VANITAS
A performance about youth, anxiety and change.
The Artistic Study
We want to explore change - that which is in transition. “neither or”, “both and” or something else entirely. We will try to go in behind the “sorry we mess” sign, and look for everything that makes us frightened and all that gives us hope. Where does anxiety come from and can you be present in what you don't understand
The title VANITAS is borrowed from Baroque still life paintings, in which lineups of skulls, cut flowers, glass domes, and overripe fruits symbolized the transience and vanity of life. The Ouroboros - the snake that eats its own tail - is likewise a symbol of change.
The old is replaced by the new.
We read these symbols, myths and legends with sensitive queer hearts and hope to get closer to tangible and mirror some of the emotions that change evokes.
The artists
The artistic team consists of Jules Fischer feat. Kai Merke, Julienne Doko, Phyllis Akinyi & Paolo de Venecia Gile.
VANITAS is part of HAUT x Bikubenfonden Pop Up Residency, which is a test course of the studio residency format and is aimed at the independent performing artists in the field of cross-aesthetic performing arts. The artists are offered a residency of up to 4 weeks, with the possibility of sparring from selected feedback partners, focusing on how artistic feedback can strengthen a project's further development. Ttakes place in Copenhagen, where one floor of Fondenes Hus is furnished studio with dance vinyl and a simple technique package. The overall development course aims to investigate what are the needs for residencies and how a studio residency can qualify artistic development.