Stigma
STIGMA er en mørk gådefuld solo, hvor lyde, lys og bevægelse skaber et dramatisk intenst udtryk, som appellerer til følelserne og intellektet. Forestillingen tematiserer det medfødte, det selvvalgte, det tilføjede – det brændemærke, der adskiller det ene menneske fra de andre.
”Et blik der stirrer ind i sig selv, mod et sort punkt inderst inde, det der er tilbage. Hvisken på utilgængelige frekvenser, underjordisk, undersøisk, i smalle slidser mellem de registrerede bølgelængder.
Uddrag af ’Passage’ af Paal-Helge Haugen.
STIGMA er skabt af en ener på den danske performancescene, koreograf og danser Kitt Johnson. Gennem mere end 25 år har hun skabt et særegent innovativt, minimalistisk og stærkt ekspressivt univers, der udforsker de dybeste lag af den menneskelige eksistens.
STIGMA havde urpremiere i 1999, og blev samme år nomineret til en Reumert samt modtog en af årets præmieringer fra Statens Kunstfond.
Den lille, men stærke, solo var for alvor med til at slå Kitts navn fast på den internationale scene, og har turneret intensivt på hele tre kontinenter. Den blev bl.a. placeret på New York Times Top 10 liste over store danseoplevelser i 2003 og på NOW Torontos Top 10 liste i 2004.
STIGMA is a dark, enigmatic solo piece in which sound, light and movement create a dramatically intense experience that appeals to both the emotions and the intellect. The performance explores the themes of the innate, the self-chosen and the acquired – the mark that sets one person apart from others.
"An eye staring at itself, at a black point deep inside, that, which is left. A whisper from inaccessible frequencies, subterranean submarine, in narrow slits between the registered wavelengths."
From ‘Passage’ by Paal-Helge Haugen
STIGMA was created by a leading figure on the Danish performance scene, the choreographer and dancer Kitt Johnson. For more than 25 years, she has created a uniquely innovative, minimalist and highly expressive world that explores the deepest layers of human existence.
STIGMA had its premiere in 1999, and that same year it was both nominated for the Danish Reumert and awarded by The Danish Arts Foundation.
The short, but undoubtedly fierce solo really was a major factor in establishing Kitt's name on the international scene, and has toured intensively across three continents. It was, just to highlight a few of its great achievements, placed on the New York Times Top 10 list of the year's major dance experiences, 2003, and on NOW Toronto’s Top 10 in 2004.
AFTENENS PROGRAM
Aftenen begynder med Pre Act, hvor en ung scenekunstner deler et værk i proces. Herefter kan opleves Kitt Johnsons STIGMA, inden aftenen afsluttes i foyeren med artist talk mellem Kitt Johnson, Tina Tarpgaard og aftenens Pre Act-kunstner.
Hele programmet varer ca. 1 time og 30 minutter inkl. pauser.
Spilletid / When
kl. 20.00 / At 8 PM
Sted / Where
Varighed / Duration
25 min. / 25 min.
Sprog / Language
Nonverbal / Non verbal
Koreograf, performer og kostumier / Choreographer, performer and costumes
Kitt Johnson
Lysdesign / Light design
Mogens Kjempff
Musik / Music
Sture Ericson & Jacob Kirkegaard
PRE ACT
Nye bevægelser i scenekunsten
— før forestillingen —
Inden aftenens hovedforestilling kan du opleve vores først Pre Act – nye bevægelser i scenekunsten – et levende møde med fremtidens scenekunst.
Vi har inviteret en ung kunstner, som vi mener er med til at sætte retning for scenekunstens udvikling. Her får kunstneren mulighed for at dele et værk i proces – et kort uddrag af et arbejde, der stadig er under udvikling.
Pre Act er et format, hvor publikum kommer helt tæt på det kunstneriske arbejde, før det er færdigformet. Det er et rum for afprøvning, nærvær og nysgerrighed – og en mulighed for at møde nye scenekunstneriske bevægelser, lige dér hvor de tager form.
7. oktober: Aline Combe om hendes arbejde:
Værket stiller spørgsmålene: Hvordan skaber vi os et liv? Giver det mening, det vi gør? Hvem vælger vi at elske? Hvorfor få et barn, når intet garanterer, at barnet vil være glad for at leve? Hvilken pris skal vi betale for det, vi ønsker? Hvad holder os i live længere og gør os sundere?
Materialet, der er skabt ud fra disse spørgsmål, består af 7 monologer, 3 koreografier og 3 sundhedsråd. Et eller flere af dem vil blive opført den 7. oktober.
"Jeg voksede op mellem modstridende tankegange. Først vendte jeg mig mod filosofien for at forsøge at finde mening i det hele, derefter mod dansen for at tænke med min krop. Med kandidatgrader i metaetik (filosofi) og i dans og deltagelse har jeg udviklet en »performativ perspektivistisk« praksis. Jeg ønsker at træne mig i fleksibiliteten ved at rumme flere perspektiver på én gang. Det er lidt ædelt, lidt håbløst. Dans, kropslighed, tekst og objekter er alle en del af mit koreografiske materiale. Jeg tager udgangspunkt i et eksistentielt spørgsmål, jeg har, og skaber performative situationer, der ryster ved det, der føles fastlåst, for at give mig selv svimmelhed. Jeg håber, at de også vækker noget hos andre."
8. oktober: Lúa Mayenco om Safety Protocols:
In her solo work Safety Protocols, Lúa Mayenco accepts the challenge of rethinking her physical body and its relationship with her surroundings. By giving space to her fantasies, Lúa attempts to redefine physical and aesthetic logics.
For transformation to occur, one must first dare to imagine it.
Lúa Mayenco Cardenal, der oprindeligt kommer fra Madrid i Spanien, er freelance-danser, koreograf, illustrator og underviser med base i både København og Belgien, hvor hun i øjeblikket læser en masteruddannelse i »Embodied Practices« ved Det Kongelige Konservatorium i Antwerpen. Hun har en BFA i dans fra The Juilliard School. Fra 2020 til 2024 var hun fastansat danser ved Dansk Dansteater, hvor hun opførte værker af internationalt anerkendte koreografer. Efter sin tid hos DDT begyndte Lúa sin freelancekarriere ved at deltage i EU-programmet »Moving Identities« og medvirke i uafhængige produktioner.
New Trends in the Performing Arts
— Before the Performance —
Before tonight’s main performance, you can experience our first “Pre Act” - new trends with the future of performing arts.
We’ve invited a young artist whom we believe is helping to shape the future of the arts. Here, the artist has the opportunity to share a work in progress, a brief excerpt from a piece that’s still being developed.
Pre Act is a format where the audience gets up close and personal with the artistic work before it is fully formed. It is a space for experimentation, presence, and curiosity, and an opportunity to encounter new trends, right where they are taking shape.
October 7th: Aline Combe about her work
The work is asking: How do we build a life ? Does it make sense, what we do ? Who do we choose to love ? Why having a child, when nothing promises the child will be glad to be alive? What is the price to pay for what we want ? What keeps us alive longer, and healthier ?
The material produced by those questions is in the format of 7 monologues, 3 choreographies, and 3 health advice. One or more of them will be performed on 7th of October.
"I grew up between clashing ways of thinking. I first turned to philosophy to try to make sense of it, then to dance, to think with my body. With Master's degrees in Meta-Ethics (Philosophy) and in Dance and Participation, I developed a "performative perspectivist" practice. I wish to train flexibility in holding multiple perspectives at once. It is a bit noble, a bit hopeless. Dance, physicality, text and objects are all part of my choreographic material. I start from an existential question I have, and I create performative situations that shake what feels fixed, to give myself vertigo. I hope they stir something in others too."
October 8th: Lúa Mayenco about Safety Protocols
In the solo work Safety Protocols, Lúa Mayenco accepts the challenge of rethinking her physical body and its relationship with her surroundings. By giving space to her fantasies, Lúa attempts to redefine physical and aesthetic logics.
For transformation to occur, one must first dare to imagine it.
Originally from Madrid, Spain, Lúa Mayenco Cardenal is a freelance dancer, choreographer, illustrator and educator based in-between Copenhagen and Belgium, where she is currently undergoing a Masters in Embodied Practices at the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp. She holds a BFA in Dance from The Juilliard School. From 2020 to 2024, she was a company dancer with Danish Dance Theatre, performing works by internationally acclaimed choreographers. After her time with DDT, Lúa began her freelance career taking part of the European Union program Moving Identities and participating in independent productions.
