Not Festival: THIRD CLASS CITIZEN and The Pop Up Queer's Shelter. Sept. 8 to 13, 2014

Ivo Dimchev: Lili Handel

The Not Festival is back in Copenhagen. It is happening from September 8 to 13, 2014. The tittle chosen for this year’s Not Festival is "THIRD CLASS CITIZEN and The Pop Up Queer's Shelter", and it will be focusing in the question of queernes: the unusual, the strange, the unpredictable. It will be comprised of 6 days with the evening's events and called "The Pop Up Queer's Shelter" and numbered from 1 to 6. Happening since 2003, this is its 6th episode and the 3rd - and probably the last- in Copenhagen. Working without the support, financial and otherwise from the local Arts Agency, all the activities will be created, developed and presented in collaboration and with the support of The Danish National School of Performing Arts – Continuing Education and Dance Education, BYGN5 at PB43 and Overgaden.

E-mail us for more info at notfestival@gmail.com.

The Not Festival is a kaleidoscopic, ephemeral, erratic and nomadic artistic object. It embraces the ideas of global artistic collaboration and the cross-cultural, interdisciplinary, DIY attitudes.Through the use of old and new artistic approaches, technologies and media it exists outside the realm of the establishment, which implies generally non-existing financial support. However, its inclusive nature allows it to move inside and outside of institutions and at the same time avoid the institutional restrictions. This political “object” aims to fight the standardized and systematized commodities of the arts. Thus, it is NOT a FESTIVAL.

It serves as a platform for experimentation, creation, presentation and open dialogues. It consists of a series of performances and installations, jams, screenings, lectures and discussions of topics that are relevant to contemporary dance, performance and art today, as well as contemporary dance classes and workshops.

In every edition of the Not Festival a conceptual framework is offered to the participants and it is embedded in the title chosen for each occasion. However, it is open to the artists‘ own interpretations. Participants are not restricted to having to use it, but can get in and out of it; re- frame it; re-conceptualize it; and fully remove themselves from it to allow meaning to be created in tandem with their own creative process.

The event also questions the boundaries and definitions of the generally accepted roles of the “presenter” and the “presented”. Participant artists are encouraged to play an active role in managing and facilitating it, and to use their creativity not only in their own work but also in the creation of the event itself. For instances, My Lindblad and Gry Raaby , two Copenhagen-based choreographers/ dancers are helping to coordinate the event and to organize a team of other Copenhagen-based artists. The Dance Department of The Danish National School of Performing Arts has agreed to be part of this and to help to co-produce part of the event as this will be of great benefit for its students.

Not Festival: THIRD CLASS CITIZEN and The Pop Up Queer's Shelter. Sept. 8 to 13, 2014

Not Festival: THIRD CLASS CITIZEN and The Pop Up Queer's Shelter. Schedule of events. September 8th to 13th, 2014.

Day 1: September 8^th.  At The Danish National School of Performing Arts. (Dance Department)

• Contemporary Dance Classes taught by Jeremy Nelson.
• Contemporary Dance Classes taught by Judith Sanchez Ruiz.

• Feldenkrais Workshop taught by Raz Ori.
• Unexpected dresses for undefined ceremonies -Workshop-performance. Taught by Javier Murugarren 

Javier Murugarren:Unexpected dresses for undefined ceremonies

Evening: “The Pop Up Queer’s Shelter 1”.

• 19:00 to 22:00. Screening of Videos and Films including Performance Voyage 4/2014. 
Theme: SELF-PORTRAIT. 

Day 2: September 9^th.

Morning: At The Danish National School of Performing Arts. (Dance Department)
• Contemporary Dance Classes taught by Jeremy Nelson. 9:30 – 11:30.
• Contemporary Dance Classes taught by Judith Sanchez R. 9:30 – 11:30. 
• Feldenkrais Workshop taught by Raz Ori. 12:30 to 15:30. 
• Unexpected dresses for undefined ceremonies -Workshop-performance. Taught by Javier Murugarren –. 12:30 to 17:30.

Afternoon and Evening: “The Pop Up Queer’s Shelter 2”. At Overgaden.

• 17:00 to 19:00 performances TBA.

• 19:00 . Annie Sprinkle Skyped lecture / performance. 

Day 3: September 10^th. At The Danish National School of Performing Arts. (Dance Department)

• Contemporary Dance Classes taught by Jeremy Nelson. 9:30 – 11:30.

• Contemporary Dance Classes taught by Judith Sanchez R. 9:30 – 11:30^.

• Feldenkrais Workshop taught by Raz Ori. 12:30 to 15:30.

• Unexpected dresses for undefined ceremonies -Workshop-performance. Taught by Javier Murugarren

Eleanor Bauer: "Big Girls Do Big Things"

Evening: “The Pop Up Queer’s Shelter 3”. At The Danish National School of Performing Arts. (Dance Department)

• 19:30 Eleanor Bauer performance of BGDBT.

Day 4. September 11^th. At The Danish National School of Performing Arts. (Dance Department)

• Contemporary Dance Classes taught by Jeremy Nelson. 9:30 – 11:30^.

• Contemporary Dance Classes taught by Judith Sanchez R. 9:30 – 11:30. 

• Feldenkrais Workshop taught by Raz Ori. 12:30 to 15:30. 

• Unexpected dresses for undefined ceremonies –Rehearsal for performance with Javier Murugarren –. 12:30 to 17:30. 

Ivo Dimchev: Lili Handel

Evening: “The Pop Up Queer’s Shelter 4”. At The Danish National  School of Performing Arts. (Dance Department)

• 19:30 Ivo Dimchev performance of “Lili Handel”

Day 5. September 12^th. At The Danish National  School of Performing Arts. (Dance Department)

• Contemporary Dance Classes taught by Jeremy Nelson. 9:30 – 11:30.

• Contemporary Dance Classes taught by Judith Sanchez R. 9:30 – 11:30  
• Feldenkrais Workshop taught by Raz Ori. 12:30 to 15:30. 
 • Unexpected dresses for undefined ceremonies –Rehearsal for performance with Javier Murugarren –. 12:30 to 17:30. (Selected performers).

Evening: “The Pop Up Queer’s Shelter 5”. At The Danish National School of Performing Arts. (Dance Department)

• 19:30 Javier Murugarren performance of “Unexpected dresses for undefined ceremonies”

Day 6. September 13^th. At BGYN5 at PB43

•  Afternoon Brunch. 12:30 14:30.

Evening : “The Pop Up Queer’s Shelter 6”.

• Masquerade / Cross Dressing Party and performances start at 19:00 and finish at 1:30.

 

    Not Festival: lovelier, the second time around.
                   September 16 to 21, 2013 

              For classes fees and registration e-mail us at:
                                     notfestival@gmail.com.
Find us at https://www.facebook.com/NotFestival2013. 
More info at https://www.laramalvacias.org.
Here are the direct links to purchase tickets for the performances:
Performance 1: David Zambrano. Soul Project: http://billetto.dk/davidzambranosoulproject
Performance 2: Ultimatvsen: http://billetto.dk/ultimatvsen
Performance 3: Mixed evening of works1: http://billetto.dk/mixed3
Performance 4: Mixed evening of works 2: http://billetto.dk/mixed4
Performance 5: Xavier Le Roy. Self Unfinished: http://billetto.dk/xavierleroy
Performance 6: Fabian Barba. A Mary Wigman Dance Evening: http://billetto.dk/fabianbarba

Not Festival: lovelier, the second time around. September 16 to 21, 2013

The Not Festival is back in Copenhagen. It is happening from September 16 to 21, 2013. The tittle chosen for this year’s Not Festival is lovelier, the second time around. Happening since 2003, this is its 5th episode. All the activities will be created, developed and presented at BYGN5 / PB43 and Statens Scenekunstskole.

E-mail us for more info at notfestival@gmail.com.

The Not Festival is a kaleidoscopic, ephemeral, erratic and nomadic artistic object. It embraces the ideas of global artistic collaboration and the cross-cultural, interdisciplinary, DIY attitudes.Through the use of old and new artistic approaches, technologies and media it exists outside the realm of the establishment, which implies generally non-existing financial support. However, its inclusive nature allows it to move inside and outside of institutions and at the same time avoid the institutional restrictions. This political “object” aims to fight the standardized and systematized commodities of the arts. Thus, it is NOT a FESTIVAL.

It will serve as a platform for experimentation, creation, presentation and open dialogues. It consists of a series of performances and installations, jams, screenings, lectures and discussions of topics that are relevant to contemporary dance, performance and art today, as well as contemporary dance classes and workshops.

In every edition of the Not Festival a conceptual framework is offered to the participants and it is embedded in the title chosen for each occasion. However, it is open to the artists‘ own interpretations. Participants are not restricted to having to use it, but can get in and out of it; re- frame it; re-conceptualize it; and fully remove themselves from it to allow meaning to be created in tandem with their own creative process.

The event also questions the boundaries and definitions of the generally accepted roles of the “presenter” and the “presented”. Participant artists are encouraged to play an active role in managing and facilitating it, and to use their creativity not only in their own work but also in the creation of the event itself. For instances, My Lindblad and Gry Raaby , two Copenhagen-based choreographers/ dancers are helping to coordinate the event and to organize a team of other Copenhagen-based artists. The Dance Department of Statens Scenekunstskole has agreed to be part of this and to help to co-produce part of the event, as this will be of great benefit for its students.

Not Festival: lovelier, the second time around.

Day 1. September 16th, 2013. Opening Day.

David Zambrano. Soul Project. Image Anja Hitzenberger

Today: Classes and Workshops at Statens Scenekunstskole. Performances and Conversations at BYGN5 / PB43.

To buy tickets for today's performance click here: http://billetto.dk/davidzambranosoulproject

More information about all the activities at http://www.laramalvacias.org



• Contemporary Dance Classes. Taught by Ursula Robb (former dancer of Rosas - Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker).  9:30 to 11:30.
• Acrobatics Class. Taught by Esther Wrobel. 10:45 to 12:15.
• Voice and Text Classes. Taught by Mads Hammer Larsen. 12:30 to 14:30.
• Experiential Anatomy. Taught by Jeremy Nelson. 12:30 to 14:30.

• Workshop: Composition. Taught by Susan Rethorst. 14:45 to 17:30.
• Workshop: Umbilical Chord Workshop. Taught by Daniel Schorno: 'Umbilical Chords' - or treading a playful path in dealing with issues of sound, movement and interactivity in Music & Dance'. 14:45 to 17:45.

• UNVEILED/BLOCK 1: WIP (WorkinProgress). A block of ½ hour per person (with 10min of performance) will be given to Not Festival participants (teachers, performers, artists, students, etc.) to show Work in Progress and get feedback. The idea is to start a dialogue that could benefit their process. The participation in this activity is on a first-come first-served basis. Send an e-mail notfestival@gmail.com  to  request a slot. 17:45 to 19:15.

Soul Project by David Zambrano.. Image Anja Hitzenberger

• NOT FESTIVAL PERFORMANCE 1: “Soul Project” by David Zambrano and dancers. 20:30 at PB43.
   “The physicality of these performers was a marvel, and everything they did was imbued with passion, commitment, and drama. In a sense, they seemed more like actors or performance artists, though their abilities as dancers were undeniable.” Andrew Boynton in The New Yorker.


Opening of the installation “Public Privates” and screening of videos from the Hong Kong video project "translation(s)".

Not Festival: lovelier, the second time around.

Day 2. September 17th, 2013.

Today: Classes and Workshops at Statens Scenekunstskole. Performances and Conversations at BYGN5 / PB43

To buy tickets for today's performance click here:http://billetto.dk/ultimatvsen

More information about all the activities at http://www.laramalvacias.org.  

• Contemporary Dance Classes. Taught by Ursula Robb (former dancer of Rosas - Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker). 9:30 to 11:30.
• Acrobatics class. Taught by Esther Wrobel. 10:45 to 12:15.
• Improvisation class. Taught by Anika Borkan. 12:30 to 2:30
• Experiential Anatomy class. Taught by Jeremy Nelson. 12:30 to 14:30.

• Workshop: Composition. Taught by Susan Rethorst. 11:45 to 14:45.
Workshop: Umbilical Chord Workshop. Taught by Daniel Schorno: 'Umbilical Chords' - or treading a playful path in dealing with issues of sound, movement and interactivity in Music & Dance'. 14:45 to 17:45

• Panel Conversation: Women, Generation and Location. Panelists: Susan Rethorst, Kitt Johnson, My Lindblad, Ursula Eagly, Mary Topp and Tara O’Connor. 18:30 to 19:45 at PB43.

• NOT FESTIVAL PERFORMANCE 2: An event within an event. 20:30 at PB43. Dance evening organized and curated by the collective
   “Ultimat Väsen”. This newly formed collective is composed of emerging voices of women choreographers based in Copenhagen.

 The installation “Public Privates” and screening of videos from the Hong Kong video project "translation(s)" continues.

Not Festival: lovelier, the second time around

                                      

Day 3. September 18th, 2013.

Today: Classes and Workshops at Statens Scenekunstskole. Performances and Conversations at PB43

To buy tickets for today's performance click here: http://billetto.dk/mixed3

More information about all the activities at http://www.laramalvacias.org.  



• Contemporary Dance Classes. Taught by Ursula Robb (former dancer of Rosas - Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker). 9:30 to 11:30. 
• Acrobatics: Taught by Esther Wrobel. 10:45 to 12:15
• Voice and Text Classes: Taught by Mads Hammer Larsen. 12:30 to 14:30.
• Experiential Anatomy. Taught by Jeremy Nelson. 12:30 to 14:30

• Workshop: Composition. Taught by Susan Rethorst. 11:45 to 14:45.
• Workshop: Umbilical Chord Workshop. Taught by Daniel Schorno: 'Umbilical Chords' - or treading a playful path in dealing with issues of sound, movement and interactivity in Music & Dance'. 14:45 to 17:45.

• Panel Conversation with Dance Force 40+ .This is “a group of older mature dancers, choreographers and performers whose goal is to work together. The idea came about from a need of visibility and a desire to be actively present within the artistic scene”. During this conversation Dance Force 40+ will present this special and political relevant project to a larger Copenhagen audience. FREE all welcome. 18:30 to 19:45 at PB43. 

• NOT FESTIVAL PERFORMANCE 3: 20:30 at PB43. Performances include choreography, video, sound and performance art works by: Marie Topp. Dance/ Generation. Dance & Live Sound Performance / “Vinkepeezer” aka Ivo Bol. Skype sound performance from Amsterdam / Kitt Johnson & Jeremy Nelson performing  “ABOVE IT” a work created by Luis Lara Malvacias.
 

 The installation “Public Privates” and screening of videos from the Hong Kong video project "translation(s)" continues.