by the School of Cultural Analysis, University of Amsterdam and Gerrit Rietveld Academie.
UP# will do a paper performance in 3 parts, presented by researchers Gaby Allard, Niels ‘Storm’ Robitzky, Bart van Rosmalen and Peter Sonderen (professor in charge). For this performance two artists are inivited to participate as well.
The key note speakers of the conference are Alain Badiou, Oliver Marchart, Claire Fontaine and Janos Sugar.
Reflection on the paper-performance in three parts.
Theoretical frame and discussion on ‘Eye and Mind’by Maurice Merlaut-Ponty.
Monday evening session led by Bart van Rosmalen with extended circle on the perception of body and space.
Researchers will do a writing session together in Arnhem.