Performance besides Itself. Infra- and Parastructures of a Contemporary Liveness
Symposium: Fri, 06.12. – Sat, 07.12.2024
Guests: Annie Jael Kwan, Angewandte Performance Lab (APL), Kathrin Bieligk (The City of Vienna’s Kuratorium for Theater, Dance and Performance), Claudia Bosse, Sabeth Buchmann, Carola Dertnig, Katharina Ernst, Andreas Fleck (WUK performing arts), Vasilena Gankovska (IG Bildende Kunst), Sara Lanner, Bettina Masuch (Festspielhaus St. Pölten), Lisa Moravec, Carolina Nöbauer (TQW Vienna), Johannes Maile (Partner in Crime), Amanda Piña, Clémentine Proby (Mudam Luxembourg), Daliah Touré, Frank Wasser and more
Curators: Freda Fiala & Frederike Sperling
Performance thrives on the physical presence of its actors and the spatial conditions where it takes place. It is eminently context-bound and site-specific. In this way, performance always draws attention, directly or indirectly, to the institutional framework of its presentation and the material and social infrastructures that enable (and limit) it.
The symposium Performance Besides Itself. Infra- and Parastructures of a Contemporary Liveness examines the dynamics between performance and its institutional-infrastructural contexts. How do performance and the institution relate to one another? To what degree does the institutional set conditions for performance and to what extent may performative practices, in turn, transform the working methods and infrastructures of art institutions in a long run?
Other than usual, this two-day symposium pursues a praxis-oriented approach. In the course of panel discussions, artist-led workshops and presentations it assembles theorists, curators and artists as well as experts from the fields of production and artistic advocacy. This interdisciplinary interest is also reflected in the deliberate linking of experiences from the visual art as well as dance context, with the aim to reflect the lived experience of a growing number of professionals today.
The participation in the symposium is free for all and does not require prior registration. Of course, the distinct formats on the program can be attended separately, too. Small refreshments will be provided for everyone.
The symposium is part of the H13 Lower Austria Prize for Performance 2024. More information about this year's winner Katharina Ernst and her project metrics can be found here.
Details on the exact schedule on Fri, 06.12. and Sat, 07.12.2024 will be announced here shortly.