Duration
30.5.25, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location
Mittelhalle
Admission
Free
Info
As part of the live exhibition live exhibition “Ligia Lewis. study now steady” and the International DANCE Festival Munich, live presentations will take place at Haus der Kunst, including DANCE x AKADEMIE.
The connections between contemporary dance and visual art are multifaceted. While dance frequently draws inspiration from the formal language of the visual arts, the visual arts increasingly turn towards performative experiences presented in museums and galleries. Against this backdrop, the International DANCE Festival Munich, in collaboration with the Akademie der Bildenden Künste München (Academy of Fine Arts Munich), has initiated a unique partnership: students from the classes of Alexandra Pirici (Performance) and Julian Rosefeldt (Media Art) have been invited to develop concepts for performative works through an open call.
The focus is on works centered around human bodies and their interrelationships. From the submitted concepts, a jury selected ten pieces to be realized as part of the festival. The presentations will take place in the exhibition spaces of two art museums: the Kunstbau at the Lenbachhaus and the Haus der Kunst.
A series of performances will be staged at Haus der Kunst during Open Haus in May. This partnership programme will take place in multiple institutions, including Kunstbau at Lenbachhaus.
Programme
Santiago Archilla Salcedo. Caporal
“I bring the traditional work songs of the Llaneros from Colombia and Venezuela into the Haus der Kunst. Using only my voice, my body, and two ropes, I create the atmosphere of the steppe. I sing the calls of the cattle herders, guide the audience, and shape the space. From Cabrestero songs to milking songs to candle songs, a ritual of remembrance unfolds. My performance makes it tangible how culture, nature, and power structures are interwoven.”
Aurora Biancardi. As Long as it Takes
“62 characters, printed on fabric, cut, sewn, and embroidered into square modules with two ribbons on each side, are knotted together. Each module displays a fragment of graffiti that has lost its legibility. The performance explores the meaning these various parts can acquire when freely reassembled into a single artifact. The performance silently infiltrates the space, unfolding knot by knot in a dimension hovering between care and shamanism.”
Lee Kern. No Time for Sculpture
“Figurative sculptures can be a catalyst for group identity and foster a shared sense of self. They have been used – and often misused – for such purposes. I want to create a kind of failed sculpture that is chaotic, ever-changing, and ultimately turns against itself. Referring to the marble bodies of ancient statues, I use everyday materials to transform myself into a surreal hyper-body. This work is a protest against the idea of rigid, carved-in-stone bodies and preserved, often questionable ideals.”
Pierre-Yves Delannoy. CO PAIN
“I present CO PAIN, an endurance-based performance that explores themes of community, identity and transformation. This piece questions the place of labour within my mother's family, who were and still are obsessed with making bread. Therefore, I will be preparing a huge amount of bread dough. With each slap of the dough on the floor, repeated over and over like an echo of myself, I call out to the outside world, rejecting my loneliness and at the same time being alienated by my relentless labour.”
Zahra Ghadimian. Long Live International Solidarity
“This action performance is inspired by the powerful slogan echoed at every German demonstration against the current Iranian regime. The chant symbolizes global unity, resistance against oppressive governments, and a call for solidarity. I will bring the rhythm of the slogan to life – not through spoken words, but through the stomping of feet. I invite the audience to join with their own steps to form a collective voice that reflects the hopes of all those fighting for a better world.”
Carla Vollmers. Shit (...) I Forgot (...) Again
“My work Shit (...) I Forgot (...) Again (...) appears in fragments. I explore how spatial positioning affects perception and memory. Different perspectives create different images: A supposed touch may reveal itself as an illusion from another angle. This work negotiates how shared memories are formed, shifted, and are shaped by subtle power structures.”
Admission is free.
“DANCE x AKADEMIE” is presented by Haus der Kunst in cooperation with International DANCE Festival München.