Benze C. Werner mit Ley Ghafouri und Kollaborateur*innen: LP
In the organizer's words:
Love letters, audio recordings, buttons, manifestos, flyers, fragmented concepts of identity - queer-lesbian history is a remix, a catchy tune that runs through generations. Inspired by the Lesbian Herstory Archives in New York, the team around Benze C. Werner and LP create a performance in which dance and concert merge. Performers and audience meet in a soft textile landscape that invites you to drift away:We sing an ode to the rivers of spit you lost in the mouth of your lovers[1]. Between autotune and intimate gestures, a spider's web of references emerges, interweaving personal and collective memories. A multi-layered past meets current yearnings. Between pop, performance and slumber party, a space opens up in which affect and politics are closely interwoven - each of these stories feels strangely like my own. [2]
Benze C. Werner is a choreographer and dancer based in Cologne. At the interface of dance, sound and live performance, dey explores the affective and sensual potential of the interplay between music and movement. The focus is on immersive, physically tangible situations that enable a resonance between audience and performers.
Benze's artistic practice combines her background in contemporary dance and ballet with queer-feminist and anti-fascist perspectives. The graduation piece Neon Serenade, created as part of her studies at the ZZT in Cologne, marks the beginning of an ongoing artistic research into the aesthetics and politics surrounding line dancing, so-called country culture and the cowboy image. The piece was invited to Now&Next at tanzhaus nrw in 2024. LP, developed in close collaboration with musician and producer Ley Ghafouri, is the third joint work and Benze C. Werner's first co-production with tanzhaus nrw as a choreographer.
Relaxed Performance. In English.
Duration: approx. 1.5 hours
| date | Supporting program |
|---|---|
| Fri 26.09. 18:00 | |
| Sat 08.11. 19:00 | Physical Introduction with Ada Sternberg |
| Sat 08.11. afterwards | Talk: Panel A moderated discussion with the artists about their work, central themes of the performance and your questions. |
[1] We sing an ode to the rivers of spit you lost in the mouths of your lovers.
[2] Each of these stories feels strangely like my own.
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