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Knox College fall term dance showcase included poster presentations by students in Dance History class, and a performance by students in Contemporary Dance of works choreographed by faculty member Jen Smith.
All over the capital, the Arirang adverts (« Grand mass gymnastic and artistic performance », « Welcome to Pyongyang » and so on) warn the profane…Between August and October, takes place one of the biggest and most impressive performances in the world. The tone is set : even the Beijing Olympics ceremony can’t compete with the mass games organized by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). The show is held several times a week and welcomes tourists from all over the World, including the US, in one of the most isolated and despised country on earth. The well-called « mass games » are designed to emphasize group dynamics rather than individual performances as the supreme emblem of communism. Prepared by hundred of thousands performers all along the year, after their classes for the youngest of them, they are entirely dedicated to the NK’s leader Kim Jong Il and his deceased father Kim Il Sung, considered as the « Eternal president » and « sun of the 21st century »…
In the surroundings of Pyongyang's May Day giant Stadium, two girls are running to perform for the Arirang show. They are already dressed in their gymnastic outfits, as well as some 100,000 others who participate to the performance. They all come to honour their self-proclaimed « dear leader » Kim Jong Il, after a very hard and gruelling training, since their earliest age. Yet, it has been many years that Kim Jong Il has not shown up, formally for business reasons. But officials now admit the western medias’ assertions of illness. Anyways, Kim Jong Il or not, the mass games are held every year in Pyongyang, as a means for the regime to show to the entire world the country’s strength and good shape. To reach this sole purpose, not less than 100,000 people are involved in a choreographed show of simultaneous dancing and gymnastics. Many symbols are displayed by thousands of trained athlets, whether they are adults or even children. Hand over their heart, the young pupils sing in chorus "We are the happiest children in the world", one of the famous propaganda songs in North Korea. Many dancers make movements either with ribbons or colourful flowers named « kimjonglias » after the leader Kim Jong Il. All along the show, a live band plays a ceremonious music.
On the background, some 20,000 young koreans sit on the terraces, facing the spectators. They flip coloured cards at a high speed to form a fresco of animated and detailed images, changing from one to another. Each time they turn the page to create a new giant picture, they cry out. It creates a awe-inspiring atmosphere, as the shout is mixed with the noise of thousands of pages turned at the same moment. The figures are stunning : to compose these images, 2000 children are needed to make only one soldier, 20,000 for a north korean flag. Hiding a much more grim reality, the panels represent Pyongyang enlightened by night, wheat fields ready for harvest, scientists at work, atoms as symbols of the nuclear bomb and others for the reunification of two Koreas. One of the North Korea’s myths (history according to them) is recounted by the means of a huge image made by thousands of children. It represents the two pistols reportedly used by Kim Il Sung, when he founded the Anti-Japanese People’s Guerrilla Army in 1932. When the pistols appear, the audience applauses loudly. Among them, many soldiers attend the show as the ultimate award after years of good and faithful service.The thousands and thousands of boys and girls involved create a giant mass movement in the stadium which leaves the public stunned. These talented performers are used to that kind of performance: in North Korea they have to dance, sing, jump and spin around as many times as there are celebrations, always in praise of their leaders. There are mainly two sorts of shows. The first one is the classical artistic show, named "Arirang" after the famous korean folk song (whose story sometimes changes, but most often recounts the legend of a disappointed woman who hopes that her lover will return to her –metaphor of the break-up with South Korea). The second one is a more political show, which was untitled in 2008 "Prosper our country" and intended to show the country’s greatest achievements and its struggle against the foreign oppressors.
The show continues in the same way for one hour. Thereafter, the thousands of people present vanish in the dark and silent streets of Pyongyang, which contrast with the flood of lights and music in the stadium. Within the space of a few hours, it gives us a a strange feeling, between the real and unreal, of another universe both terrifying and fantastic.
Dans toute la ville, les publicités d’Arirang (« Grande représentation gymnastique et artistique de masse », « Bienvenue à Pyongyang » etc.) mettent le profane en garde …Entre août et octobre, a lieu l’une des plus grandes et impressionnantes représentations au monde. Le ton est donné : pas même la cérémonie des Jeux de Pékin ne peut rivaliser avec les mass games organisés par la République Démocratique Populaire de Corée (RDPC). Le spectacle se tient plusieurs fois par semaine et accueille des touristes du monde entier, y compris des Etats-Unis, dans l’un des pays les plus isolés et méprisés sur terre. Les biens nommés mass games (« mouvements de masse») sont conçus pour mettre en avant les dynamiques de groupe plutôt que les performances individuelles comme emblème suprême du communisme. Préparés par des centaines de milliers d’artistes tout au long de l’année, après les cours pour les plus jeunes d’entre eux, les jeux sont entièrement dédiés au leader de la Corée du Nord, Kim Jong Il, et feu son père Kim Il Sung, considéré comme l’ « Eternel président » et « soleil du 21ème siècle »…
Aux environs du Stade géant May Day de Pyongyang, deux filles courent pour participer au spectacle de Arirang. Elles sont déjà en costume de gymnastique, tout comme quelque 100 000 autres qui participent à la représentation. Tous viennent pour honorer leur autoproclamé « cher leader » Kim Jong Il, après un très difficile et éprouvant entraînement, depuis leur plus jeune âge. Pourtant, cela fait plusieurs années que Kim Jong Il ne s’est pas montré, formellement pour des raisons professionnelles. Mais des officiels admettent les assertions des médias occidentaux sur sa maladie. Quoi qu’il en soit, Kim Jong Il ou pas, les jeux de masse ont lieu chaque année à Pyongyang, comme moyen pour le régime de montrer au monde entier la puissance et bonne santé du pays. Pour atteindre ce seul but, pas moins de 100 000 personnes sont engagées dans une chorégraphie de danses et gymnastiques synchronisées. De nombreux symboles sont affichés par des milliers d’athlètes entraînés, qu’il s’agisse d’adultes ou même d’enfants. Main sur le cœur, les jeunes élèves chantent en chœur « Nous sommes les enfants les plus heureux du monde », l’une des chansons de propagande les plus connues en Corée du Nord. De nombreux danseurs font des mouvements avec des rubans ou avec des fleurs colorées appelées « kimjonglias », du nom du leader Kim Jong Il. Tout le long du spectacle, un orchestre joue une musique solennelle.
À l’arrière-plan, quelque 20 000 jeunes coréens sont assis sur les gradins, faisant face aux spectateurs. Ils retournent des cartes colorées à une grande vitesse pour former une fresque d’images animées et détaillées, changeant de l’une à l’autre. Chaque fois qu’ils tournent la page pour créer une nouvelle illustration, ils crient. Cela crée une atmosphère impressionnante, le cri étant mêlé avec le bruit de milliers de pages tournées au même moment. Les chiffres sont stupéfiants : pour composer ces images, 2000 enfants sont nécessaires pour faire un seul soldat, 20 000 pour un drapeau de la Corée du Nord. Cachant une réalité bien plus dure, les panneaux représentent Pyongyang éclairée la nuit, des champs de blé prêt à être récolté, des scientifiques au travail, des atomes comme symboles de la bombe nucléaire et d’autres pour la réunification des deux Corées. L’un des mythes de Corée du Nord (ou histoire selon eux) est relaté au moyen d’une image gigantesque faite par des milliers d’enfants. Elle représente les deux pistolets que Kim Il Sung aurait utilisés quand il a fondé l’armée de guérilla populaire anti-japonaise en 1932. Lorsque les deux pistolets apparaissent, le public applaudit bruyamment. Parmi eux, de nombreux soldats assistent au spectacle comme récompense ultime après des années de bons et loyaux services. Les milliers et milliers de garçons et de filles participant créent un mouvement de masse géant dans le stade, qui laisse le public ébahi. Ces artistes talentueux sont coutumiers de ce type de représentation : en Corée du Nord ils doivent danser, chanter, sauter et virevolter autant de fois qu’il y a de célébrations, toujours à la gloire de leurs chefs. Il existe principalement deux sortes de spectacles. Le premier est le spectacle classique artistique, appelé « Arirang » d’après la célèbre chanson folklorique coréenne (dont l’histoire quelques fois change, mais qui raconte le plus souvent la légende d’une femme déçue qui espère que son amant lui reviendra –métaphore de la séparation avec la Corée du Sud). Le second est un spectacle plus politique, qui était intitulé en 2008 « Que prospère notre pays » et qui tentait de montrer les plus grandes réalisations du pays et sa lutte contre les oppresseurs étrangers.
Le spectacle continue de cette façon pendant une heure. Ensuite, les milliers de personnes présentes disparaissent dans les rues sombres et silencieuses de Pyongyang, ce qui contraste avec le déluge de lumières et de musique dans le stade. En l’espace de quelques heures, cela nous donne un étrange sentiment, entre le réel et l’irréel, d’un autre univers à la fois terrifiant et fantastique.
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Latitudes and Attitudes on 19 February, at LASALLE College of the Arts. Featuring performances by Shaun Sankaran and Kai Lam, sound walk by Song-Ming Ang, curated by Bani Haykal and Joleen Loh.
Although the main stage performances were at North Bridge Road for the Chinatown official light-up and opening ceremony, the organisers have also stage some of the performances at Eu Tong Sen Street for the crowd to watch during the Chinatown Chinese New Year 2015 festival celebrations.
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Todos los jueves desde junio y hasta mediados de julio nuestra terraza se convierte en un espacio en el que desarrollamos un programa de actividades en el que se mezclan lo corporal y lo sonoro con lo educativo y participativo.
Este año las encargadas de diseñar la programación han sido María Jerez y Magui Dávila.
“Cuerpos peludos, cuerpos sin cabeza, cuerpos plásticos. Cuerpos en tiras, atravesados por cables, mientras vocean imágenes. Cuerpos de plata bailando al son del algodón, poniendo objetos que giran entre un disco-pre y un disco-post. Cuerpos amorfos que dicen cosas que nadie quiere oir: “hello, I am una chancha”, y mientras otros giran sobre su plato saboreando un cóctel de Hawai. Arbustos parlantes y pelos largos que acarician la terraza al atardecer. Un hueso que no es, un cementerio para un perro. Entre esos árboles del camino, que no son árboles, llegamos a una película que ocurre de continuo y oscila entre un jueves, dos jueves, tres jueves… hasta siete jueves. Jueves con halo y presencia. Presencias que te encuentras al subir, antes de entrar, presencias que tratas de imaginarte en ese vagón junto a pelucas de Móstoles, de Madrid al servicio
de una manta
de una yegua
de un chorro
Cuerpos del mar del bar de tu mirada, cuerpos que interrumpen una conversación banal. Conversaciones banales entre cuerpos eruditos. Uno, otro… el de más allá dialogando con sustancias esparcidas por suelos reflectantes, pieles de colores que bailan éxitos musicales sin parar de resbalar. Leerán frases sueltas, huellas de mujeres perdidas, exorcismo antropofágico...“raro oficio gratuito, ir perdiendo el pelo y los dientes” dijo Bolaño; esos cuerpos extraños que todos poseemos. Fotografías de cuerpos estampados en carpetas de instituto. Cyborgs y bellezas, rarezas, destrezas, asperezas. Mitad Dolly Parton, mitad Walter Benjamin. Sombras con patas, como la única imagen que guardas de E.T. Texturas desnudas. Electrodos en off. Voces con piernas largas y lenguas madre. Una voz que surge como un vómito revelador. Cuerpos celestes vestidos con trajes de burbujas que explotan muy cerca de tu cuerpo. Tu cuerpo ahí, ningún extraño es también un cuerpo extraño. Y nuestras manos llenas de subtítulos. Fragmentos de tardes y noches lentas que simplemente no existirán, porque hay cosas que guardamos para el cuerpo, tu texto, tu hacer, tu baile, tu tiempo...un jueves, un picnic”.
En esta edición hemos contado con la presencia de:
CLÉDAT & PETITPIERRE / ANTONIO FERREIRA / INGA «LOLINA» COPELAND
BÁRBARA SÁNCHEZ Y JAIME CONDE-SALAZAR/ MÚSICA PREPOST/
AMAIA URRA / JUANA MOLINA
MÅRTEN SPÅNGBERG
ARANTXA MARTÍNEZ / CLAUDIA PAGÈS
MERCEDES AZPILICUETA / ANTO RODRÍGUEZ
IGNACIO DE ANTONIO / PABLO URIZAL / CHANCHA VÍA CIRCUITO / GNUČČI
Every Thursday from 1 June to 13 July, the roof terrace here at CA2M will be hosting a programme of activities based on an educational and participative mix of sound and body.
“Hairy bodies, headless bodies, plastic bodies. Bodies in strips, cut through by cables, while images speak out. Silver bodies dancing to the sound of cotton, putting on revolving objects between a pre-disc and a post-disc. Amorphous bodies that say things that nobody wants to hear: “Hello, I am a chancha”, and meanwhile, others revolve on a turntable sipping a Hawaiian cocktail. Talking bushes and long hairs that caress the terrace at nightfall. A bone that isn’t; a cemetery for a dog. Among the trees along the road, which are not trees, we arrive at a film that happens continuously and oscillates between one Thursday, two Thursdays, three Thursdays … up to seven Thursdays. Thursday with halo and presence. Presences that you meet when going up, before you go in, presences you try to imagine in this carriage with wigs from Móstoles, from Madrid at the service
of a blanket
of a mare
of a jet
Bodies of the sea of the bar of your gaze, bodies that interrupt a banal conversation. Banal conversation between erudite bodies. One, another … from the great beyond in dialogue with substances sprinkled on shiny floors, coloured skins dancing to hit songs while constantly slipping. They will read disconnected sentences, traces of lost women, anthropophagic exorcism … “strange free trade, losing one’s hair and teeth” said Bolaño; those strange bodies that we all have. Photos of bodies printed on school folders. Cyborgs and beauties, rarities, skills, roughnesses. Half Dolly Parton, half Walter Benjamin. Shadows with legs, like the only image you have of E.T. Naked textures. Off-screen electrodes. Voices with long legs and mother tongues. A voice that comes out like a revealing vomit. Celestial bodies dressed in bubble suits that explode close to your body. Your body there, no stranger is also a strange body. And our hands full of subtitles. Fragments of slow evenings and nights that simply will not exist, because there are things that we keep for the body, your text, your action, your dance, your time...a Thursday, a picnic”.
Curators: Magui Dávila and María Jerez
CLÉDAT & PETITPIERRE / ANTONIO FERREIRA / INGA «LOLINA» COPELAND
BÁRBARA SÁNCHEZ Y JAIME CONDE-SALAZAR/ MÚSICA PREPOST/
AMAIA URRA / JUANA MOLINA
MÅRTEN SPÅNGBERG
ARANTXA MARTÍNEZ / CLAUDIA PAGÈS
MERCEDES AZPILICUETA / ANTO RODRÍGUEZ
IGNACIO DE ANTONIO / PABLO URIZAL / CHANCHA VÍA CIRCUITO / GNUČČI
Fotografía: Patricia Nieto
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2nd Year students rehearsing Playfully So choreographed by Valentino Zucchetti.
©2021 The Royal Ballet School. Photographed by Rachel Cherry.
At New Bridge Road and Eu Tong Sen Street during Chingay 2020 @ Chinatown for the Chinese New Year festival celebrations.
Performance by the Ballet School Kraków (Szkola Baletowa w Krakowie) in NCK (Nowohuckie Centrum Kultury), Kraków-Nowa Huta, Poland
The children from that dance class performed at a community festival held for the first time in three years.
The Milk Truck (Jill Miller, 2011)
"The Milk Truck" roving art-vehicle is the creation of Jill Miller – artist, faculty member, and Fellow at the STUDIO for Creative Inquiry at Carnegie Mellon University.
The Milk Truck is a combination of guerilla theater, relational activism and a little slapstick humor. Yes, we have a truck with a giant boob on the roof. There’s a reason for making The Milk Truck – to create a mobile breastfeeding unit that allows mothers to feed their babies in places where they have been discouraged – restaurants, shopping malls, public spaces, etc. Babies should be able to eat anywhere. And everywhere.
Although commissioned for exhibition at the 2011 Pittsburgh Biennial, the Milk Truck’s primary mission is to help hungry babies eat by providing a supportive environment for women to nurse their babies. In addition, and due to popular demand, The Milk Truck continues to visit businesses and events that are breastfeeding-friendly, to celebrate their awesomeness.
More information: www.themilktruck.org/credits/
A sample of some slide photos I purchased this past summer, from sort of performance and/or production... How do I know it's probably low budget? Look in the scene behind...
great performance down on Granville Island; this group had the entire audience up and dancing!
From the All Over the Map series, free music and dance performances put on by Performance Works down at Granville Island, Vancouver. The outdoor stage has a plain black background, and despite Vancouver's reputation for rain, the performances always seem to be done under brilliant sun, highlighting the movement, and making them wonderful to photograph.