Perfomance

Hüllen

The dancer’s body is wrapped in a minimalist costume. Her movements evoke abstract shapes and female characters from different cultures and different eras.. The central topic of the piece is metamorphosis: the back and forth between what is inside and outside, between being and becoming. The change of characters is subtle and barely noticeable; it is as if they were constantly present, even when they are no longer visible.

Hüllen is the first choreography of my Embryo project, which focuses on the human embryo and prenatal life and questions identity, the propagation of life and coming into existence. I developed Hüllen (casings) in cooperation with the costume designer Ele Bleffert and with the following question as our point of departure: To what extend do fluids and movement flow on the one hand and membranes – i.e. resistance – on the other hand influence the origin of form? The feminine focus of the piece felt surprising and obvious at the same time and happened as a natural result of the choreographic process.

Choreography and performance: Annick Pütz    costume: Ele Bleffert  dramaturgy: Stéphane Gislain Roussel  co-Production: Rhysom Danz Kollektiv and TROIS C-L   With the support of Ministry of Culture Luxembourg and Funds Cultural National

Annick Pütz - Since her contemporary dance studies at the Rotterdam Dans Akademie, Annick Pütz works as an independent dancer and choreographer. In 2001 – 2003, she is member of the research group led by Susan Buirge at the “Centre de recherché et de Composition Chorégraphique à Royaumont” (F). Starting in 2005, she regularly works in various productions for young audiences by the Philharmonie de Luxembourg. In 2010, she is the beneficiary of the TROIS C-L Boost program and various artist residencies leads her to, amongst others, the Atelier de Paris – Carolyn Carlson and to the CCN de Lorraine in Nancy. In 2012, she graduates as a somatic practitioner from the Body-Mind Centering® organisation, whose approach is based on the somatic perception of body tissues - it has a great influence on her artistic works.