On Being Human As Praxis at MaerzMusik

On Being Human As Praxis at MaerzMusik

Dam Van Huynh works with long term collaborator Elaine Mitchener to present the live premiere of On Being Human as Praxis as part of MaerzMusik 2023. Elaine brings together five works by five composers for voice, electronics and ensemble to create On Being Human as Praxis based on the work of feminist cultural theorist Sylvia Wynter.

What does it mean to be human? And what does it mean in our present time? Elaine Mitchener draws on feminist writings by Jamaican cultural theorist Sylvia Wynter to engage with these fundamental issues – and contrasts the European-colonial concept of humanity with a praxis of being human that needs to be learnt anew.

Sunday 19 March 2023, 20:00 - Live Premiere
Haus der Berliner Festipiele, Main Stage - Berlin, Germany
www.berlinerfestspiele.de

On Being Human As Praxis

George Lewis H. narrans
Tansy Davies The rule is love
Jason Yarde THE PROBLEM WITH HUMANS Volume 1 – An Overview From Under
Laure M. Hiendl White Radiance (the brand name)
Matana Roberts Gasping for air considering your purpose Dissolving…

Cast
Elaine Mitchener concept, vocal soloist (contralto)
Dam Van Huynh choreographer, director
Ieva Navickaite dance
Tommaso Petrolo dance
Michael Picknett Lighting

MAM.manufaktur für aktuelle musik:
Heather Roche clarinet
Paul Hübner trumpet
Sabrina Ma drums
Sarah Saviet violin
Caleb Salgado double bass

A coproduction of Berliner Festspiele / MaerzMusik and the DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program
Supported by Fonds Darstellende Künste with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media.

This project was commissioned by Donaueschinger Musiktage 2020 and has not yet been presented with a live audience.


F-ing Good Provocation – Zine on sale now

F-ing Good Provocation – Zine on sale now

We are proud to be part of F-ing Good Provocation and we trust this will be a milestone for a better understanding of systemic challenges faced by ESEA artists making work in the UK and beyond.

F-ing Good Provocation is a constellation of conversations during lockdown on injustices & hope in the dance sector. It is a zine (project as well as a practice) that celebrates the 20 artists of East and Southeast Asian diaspora involved, who live, create and contribute to the vibrant arts landscape of the UK and beyond.

A bit more about the project:
F-ing Good Provocation is multi-prong project and practice, focusing on anti-racist, anti-oppressive practice and centring care, empathy, accountability focusing on artists of the East and Southeast Asian diaspora in the UK. The first phase of the project was a scoping phase including hours of conversations during lockdown in 2020/21 on race, racism, injustices and the 20 artists' lived/living experiences. This zine encapsulates some of the difficult, honest yet essential conversations and hopes.

On sale at Centre 151 and other stockits for £6 only.

More information about the project: www.f-inggoodprovocation.com


A creative year

A creative year

As we turn a page on 2022, we are forever grateful to our team of artists and collaborators for their generosity, strength, creative spirit, joy, humour, friendship, resilience and can-do attitude. You are our everything.
Thank you to venues and partners without whom none of this would be possible. Here is to a brilliant year with more laughter and connections to look forward to in 2023!

© Sara Bowrey

© Holly Revell


In Realness at ufaFabrik Berlin

In Realness at ufaFabrik Berlin

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Re:birth at Lancaster Arts

Re:birth at Lancaster Arts

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Glam – Summer Tour 2022

Glam – Summer Tour 2022

We are delighted to tour Glam around the UK this summer, our outdoor piece in collaboration with Etta Ermini Dance Theatre. The show was received with much acclaim in 2021 ...

The Vietnamese Artist Challenging Social Inequalities

The Vietnamese Artist Challenging Social Inequalities

Choreographer Dam Van Huynh presents a new solo work, In Realness, an unflinching take on personal and global political issues

In Realness premieres 13-14 May 22

In Realness premieres 13-14 May 22

After 2 turbulent years of pandemic, Dam Van Huynh premieres a new solo made for and with company artist Tommaso Petrolo. This new creation will premiere on 13-14 May 2022 at Rich Mix, London.

In Realness is an artistic collage of sounds, collected texts, and movement references which stand in resistance of the status quo. Dam Van Huynh, as a queer Vietnamese artist, raises his voice and opposes stereotypes of Asians as being quiet and internal. He embodies through his piece a dissent from prejudices and inequality and its effects on our society.

Desmond Tutu said 'if you are neutral in the face of injustice, you are on the side of the oppressor'. Remembering such words lifts us out of silence and stirs up collective activism and collective care. Individual voices, brought together, create a body of resistance against oppressive norms and behaviours, amplifying our resilience, building unity and communicative power.

 

Friday 13 & Saturday 14 May 2022, 19:30
Rich Mix

Tickets: £12/£10
Box office: 020 7613 7498
www.richmix.org.uk

 


Looking back

Looking back

As we are about to embark on our Spring Tour of Re:birth in April, we look back on 14 years of the company, with a special thought for our performers, ...

Re:birth – New Creation, Spring Tour 2022

Re:birth – New Creation, Spring Tour 2022

Dam Van Huynh presents his new creation for his company of seven performers. In his new work, Van Huynh draws upon the words of writers, poets, activists as an awakening ...