Agency of Things
Moving a memory
5-8 August 2021
DANSEHALLERNE,
Gotvedinstituttet Copenhagen
Moving a memory is a performance and an exhibition created for a gymnasium. Convoi Exceptionnel explores experiences and memories connected to this space which most of us have a relationship with. The smell of lacquered floor, thick rope, and wooden rib walls. Scheduled exercise activating a wide range of emotions. The gymnasium is charged with fear and joy. A place in the past and present. Stage director and set designer Jon R. Skulberg says: ‘You walk into the gymnasium, sense your feet on the floor. The marked floor lines reveal a regime of movement. Now it’s your chance redefine the hierarchy and explore a new kind of poetry.’
The Nordic gymnasium is a symbol of the fit body, disciplined and trained to obtain a good health. An architectural manifestation of public health. We challenge the space’s authority and give it another language. It’s an invitation to move your memory.
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Credits
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Concept, space, stage direction
Jon R. Skulberg
Choreography
Wayson Poon
Installations
Maiken Bent
Composition and live music
Paul Yip
Dancers
Wayson Poon,
Paul Pui Wo Lee,
Linette Stamp Christensen
Additional dancer for Hongkong performances
Kingsan Lo
Dramaturge
​Astrid Hansen Holm
Creative producer
Lene Bang
Hongkong producer
Carrol Ho Kalos Production
Tour manager
Sigrid Aakvik
Scenography and production assistant
Olga Regitze Dyrløv Høegh
Production
Convoi Exceptionnel and Onthewayson
Co-production
PASSAGE Festival, Dansehallerne og
Bora Bora
Supported by
Danish Arts Foundation, Arts Council Norway, Hong Kong Arts Development Council, Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordic Cultural Foundation, Wilhelm Hansen Foundation and City of Aarhus
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Photo
Louise Herrche Serup
http://www.convoiexceptionnel.space/
https://www.facebook.com/convoiar
Moving a memory is a performance and an exhibition created for a gymnasium. Convoi Exceptionnel explores experiences and memories connected to this space which most of us have a relationship with. The smell of lacquered floor, thick rope, and wooden rib walls. Scheduled exercise activating a wide range of emotions. The gymnasium is charged with fear and joy. A place in the past and present. Stage director and set designer Jon R. Skulberg says: ‘You walk into the gymnasium, sense your feet on the floor. The marked floor lines reveal a regime of movement. Now it’s your chance redefine the hierarchy and explore a new kind of poetry.’
The Nordic gymnasium is a symbol of the fit body, disciplined and trained to obtain a good health. An architectural manifestation of public health. We challenge the space’s authority and give it another language. It’s an invitation to move your memory.
CREDITS
Concept, space, stage direction: Jon R. Skulberg
Choreography: Wayson Poon
Installations: Maiken Bent
Composition and live music: Paul Yip
Dancers: Wayson Poon, Paul Pui Wo Lee, Linette Stamp Christensen
Additional dancer for Hongkong performances: Kingsan Lo
Dramaturge: Astrid Hansen Holm
Creative producer: Lene Bang
Hongkong producer: Carrol Ho Kalos Production
Tour manager: Sigrid Aakvik
Scenography and production assistant: Olga Regitze Dyrløv Høegh
Production: Convoi Exceptionnel and Onthewayson
Co-production: PASSAGE Festival, Dansehallerne og Bora Bora
Supported by: Danish Arts Foundation, Arts Council Norway, Hong Kong Arts Development Council,
Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordic Cultural Foundation, Wilhelm Hansen Foundation and City of Aarhus
http://www.convoiexceptionnel.space/
https://www.facebook.com/convoiar
https://www.instagram.com/_convoi_exceptionnel_/
Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/547411378