SKINFOLD
Dismantling the compartmentalisation of the body, SKINFOLD is a choreographic disintegration of flesh and form. Influenced by Monique Wittig’s The Lesbian Body, which cleaves language open in its radical re-envisioning of flesh, SKINFOLD undoes the rigid frameworks of bodily perception and felt sense. This is not a performance of arrival nor an attempt to transcend. By liquefying the hardened forms imposed by expectation and identity, SKINFOLD fractures the conventional grammar of the body, creating something mercurial, transforming it into a mutable terrain where familiar forms collapse into fluid ambiguity. Skin folds into itself, limbs blur boundaries, and what once seemed stable becomes something beautifully unknown.
(they/them) works as a performer and collaborator with various artists, including Alexis Blake, Philipp Gehmacher, Jan Martens, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and Michiel Vandevelde. They began their dance training at the Centre for Advanced Training (The Place) in London before graduating in 2022 with their Bachelor of Arts from P.A.R.T.S. in Brussels. SKINFOLD is their first choreographic co-creation.
(they/them) works at the intersection of visual and performing arts. Their practice traces the withdrawn and peripheral qualities of presence/absence, unfolding the politics of perception and attention through durational environments. Their work was presented at Beursschouwburg, Brussels Gallery Weekend, Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, a. o. They finished the MA STUDIOS programme at P.A.R.T.S. in 2021 and are currently a research companion at THIRD, DAS Graduate School in Amsterdam.
Credits
Choreography, performance Abigail Aleksander, Mary Szydłowska Live sound, composition Hannah Todt Dramaturgy Amina Szecsödy Intimacy coordination Melina Stinson Lighting design Yasemin Duru Collaboration scenography Laura Weissenberger-Silva Coproduction Tanzquartier Wien With support from The Flemish Community, Adam Mickiewicz Institute Residencies Bears in the Park, deSingel, P.A.R.T.S., Kunstenwerkplaats Special thanks to Sam Aleksander, Carolina Mendonça, Anna Lugmeier, Elisa Liepsch, Shoshana Walfish, Beursschouwburg, Caravan Productions In cooperation with Polish Institute Vienna
In English
The audience is free to exit the space and re-enter at any time during the performance.
There is no designated seating for the audience; you are free to move around and sit wherever you like. If you need a fixed seat, please book in advance at tanzquartier@tqw.at, and we will be happy to accommodate your request.