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«Eat me Now!»
Arlette Dellers

DancePerformance

Queer dancers develop an alternative perspective on hotness, tenderness and sexuality through different movement languages and the Lesbian Gaze.

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  • Thu 22/05 20:00 – 20:50

    Halle West

  • Fri 23/05 20:00 – 20:50

    Halle West

  • Sun 25/05 20:00 – 20:50

    Halle West

Copyright: Theodor Diedenhofen
  • Relaxed Performance

What do you find sexy? Which bodies, actions or images do you find attractive - and why? What view do you take? Who is the subject of lust at this moment - and who is perceived as an object for their satisfaction? Did you ask?

«EAT ME NOW!» by FLUX Crew deals with the objectification of female-read and queer bodies: How can these power mechanisms be uncovered? How are they reinforced by the fetishisation or devaluation of lesbian sexuality? And how could a Lesbain Gaze be developed that creates an alternative image of sexiness and tenderness?

Five queer dancers with different movement backgrounds from contemporary dance, breaking, dancehall, afro, hip hop and swimming try together to unravel and ultimately transform western patriarchal ideas of sexuality and hotness.

Premiere Party

Following the performance on Thursday 22 May, the premiere party will take place in Stall6 until 01:00AM with DJ's ®iginal ©py and pr1nc1p3ss4.

Follow-up conversation

On Friday, 25 May, there will be a Q&A after the performance that will take place in Nordflügel at Gessnerallee. Take the opportunity to find out more about the artists, their working methods and the themes explored in «Eat Me Now!».

The discussion will be moderated by Muriel Waeger from LOS, the national umbrella organisation for lesbians, bisexuals and queer women in Switzerland, and will be held in German und Swiss German spoken language

The conversation will last around 60 minutes. Participation is free of charge and no registration is required.

Information on accessibility and language

The performance takes place as a relaxed performance in Swiss German and English spoken language.

The play depicts explicit sexual content and violence and could therefore cause discomfort for affected people.

Loud music is played and there are rapid and strong changes in lighting.

The performance is recommended for people aged 16 and over.

Plain Language

  • Eat Me Now! is a dance piece by the FLUX Crew.

    It's about how people look at bodies.

    Especially female bodies.

    And especially the bodies of lesbians.

    Lesbians are women who love other women.

    The piece poses questions:

    - Which bodies are beautiful?

    - Which bodies are sexy?

    - How can people change their opinion of other bodies?

    The dancers want to show:

    There are many ways to be sexy and tender.

    They show this through dance.

    They mix many dance styles such as hip hop or dancehall.

About the artists

  • FLUX crew

    FLUX crew creates socially critical pieces from and for the community. The artistic management team is made up of Arlette Dellers, Pia Ringel and Sandy Albrecht. The company operates in the artistic, cultural and socio-cultural fields with the aim of anchoring dance (culture) in society. It is committed to fair working conditions and the participation of marginalised artists, questions existing values of the mainstream art scene and cultural policy and campaigns against discrimination.

    FLUX crew is based on the pillars of ‘art/culture’, ‘inclusion’ and ‘community’, with a continuous value orientation and varying aesthetics in its projects.

    Merge Dance Collective

    The Merge Dance Collective (MDC) is an association of artists that realises dance projects under fair conditions. It is based on mutual inspiration, sustainable use of our personal, material and financial resources and an awareness of social justice. MDC combines contemporary dance with street and club styles and views dance as a cultural practice. The collective questions norms, reflects on privileges and advocates cultural participation from an intersectional feminist perspective.

    DJ's:

    ®iginal ©py

    With a preference for repetitive voice snippets, random sound samples, rhythmic repetitions and bouncy basses, ®iginal ©py creates sound worlds somewhere between original creations, found footage and DJ selections. Neither original nor copy. Neither here nor there. But always influenced by intersectional queerfeminist discourses and ®iginal ©py's trans non-binary reality of life.

    pr1nc1p3ss4

    pr1nc1p3ss4 spins genre-blending sets full of emotion, energy, and edge. Her sound moves between dreamy textures, bold basslines, and unexpected twists—always with heart.

Credits

  • Choreography:
    Arlette Dellers in Zusammenarbeit mit den Tänzer*innen
    Dramaturgy:
    Nora Steiner
    Conceptional support:
    Kateryna Vavrynchuk
    Choreography assistence:
    Elisa Pinos Serrano
    Dance:
    Arlette Dellers, Pia Ringel, Ariana Qizmolli, Chris Cripping, Niara Sakho
    Stage design:
    Andrea Castañon Gillessen
    Costume:
    Yumi Ikeda Ferretti
    Music:
    Iman Ibragić
    Light:
    Samira Della Schiava
    Production management:
    Arlette Dellers
    Assistence production management:
    Pia Ringel, Elisa Pinos Serrano
    Outreach:
    Kateryna Vavrynchuk
    Relaxed Performance:
    Swassthi Sivasanmukanathasarma, Nele Solf
    Production:
    FLUX crew & Merge Dance Collective
    Co-production partners:
    Roxy Birsfelden & Gessnerallee

Supported by

  • Fachausschuss Darstellende Künste BL/BS, Kanton Zürich Fachstelle Kultur, Kultur Stadt Bern, SWISSLOS/Kultur Kanton Bern, Ernst Göhner Stiftung, Landis & Gyr Stiftung

Copyright: Theodor Diedenhofen

Copyright: Theodor Diedenhofen

Copyright: Theodor Diedenhofen

Copyright: Theodor Diedenhofen

Copyright: Theodor Diedenhofen

Copyright: Theodor Diedenhofen

Copyright: ®iginal ©py

Copyright: pr1nc1p3ss4

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