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Meg Stuart

12.10.2020

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In August, Meg Stuart was on a month long residency at PACT working on her new creation ›CASCADE‹ which would have premiered at the Ruhrtriennale 2020. We sat down to talk about her new work, the collaboration with the performers and the changes and new perspectives brought about by Covid-19.

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Three people are sitting at a table facing the camera. Laptops, coffee cups and notepads are spread out on the table.

Während der Residenz bei PACT lag der Fokus auf ersten inhaltlichen Recherchen und der Erprobung von Ideen im Raum. Im bereichernden Austausch mit der Dramaturgin Maja Zimmermann, Mina Mahmoudian (Projektleitung Urbane Beziehungen) und Sika Azanledji (Projektleitung WerkStadt) von PACT wurden wesentliche Ansätze für die Umsetzung weiterentwickelt und das Gesamtkonzept des Stücks ausgearbeitet.

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Priyakshi Agarwal on stage between taut yarn. The light is shallow, barely lighting up the set and the performer.

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›Nanga Kapda‹ (The Naked Cloth) is a research-based performance that focuses on the question of choice and freedom associated with weaving practices and women’s bodies. As a retake on feminist history of »performance as resistance«, ›Nanga Kapda‹ examines the link between movement and the material presence of textiles and their long history of production in India, a work principally done by caste-oppressed women.

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#ResidencyInsights Juli Grönefeld, Marei Dierßen, Simon Vorgrimmler und Marlene Helling

Das interdisziplinäre Team, bestehend aus Soundartist Juli Grönefeld, der bildenden Künstlerin Marei Dierßen, dem Videokünstler Simon Vorgrimmler und der Performerin Marlene Helling, beschäftigte sich im Rahmen ihrer PACT Residenz mit dem Thema Tiefseebergbau. Außerdem kollaborierte die Lichtdesignerin Desirée García López an einigen Tagen mit dem Team.

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#ResidencyInsights Nancy Awori

»During the residency program I got an opportunity to work on a short production, which I call ›Shades of Resilience‹. Introducing Fahe Kerubo, a remarkable black queer woman living in Kenya, this episode delves into her personal life, exploring her relationships, struggles with mental health, and the supportive networks she has built. Fahe's journey is a testament to resilience, showcasing her role as a trailblazer who inspires future generations.«

Residencies

Vier Performer:innen, gekleidet in langen, fließenden Gewändern, befinden sich in einer kraftvollen Tanzpose auf einer dunklen Bühne. Sie scheinen sich energisch zu bewegen, mit gebeugten Knien und nach vorn geneigten Oberkörpern. Die Bühne ist minimal beleuchtet, sodass nur die Tänzer in den Fokus geraten.

#ResidencyInsights Salamata Kobre

Die Residenz bei PACT war für Salamata Kobre und ihre Compagnie die letzte Etappe in der Entwicklung des Stücks ›Mangeuses d'âmes‹, das direkt im Anschluss im Juni 2024 seine Premiere am Théâtre Paris-Villette feierte.

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Throwback ›Memories & Resistance‹

Current and former residents at PACT provided insights into artistic working processes. With Idylla Silmarovi, Edgar Kanakykõ Xakriabá, iSaAc Espinoza Hidrobo, Roman Jungblut and Qusay Awad.

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Ein Eiswürfelform gefüllt mit Erde aus der Kabel in verschiedenen Farben ragen und die Fächer der Eiswürfelform miteinander verbinden

#ResidencyInsights bacilli

»bacilli (Shotaro Yoshino, Yoshitaka Nanjo & James Jack; based in the archipelago of Japan) listen closely to the energy of microorganisms inside the soil in Zollverein—what do these bacteria inside of land say to us? In this residency we layered geological research on coal memories, oral histories with residents in Ruhr on what gives them energy today and connecting power circuits with imaginative thinking.«

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Ein Gruppenfoto mit vier Personen mit Theaterstrahlern leicht von unten angeleuchtet, Bemalungen im Gesicht, in einem Raum mit weißen Vorhängen an den Wänden, Äste und Gestrüpp hinter der Gruppe arrangiert

#ResidencyInsights Kukily Colectivo

»Our residency at PACT was an exciting and intense period of work on our new project XTRÆNCESTRAL, set to premiere at the Lagos Biennial in February 2024. It was also a time to come together and work on our body-based performance practice, after several years of long-distance artistic processes.«

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Raz Slavarito mit bunter Projektion auf dem Gesicht

Retrospektive: Residency Café Plants & Memories

Changing memories of weather phenomena or plants as sources of food and reservoirs of knowledge: the open Residency Café ›Plants & Memories‹ offered insights into the work of resident artists Razcel Jan Salvarita and aniara rodado.

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En Skater spring mit seinem Skateboard über eine liegende Person im Flur von PACT Zollverein

#ResidencyInsights Márcio Kerber Canabarro

»When I grasp an environment is acknowledging me, I feel a strong sense of continuation, (and extension) of belonging. It might be a mutual process, where my focus gets curious to notice where I am, the place, the situation, the density of a particular room, the feelings that rise and the sensations that leave...«

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Sahar sitzt auf einem grünen Samtsofa und schaut mit dem Kopf auf die Hand gestützt in die Kamera.

#ResidencyInsights Sahar Damoni

Sahar Damoni’s new work is a multi-disciplinary solo performance installation which continues her research around reproductive and sexual freedom, bodily autonomy, and the impact of abortion for Arab women. The work will combine movement, photography and video projection and textiles that serve as a visual art element.

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Emmanuel Ndefo hockt vor einer Leinwand mit einer Fotografie von einem performenden Mann

#ResidencyInsights Emmanuel Ndefo

»Adamma- ›The Passage‹ is a solo performance based on the 'Adamma' maiden spirit ritual, touching on forms of transgression and of shape shifting through embodiment and African ancestral spirituality. In this work, I will explore Igbo maiden spirit rituals of crossdressing, transsexualism and transvestism as subversive places, where the notion of subjectivity is challenged, where gender norms are questioned, and where identity is always perceived as capable of construction, invention and change.«

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