ISTERIKA NOV 6, 2019 AT 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
as part of Brooklyn Falls For France
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| Self Portrait Autumn Kioti |
This project brings together singer/composer Muriel Louveau with dancer Emily Marie Pope and composer/multi-instrumentalist Angélica Negrón for a series of collaborative improvisations exploring the historic and socio cultural dynamics of hysteria.
“Hysteria” — which comes from the Greek word for womb, hystera — was one of the first mental health conditions attributed to only women.
"We’re interested in exploring archetypes of women and delving deeper into perceptions of gender, transgression and emancipation via inquiry driven physical embodiments and sonic and poetic realizations of these ideas. We’ll also consider the significance of female body in theatre, music and dance, the role of rituals both in the ancient and contemporary worlds and the cathartic function of performances both on the ancient and modern stages. "
The show will move fluently from solo to duo structured improvisations between Angélica Negrón and Muriel Louveau combining voices with electronics and unusual instruments. Emily Marie Pope will be responding real time to these soundscapes through the physicalization of these different states of hysteria oftentimes in close proximity to the audience to heighten the intense and immersive trance like nature of this experience. The movement component as well as the musical soundscapes will range from stillness and gentle articulations to more dynamic and dramatic gestures exploring the inward vs. outwards expressions of these extreme emotions and altered states.
The performance will be followed by a talk with psycho analyst Paola Mieli.
For more information please visit National Sawdust.
Photos of Muriel Louveau : Jill Steinberg
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| Q&A with Emily Marie Pope , Angelica Negron, Paola Mieli |
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