Mette Ingvartsen

›21 pornographies‹ is the fourth part of Mette Ingvartsen’s work cycle ›The Red Pieces‹ looking at the political dimensions of sexuality. Pornography today includes a politically wide range of expressions and uses, from queer and feminist stances to sexualized torture in war. Starting from the idea that pornography has permeated many areas of society, Ingvartsen explores its workings through a collection of erotic and emotive materials sampled from sources including film and literature. While most have little to do with explicit sex, they show certain characteristics of pornography such as expressions of cruelty, clinical precision, violence, pain, or equally, pleasure and excitement. By mixing physical action with narrative descriptions, Ingvartsen creates a speculative choreography that operates between different layers and intensities of sensual perception and imagination.

Video interview

Concept, choreography, performance: Mette IngvartsenLight: Minna Tiikkainen
Sound design: Peter Lenaerts
Set: Mette Ingvartsen, Minna TiikkainenDramaturgy: Bojana Cvejic
Technical director: Hans Meijer
Choreographic assistance: Dolores Hulan
Production assistance: Manon Haase, Elisabeth HirnerSound technician: Adrien Gentizon
Company management: Kerstin Schroth

Production: Mette Ingvartsen / Great Investment

Co-production: Volksbühne (Berlin), PACT Zollverein (Essen), Kaaitheater (Brussels), Kunstencentrum BUDA (Kortrijk), Les Spectacles vivants – Centre Pompidou (Paris), Dansehallerne (Copenhagen), BIT Teatergarasjen (Bergen), Julidans (Amsterdam), CCN2 - Centre chorégraphique national de Grenoble

Support: Nanterre-Amandiers, Centre Dramatique National, Musée de la Danse/Centre Chorégraphique National de Rennes et de Bretagne & Kunstenwerkplaats Pianofabriek (Brussels)

Funding: The Flemish Authorities, The Flemish Community Commission (VGC) & The Danish Arts Council

Touring

12.12.2021, New European Theatre Festival, Meyerhold Center, Moskau (RU)11.12.2021, New European Theatre Festival, Meyerhold Center, Moskau (RU)10.12.2021, New European Theatre Festival, Meyerhold Center, Moskau (RU)08.10.2021, Centre Chorégraphique National d’Orleans, Orleans (FR)17.04.2021, Centre Chorégraphique National d’Orleans, Orleans (FR) (postponed)13.12.2020, New European Theatre Festival, Meyerhold Center, Moskau (RU) (postponed)12.12.2020, New European Theatre Festival, Meyerhold Center, Moskau (RU) (postponed)11.12.2020, New European Theatre Festival, Meyerhold Center, Moskau (RU) (postponed)07.10.2020, Dublin Theatre Festival, Dublin (IE) (cancelled)06.10.2020, Dublin Theatre Festival, Dublin (IE) (cancelled)06.08.2020, Tanzwerkstatt Europe invited by Joint Adventures, München (DE)03.04.2020, Centre Chorégraphique National d’Orléans, Orléans (FR) (postponed)23.01.2020, Mladinsko Theater, Ljubljana (SI)16.01.2020, Festival Ecoute/Voir, Tours (FR)01.01.–19.07.2020, (FILM), Muzeum Susch, Zernez (CH)29. - 31.12.2019, Muzeum Susch, Zernez (CH) (FILM)14.12.2019, Festival Cuerpa, Casa Encendida, Madrid (ES)30.08.2019, SAAL Biennaal festival, Tallinn (LV)24.07.2019, Impulstanz, Wien (AT)06.06.2019, De Dansweek, Theater Rotterdam, Rotterdam (NL)05.06.2019, De Dansweek, Theater Rotterdam, Rotterdam (NL)16.05.2019, Festival: Take Me Somewhere, Glasgow (GB)27.04.2019, RIMI/IMIR SceneKunst, Stavanger (NO)26.04.2019, RIMI/IMIR SceneKunst, Stavanger (NO)13.03.2019, Theater aan het Vrijthof, Maastricht (NL)12.03.2019, Theater aan het Vrijthof, Maastricht (NL)10.03.2019, Dansehallerne, Kopenhagen (DK)09.03.2019, Dansehallerne, Kopenhagen (DK)09.02.2019, Side Step Festival, Helsinki (FI)31.01.2019, Vooruit, Gent (BE)30.01.2019, Vooruit, Gent (BE)27.10.2018, Dampfzentrale, Festival: Tanz in Bern, Bern (CH)26.10.2018, Dampfzentrale, Festival: Tanz in Bern, Bern (CH)17.10.2018, MDT, Stockholm (SE)16.10.2018, MDT, Stockholm (SE)05.10.2018, Performance Space, New York, NYC (US)04.10.2018, Performance Space, New York, NYC (US)03.10.2018, Performance Space, New York, NYC (US)13.09.2018, Festival La Bâtie, Genf (CH)12.09.2018, Festival La Bâtie, Genf (CH)07.09.2018, deSingel, het Theater Festival, Antwerpen (NL)06.09.2018, deSingel, het Theater Festival, Antwerpen (NL)07.07.2018, Julidans, Amsterdam (NL)06.07.2018, Julidans, Amsterdam (NL)07.06.2018, Sommerszene Salzburg (AU)01.04.2018, Volksbühne, Berlin (DE)28.03.2018, STUK, Löwen (BE)27.03.2018, STUK, Löwen (BE)24.03.2018, Centre Pompidou, Paris (FR)23.03.2018, Centre Pompidou, Paris (FR)22.03.2018, Centre Pompidou, Paris (FR)10.03.2018, Kaaitheater, Brüssel (BE)09.03.2018, Kaaitheater, Brüssel (BE)15.02.2018, Black Box teater, Oslo (NO)14.02.2018, Black Box teater, Oslo (NO)10.02.2018, BIT Teatergarasjen, Bergen (NO)09.02.2018, BIT Teatergarasjen, Bergen (NO)04.02.2018, Volksbühne, Berlin (DE)16.12.2017, Volksbühne, Berlin (DE)15.12.2017, Volksbühne, Berlin (DE)14.12.2017, Volksbühne, Berlin (DE)13.12.2017, Volksbühne, Berlin (DE)21.22.2017, NEXT Festival, BUDA, Kortrijk (BE)18.11.2017, PACT Zollverein, Essen (DE)17.11.2017, PACT Zollverein, Essen (DE)