UNLIMITED BODIES
PERFORMA 2019. New York.

For Performa 19, choreographer and CalArts Dean of Dance Dimitri Chamblas and art historian Sigrid Pawelke propose a seven-day interdisciplinary experiment inspired by the radical pedagogies of the Bauhaus (1919-1933) and Black Mountain College (1933-1957). Conceived for a group of 15 graduate students, this intensive workshop asks of each member to fluidly change roles throughout the week: from participant to session leader and from originator to critic.

Cianci & Felix, Tues. Nov. 12th, Subway Stop Atlantic Avenue Subway stop, Brooklyn NY.

Felix, Madison & June, Sun. Nov. 17th, Deitch Gallery NYC.

Anais, Sat. Nov.16th, Deitch Gallery NYC.

Sigrid, Wed. Nov. 13th, Colombus Circle, Whole Food Store, NYC.

This pedagogical experiment entitled UNLIMITED BODIES brings together participants from various backgrounds and disciplines (critical studies, dance, theater, visual arts) to multiply perspectives. For the occasion, Performa partners with CalArts School of Dance, NYU, University of Giessen, and Paris École des Beaux-Arts. Participants meet every day at the Performa Hub and conduct throughout the day private and public sessions structured around themes such as: the Anthropocene body, artificial intelligence, migration. Throughout the week, UNLIMITED BODIES evolves according to its participants’ inputs with each student actively contributing to the program by intermittently taking on the role of teacher and suggesting group actions, visits, people to meet or texts to discuss. For seven days, New York City is their campus.