EDITION III - MASQUERADE
In winter 2009/2010 If I Can’t Dance, I Don't Want To Be Part Of Your Revolution will present the fourth and final episode of the long-term project Masquerade at the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven.
The aim of If I Can’t Dance… is to explore an alternative conceptual framework of the masquerade. This can be read in the light of If I Can't Dance...'s continuing exploration, since its inception in 2005, of paradigms such as theatricality (Edition I, 2005) and feminism(s) (Edition II, 2006-2007). Edition III - Masquerade will touch on aspects such as ritual, gesture, normalized as opposed to transgressive behaviour, covert as well as manifest action and differing approaches to role playing, power positions and appearance.
The artists Keren Cytter, Jon Mikel Euba, Olivier Foulon, Suchan Kinoshita, Joachim Koester and Sarah Pierce are invited to produce new projects: to be developed within a two-year time frame; to be presented at the subsequent moments when If I Can’t Dance… visits international partner institutions.
'To navigate, in a genuine way, in the unknown necessitates an attitude of daring, but not one of recklessness (movements generated from the Magical Passes of Carlos Castaneda)', Joachim Koester, 16mm film, 2009
Trajectory
After episode 1 last fall in De Appel arts Centre (Amsterdam) and episode 2 in Sala Rekalde (Bilbao) this winter, Edition III has a sequel in episode 3 in Project Arts Centre (Dublin) this spring. The fourth and final episode will take place at the Van Abbemuseum (Eindhoven) in winter 2009/2010.
Edition III - Masquerade, Prologue
The prologue of Edition III took place in Copenhagen on the 23rd of August 2008. In a daylong programme in Overgaden, the artists involved presented their ideas on the projects to be developed. In Karriere Bar the stage was set for a performance of planningtorock... Read more
Edition III - Episode 1
Episode 1 of Edition III - Masquerade took place in de Appel in Amsterdam, from September 26 to November 9, 2008. This episode included an exhibition, an archival presentation and a performance programme. The performances took place in de Appel, as well as in Frascati Theatre, Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam and OT 301... Read more
Episode 1 of Edition III - Masquerade took place in de Appel in Amsterdam, from September 26 to November 9, 2008. This episode included an exhibition, an archival presentation and a performance programme. The performances took place in de Appel, as well as in Frascati Theatre, Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam and OT 301... Read more
Edition III - Episode 2
Episode 2 of Edition III - Masquerade took place in Sala Rekalde in Bilbao, from December 18, 2008 to March 9, 2009. This episode included an exhibition and a performance programme... Read more
Edition III - Episode 3
Episode 3 of Edition III - Masquerade took place in the Projects Arts Centre in Dublin, from June 11 to June 13, 2009... Read more
Upcoming: The Old Brand New, 'What is New?'
Upcoming event in the lecture series 'The Old Brand New' will feature Dick Hebdige (UK) and Dr. R. Keith Sawyer (US).
15.9.2009, door opens at 19.45
Stadsschouwburg, Amsterdam
Upcoming event in the lecture series 'The Old Brand New' will feature Dick Hebdige (UK) and Dr. R. Keith Sawyer (US).
'The Old Brand New' is a lecture series revolving around the concept 'new' in the arts. The series is held from January to September 2009 on a monthly basis in the Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam... Read more