AN HOUR WITH: Beck Heiberg
27.10.22
27.10.22
09:00 - 10:00
Kontor Nr. 25, Henrik Rungs Gade, 2200 København N
Arrangementet er gratis, men der er begrænset pladser. Du kan tilmelde dig ved at sende en mail til billet@hautscene.dk - skriv i emnelinjen: "AN HOUR WITH Beck Heiberg".
the artistic practice
Beck Heiberg will talk at AN HOUR WITH about his practice within transpolitical aesthetics, based on a work he is currently working on.
He is preoccupied with working with binaries and expanding the understanding of the concept. In his current work, he explores the binary of ‘grief and sexiness’ – and is interested in what arises in the tension between the two.
the artist
Beck Heiberg is a choreographer, performer and works with queer and trans political aesthetics. His own works are often based on movement and personal stories. He is a member of Dance Cooperative - an intersectional feminist workplace and platform for choreographers. He works at the intersection of choreography, performance, and theater.
Beck Heiberg
Beck Heiberg (he/him) (b. 1987, Copenhagen, Denmark) is a choreographer and performer based between Copenhagen and Berlin. His work spans a wide field of theatre and performance, always returning to his first love — dance. Movement lies at the heart of his artistic language, forming the foundation of his conceptual performance and live art practice, where the movement serves as the primary tool for storytelling.
Beck is spending time connecting with his training within club and street styles, exploring how these vocabularies can be imagined as narrative and conceptual devices within performance art. His work often delves into the complexities of human emotion — touched by melancholy and gravity. In recent projects, he has investigated the intersections between sensuality and grief, as well as between cuteness and sorrow.
A core element of Beck’s practice is his ongoing exploration of queer and transpolitical aesthetics, both as an explicit and implicit part of his artistry. This perspective informs his aesthetic codes, the subjects he engages with, and the ways he constructs creative processes. It is expressed, among other ways, through a continuous attempt to find rest within discomfort, and to explore experiences that are not represented or do not exist within normative society.
Beck is an active member of Dance Cooperative - a platform and workspace for intersectional feminist and artistic choreographic practices in Copenhagen. Beck has had the pleasure of working for and together with several inspiring colleagues, and are currently working with Anna Näsström, Sigrid Stigsdatter, Antoinette Helbing, Falk Richter and Laura Løwe & Luka Holmegaard.
In addition to his own artistic work, Beck co-curates Feral Festival together with Elise Bjerkelund Reine — a festival where experimental circus, sound, and performance meet in euphoric chaos.
Beck has a BA in Theatre and Performance Studies from Copenhagen University and holds diplomas from Juste Debout School in Paris, France and Hotstepper Studio in Copenhagen, Denmark.
the conversation
AN HOUR WITH is an opportunity to meet artists in an informal setting where new conversations about art can flourish.
The intention is to cultivate a closer relationship with and understanding of various artistic practices and studies that are currently inspiring the field. With AN HOUR WITH, we provide a space for brief and focused immersion in the work of an artist or artist group. AN HOUR WITH is for the industry, national and international colleagues, and others interested in the performing arts.