BIT Dansdramaturgie

Introduction on Hypermap

Jochem Naafs — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:46:48 +0000

Hypermap is a lab for the remembering, combining and forgetting of (embodied) knowledge. Camillo’s “Theatre of Memory” transforms ‘scholars into spectators’, so argues Camillo in L’idea del Teatro. He imagined a theatre in its ‘original sense’ – as a place in which a spectacle unfolds. This aspect of Camillo’s idea inspired BIT and Danslab to create an interactive installation concerning memory and knowledge: Hypermap. Hypermap is an installation of the multiple that functions as an ‘external representation’ of a shared memory of knowledge – the one of that specific moment; a memory that can be perceived and which feeds off the input of the visitors who themselves become participants. Hypermap will be presented during the Performance Studies International Conference #17: Camillo 2.0 Technology, Memory, Experience in Utrecht. For more information please visit www.psi17.org.

Ola Maciejewska’s performance unforgettable existents serves as point of departure for the first version of Hypermap. In her performance Maciejewska plays with the boundaries between object and subject, the visible and invisible, and the private and public sphere. The tent serves as a hiding place for the body, and becomes a shape shifting body in itself at the same time. BIT and Danslab would like to research the possibilities of the tent as mobile space and as a space for reflection and interaction, as a medium for sharing and remembering knowledge, as an emerging hypermind. Hypermap will be presented as a mobile installation on several locations during the symposium. The symposium is the campsite: the tents and participants the nodes in the network, the flowing knowledge the lines in between.

The idea for Hypermap came from artistic practice, in which knowledge is combined, connected and shared all the time. Knowledge is not something you own, it exists in between as the sum of different perspectives. We would like to invite the participants to join this network of knowledge, to share their thoughts and ideas. The input of the participants will change the quality of the performance unforgettable existents and challenges our ideas of a hypermap of memory and knowledge. This exchange will be documented and archived in various ways and the archive will be accessible during the symposium.

By: Diane Elshout, Bruno Listopad, Giulia Mureddu, Ola Maciejewska, Jochem Naafs, Jette Schneider. Thanks to our fellow BIT dramaturges and Danslab choreographers.

Danslab is a research initiative for artistic development and exchange in contemporary choreography and dance. It’s the artists that create a program of researches, exchange activities and presentations. The program links individual researches to the field and explores broader artistic topics concerning the development of contemporary dance. It also develops an open source for artistic knowledge by documenting, archiving and sharing processes and insights. Danslab creates an arena where transparent communication, reflection, mutual support and new models of collaboration are encouraged. www.danslab.nl

BIT, an initiative of dance dramaturges, researches, discusses and questions aspects of dance dramaturgy in order to deepen its practice. Although dance dramaturges usually don’t work together with other dramaturges, we created a place with BIT to gather and share our experiences. We meet to exchange, to develop and to deepen the craft of dance dramaturgy. www.bit-dansdramaturgie.nl

TIN Theaterscriptieprijs 2010

Jochem Naafs — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 15:53:55 +0000

BIT is happy to announce that two of its members are nominated for the first TIN Theaterscriptieprijs (Theatre Thesis Price). Merel Heering wrote her thesis on reconstruction and re-enactement in contemporary dance practice. Diane Elshout’s thesis discusses the implicit and explicit ideas, assumptions and presuppositions of the body in contemporary choreographic research.

BIT is blij om mee te kunnen delen dat twee van haar leden zijn genomineerd voor de eerste TIN Theaterscriptieprijs. Merel Heering schreef over reconstructie en re-enactment in de hedendaagse dans. Diane Elshouts scriptie gaat in op de impliciete en expliciete ideeën, aannames en veronderstellingen van het lichaam in hedendaags choreografisch onderzoek.

Heering, Merel. ‘Terugblikken én vooruitkijken. Reconstructie en re-enactment in de (hedendaagse) dans.’

Elshout, Diane. ‘Researching Bodies, A research about the implicit and explicit ideas, assumptions and presuppositions of the body in contemporary choreographic research.’

Van de website van het Theater Instituut Nederland:

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Studenten Theaterwetenschap maken kans op nieuwe scriptieprijs
14 maart 2011

Vier masterscripties zijn geselecteerd voor de eerste TIN Theaterscriptieprijs. De scripties, bekroond met eindcijfer 8 of hoger, gaan over theater en theatercultuur in Nederland en Vlaanderen. De auteurs onderzoeken de huidige theaterpraktijk en bieden nieuwe invalshoeken om hier naar te kijken.

Om hun scriptie voor een breder publiek toegankelijk te maken, krijgen de genomineerden een masterclass journalistiek schrijven aangeboden zodat ze hun scriptie in een aantrekkelijk essay kunnen vertalen.

Het beste essay wint de TIN Theaterscriptieprijs en een bedrag van vijfhonderd euro. Het TIN maakt de winnaar van de eerste TIN Theaterscriptieprijs bekend op 27 juni 2011 tijdens het ITs Festival. De prijs is tot stand gekomen in samenwerking met de faculteiten Theaterwetenschap van de universiteiten van Amsterdam, Utrecht en Groningen.
Genomineerden

Uit 18 inzendingen zijn 4 scripties genomineerd die in de ogen van de jury urgentie hebben en een groot lezerspubliek verdienen:

* Maya van de Heuvel – Arad, Universiteit Amsterdam, ‘Focalizing Bodies – Visual Narratology in the Post-Dramatic Theatre’.
“De scriptie gaat over dwarsverbanden tussen film, literatuur en theater. Een eyeopener – de lezer zal met geheel andere blik naar theatervoorstellingen kijken.”
* Merel Heering, Universiteit Utrecht. ‘Terugblikken én vooruitkijken. Reconstructie en re-enactment in de (hedendaagse) dans.’
“Deze scriptie gaat over deze veel voorkomende begrippen in het dansrepertoire. De auteur geeft woorden aan een grotendeels onbesproken onderwerp en laat de lezer ondertussen regelmatig ‘aha, zit dat zo’ uitroepen.”
* Diane Elshout, Universiteit Utrecht, ‘Researching Bodies, A research about the implicit and explicit ideas, assumptions and presuppositions of the body in contemporary choreographic research’.
“Een must voor de dansmaker én beschouwer: de auteur legt de (impliciete) visies op het lichaam bloot die dansmakers hanteren en doet dit in lezenswaardige analyses.”
* Lonneke van Heugten, Universiteit Amsterdam, ‘Theatre as a Vortex of Behaviour in Dutch Multicultural Society. A Discourse Analysis of Aïsha in the Public Sphere’.
“Kritisch én idealistisch zet de auteur de theatermaker midden in de samenleving. Verplichte leesvoer voor wie denkt dat hij de ‘ander’ kent.”

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Parallels and Differences

Jochem Naafs — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 18:50:13 +0000

Open discussion – 29 October – Frascati – Amsterdam
Frame: Parallels and Differences
organized by Frascati, Danslab and BIT

We assume that dancers and choreographers embody an incredible amount of valuable artistic knowledge. We do not assume to know what this knowledge is or should be. We assume this knowledge can be archived. We would like to find out the possibilities for archiving. That is why we invite you to navigate these unknown territories together with us.

Be welcome to join this upcoming Frame and openly discuss assumptions, ideas and questions in artistic research and communicating and archiving knowledge in contemporary dance. How can artistic knowledge be shared? What kind of knowledge do you think is shared in artistic research? What could be a suitable form to archive the knowledge gained from artistic research?

These questions ask for an open talk in the field. We need to map the field together and find out what we need to share our knowledge. This Frames subject arose from results of a research, in which BIT examined the needs of dance makers for Danslab, by interviewing a group of 11 freelance choreographers in the Dutch dance field. In the book “No Maps for these Territories” results of this research were presented.

BIT was first presented in a VDO Symposium in January 2010. During this symposium we shared, exchanged and discussed statements on dance dramaturgy. We want to contribute to the dance field by bringing theory and practice closer together. By organizing Parallels and Differences with Danslab and Frascati, BIT takes another step in this direction.

We hope to see you there!

29 October – Frascati 3 – 14.00-18.00 hrs – Entrance: 15 euro
Reservations: 020 – 751 6400 or info@theaterfrascati.nl

No Maps for these Territories

Jochem Naafs — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 18:44:49 +0000

Danslab will present their publication No Maps for these Territories at the Nederlandse Dansdagen. One of the articles in the book is by BIT: “Parallels and Differences. Perspectives on artistic research and exchange”. It’s based on our research for Danslab. More information on our research can be found here: Research Danslab.

No Maps for these Territories

A book with three seasons of research and discourse: by means of various reports, moving testimonials, humorous anecdotes and analyses combined with inspiring visuals and photography.

The contributors are: BIT, Moos van den Broek, Angelina Deck, Diane Elshout, Jack Gallagher, Karine Guizzo, Daniel Hayward, Erik Kaiel, Michael A. Kroes, Kenzo Kusuda, Bruno Listopad, Giulia Mureddu, Dylan Newcomb/Ilse van Haastrecht, Henk Oosterling, Bart van Rosmalen, Jette Schneider, Eric Schrijver & various dancers

Book presentation (&special edition):
At the Nederlandse Dansdagen (Saturday, October 2nd /12 hrs / Theater aan het Vrijthof)
The first copy will be presented to Peggy Olislaegers; the new artistic director of the Nederlandse Dansdagen.

Selling: International Theatre and Film Books Amsterdam
Order: Danslab website: www.danslab.nl
ISBN: 978-90-816045-1-2″

Merel Heering

Jochem Naafs — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 11:08:36 +0000

Biografie Merel Heering
Merel Heering (1986) heeft de master Theatre Studies aan de Universiteit Utrecht afgerond. Naast haar wetenschappelijke opleiding is ze altijd actief geweest in het dansveld. Zo werkte zij bij de afdeling Educatie van het Nederlands Dans Theater en deed zij ervaring op als assistent-dramaturg bij Nanine Linning. Tevens was zij in het seizoen 2008 – 2009 betrokken bij de opzet van het project 4X4: danskritiek in intervisie, een samenwerking tussen Domein voor Kunstkritiek, de Nederlandse Dansdagen en DOD, brancheorganisatie voor de dans.

Merel wil zich verder ontwikkelen als cultuurjournalist en dansdramaturg. Ze is met name geïnteresseerd in de gecompliceerde verhouding tussen dans en schrijven: hoe schrijf je over dans en hoe maak je dit schrijven productief voor het denken over en het creëren van dans? In juni 2010 verscheen haar eerste artikel getiteld ‘In dialoog met de dansdramaturg’ als onderdeel van de publicatie ‘Een Open Boek’, uitgegeven door Dansateliers.

merel [at] bit-dansdramaturgie.nl

Biography Merel Heering
Merel Heering (1986) has attended the master Theatre Studies at the University of Utrecht. Besides her studies, Merel has always been actively involved in the dance field. She has gained experience at the education department of Nederlands Dans Theater and as assistant-dramaturge with Nanine Linning. During the dance season 2008 – 2009 Merel was also involved in starting up the trajectory 4X4 about dance criticism, a cooperation between Domein voor Kunstkritiek, Nederlandse Dansdagen and DOD.

Merel wants to develop herself as a cultural journalist and a dance dramaturge. She is particularly interested in the complex relationship between dance and writing: how to write about dance and also how to make writing and writings productive for thinking about and creating dance. In June 2010 her first article ‘A Dialogue with a Dance Dramaturge’ appeared as part of the publication ‘An Open Book’, published by Dansateliers.

merel [at] bit-dansdramaturgie.nl

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Processing Dance – Relations in the creative process

Jochem Naafs — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:40:24 +0000

In het weekend van 25 en 26 september geeft Jochem Naafs een lezing en een workshop in Tanzfabrik Berlin tijdens het Perfect Wedding festival. Voor meer informatie bezoek de website van Tanzfabrik Berlin of neem contact met hem op.

The weekend of September 25th and 26th Jochem Naafs will give a lecture and teach a workshop on process dramaturgy at Tanzfabrik Berlin during the Perfect Wedding festival. For more information visit the website of Tanzfabrik Berlin: www.tanzfabrik-berlin.de or contact him.

“Processing Dance – Relations in the creative process” – Public Lecture & Workshop

25.9._Sa_13 h_Public Lecture_25. & 26.9._Sa/So_Workshop_in Englisch
What does affect you when you are making a performance? Is it the performer or the technician you’re working with, or are you also influenced by the technology itself, by the chair in the studio, by the sounds from outside? Every process has its dramaturgy, its time based story with interacting actors. During this workshop we will become aware of the human and non-human “actors“ that are working with or against us in a creative process. We will work on a small becoming-performance. By being aware of the relations between makers, objects and questions in various phases of the process we will be able to process, and then stimulate the practice of others. The workshop will start with a public lecture that is used as a theoretical framework for processing dance in process.

Jochem Naafs is a researcher, dramaturge, writer and live artist based in Utrecht and Berlin. He studied Theatre and New Media Studies (MA) at the Utrecht University. In his work he constantly merges theory and practice. Currently he is working as a researcher for the research group Theatre-making processes (HKU) and as a lecturer for the Professional School of the Arts Utrecht. He worked as a dramaturge with Powerboat, Michael Pinchbeck, Jack Gallagher and participants of Choreoroam, wrote articles for various organisations and magazines. As a live artist he created the lecture performance Jij, and the performance Pauze.
www.playfulperformance.nl | www.bit-dansdramaturgie.nl

The workshop is part of a research on transdisciplinary making processes and is made possible by the research group Theatre-making Processes of the Utrecht School of the Arts (HKU). http://tmp.hku.nl/

Public lecture “Processing Dance“
25.9.2010, 13 – 14 h

Workshop
25.9.2010, 14 – 16 h /20 h, The Half, performance (part of the workshop)
26.9.2010, 13 – 16 h
Level open Fee: 45,- / 35,- € concessionary rate on arrival of the full workshop fee before 13.9.10 and for professional performers; Performance The Half is included

Application workshop@tanzfabrik-berlin.de

Ort: Tanzfabrik Berlin/Wedding in den Uferstudios
Uferstr. 23, 13357 Berlin

Het lichaam binnenstebuiten en buitenstebinnen

Jochem Naafs — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:36:03 +0000

In TM van november 2009 verscheen een interview met Diane Elshout als onderdeel van het item “…dit=de kwestie”: “Het lichaam binnenstebuiten en buitenstebinnen” . Het artikel is hier als pdf te downloaden of online te lezen.

In TM of November 2009 an interview with Diane Elshout was published: “Het lichaam binnenstebuiten en buitenstebinnen”. The article can be downloaded or read online here.

Announcement: BIT research for Danslab

Jochem Naafs — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 11:54:20 +0000

Danslab asked BIT dansdramaturgie to investigate the need for artistic research and exchange according to freelance choreographers in the Netherlands. For BIT this is an interesting question. As a platform for knowledge and exchange in the field of dramaturgy of dance and performance art, the process of creating and researching dance is in line with our interest. As a group with analytical and practical expertise, BIT tries to contribute to a refreshing view on the dynamics of the freelance scene from an independent position. It is from this position we have started the investigation.

At the moment of this writing, we are in the middle of gathering information and listening to the stories of choreographers about their experiences. The last few weeks BIT interviewed freelance choreographers about their view on artistic research, artistic discourse and peer-to-peer exchange. What are the opportunities for freelance choreographers to do artistic research? What is the importance of artistic research in their development? Under what conditions does this take place? If and how are they involved in creating their own conditions? By asking these questions BIT hopes to find out what the needs of choreographers entail. BIT tries to contribute to the discourse by analysis of information that will clarify the needs for independent choreographic research, how it takes place and what obstacles the choreographers face. It can also give an insight into the position that choreographic research has in the whole of development and innovation in dance.

In BIT’s vision, peer-to-peer exchange of knowledge and experience is of great importance. BIT is an initiative of a group of dance dramaturges to create a platform for research in perfomance studies and the practice of creating dance and performance. An initiative to exchange, to develop and to deepen the craft of dramaturgy. This exchange, innovation and deepening of creating dance, can also be found at Danslab. This need seems to be shared by the choreographers that were interviewed so far. From the preliminary results of our investigation, it became apparent that the aims of Danslab’s independent research possibilities are in line with the needs of freelance choreographers, but seem to be in tension with a product oriented market. One of the interviewed artist claimed: “According to funders your work is still useless unless you make a product, this has to change.”

After summer you can expect the results of this investigation. We will keep you posted via the Danslab newsletter (subsribe at info@danslab.nl) and BIT’s website www.bit-dansdramaturgie.nl

On behalf of Danslab – The artistic team & Jette Schneider, on behalf of BIT – Anne-Marije van den Bersselaar, Diane Elshout, Jochem Naafs, Lotte Wijers

Foto’s van de VDO studiedag Dansdramaturgie

Jochem Naafs — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:44:17 +0000

Eindelijk staan de foto’s van de VDO studiedag Dansdramaturgie online. Klik op de link hieronder om ze te bekijken.
Finally the photo’s of the VDO symposium on Dance dramaturgy online. Follow the link to see them.

BIT on facebook

Jochem Naafs — Tue, 25 May 2010 13:00:58 +0000

BIT is now on facebook. We will use our facebook page as a discussion forum and invite you to visit it and join the discussion.

Become a fan, meet other professionals and discuss our theses on dance dramaturgy with choreographers, dramaturges and performers.

BIT is nu ook op facebook. We zullen onze facebook pagina gebruiken als discussieforum. Je bent van harte welkom om de pagina te bezoeken en je in de discussie te mengen. Word fan van BIT op facebook, ontmoet andere professionals en reageer op onze stellingen over dansdramaturgie met choreografen, dramaturgen en performers.