Forside Thrash Mob by ESC ungdomskompani for samtidsdans (NO) with Ar Utke Ács (DK)

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Thrash Mob by ESC ungdomskompani for samtidsdans (NO) with Ar Utke Ács (DK)

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Saturday 19. October 2024

14:00 – 15:00

Kode Permanenten

Come to Kode!
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Sunday 20. October 2024

14:00 – 15:00

Kode Permanenten

Come to Kode!

Tilgjengelighet Accessible with wheelchair No blackout No stage smoke or scents Non verbal Not seated Without strobe lights

Imagine the dancing plague never left Europe. With the continuous institutionalization of dance, bodies kept on rejecting conformity and insisted on expressing themselves in outbursts. In Thrash Mob a choreographer has teamed up with ESC to dive into an alternative dance history of revolting bodies: from the 16th century dancing mania to the pogo mobs of the punk era and flash mobs – both the commercial 00s phenomenon and the activist movements. Together, the group investigates the interconnection between force and care to claim a space that was never meant for them.

Tickets

Thrash Mob takes place in KODE Permanenten and requires a valid ticket for KODE. However, due to limited capacity in the performance space, a ticket for KODE does not guarantee being able to see Thrash Mob. We advise to arrive early and buy an entry ticket upon arrival at KODE. Here we can update you on the capacity before you purchase tickets.

The KODE ticket is also valid to Rasmus Meyers Collection, with one of the largest Munch collections in the world. KODE closes at four.

Choreographer Ar Utke Ács (DK).

Sound composition by Dragongirl/Nikoline Ursin (NO)

Costumes Butcher Queen/Rufus Backman (SE/CL).

The production is produced by Bergen Dansesenter, and co-produced by BIT teatergarasjen.

Dancers: Ada Sophie Mentzoni, Bergen Anders Skrede Rivedal, Askvoll Elena Hertzberg Aidoni, Askvoll Helene Andrea Haukereid, Høyanger Isabelle Haugen Stringer, Bjørnafjorden Josefine Birkeland Hauge, Bergen

Supported by: Bergen Municipality, Vestland County Council, Fana Sparebank, Statens Kunstfond (Denmark) and Nordisk Kulturfond.
Ar Utke Ács is a dance artist working with contemporary dance and in an expanded understanding of choreography. They work with the poetics and politics of the body at the intersection of performance, dramaturgy, text, installation and social and imaginary spaces. Ar Utke Ács is particularly interested in norm-critical strategies from queer and crip theory and lived life. Collaboration and collective processes are central to their work and they often work across different forms of expression and media. Over the past few years, Ács has been working on a series of works that focus on emotional landscapes and subversive poetry through how we position ourselves and communicate nonverbally, including their immersive choreographic installation and performance, echoes. Ar Utke Ács graduated in dance from Stockholm University of the Arts and works in both performing and visual arts as a creator, performer and facilitator. Their work has been presented locally as well as internationally in collaboration with organizations such as MDT (SE), Dansehallerne (DK), Godsbanen (DK) Bergen Kunsthall (NO), Kunsthal Charlottenborg (DK) and Baltic Circle (FI). Ar Utke Ács has worked with artists such as Ellen Söderhult, Pontus Pettersson, Andros Zins-Browne, Sophia Mage, Galerie Int, Pan Daijing, Soho Rezanejad and Nønne Mai Svalholm, and has performed at venues such as Black Box Theatre (NO), Riksteatern (SE), Tate Modern (UK), Berlin Atonal (DE), Untitled Art Fair (US) and Tensta Konsthall (SE). They have received several awards for their artistic work.
ESC Youth Company for Contemporary Dance is run by Bergen Dansesenter and offers an opportunity for young people in Vestland County with talent and interest in contemporary dance.

ESC Youth Company for Contemporary Dance aims to establish itself as a significant national and international player by providing an important infrastructure for innovative dance productions. We aim to highlight young choreographers and young regional dance talents. ESC seeks to inspire and offer young people the chance to work on developing themselves as dancers in a realistic and professional production environment.

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