Simon Mayer:
SunBengSitting

An Austrian country lad and performance artist takes a trip into the past somewhere between folk and contemporary dance. In a fun and playful search for identity he sets folk dance and tradition free from its ideological baggage and outdated imagery of manliness. From a sunny bench in the courtyard he deals with questions spanning from city to country, homeland to foreign territory, stereotypical thinking and artistic freedom.

PERFORMANCE, CHOREOGRAPHY, MUSIC Simon Mayer TONE, LIVE-LOOP Pascal Holper LIGHT Lucas Gruber PRODUCTION Sophie Schmeiser ARTISTIC ADVISION Frans Poelstra VIDEO Johannes Gierlinger, Jan Zischka PHOTO FLYER Anna Hein ART DESIGN Anikka Rytterhag INSTALLATION FOYER Peter Mayer, Simon Mayer

Kindly supported by Land Oberösterreich, Bundeskanzleramt Österreich and Österreichisches Kulturforum Brüssel. Special thanks to Kulturverein Spiel, Trachtenverein Altstädter Bauerngmoa, die Goaßlschnalzer Munderfing, Pramtaler Volkstanzgruppe, Fam. Mayer, Christian Schmeiser, Josef Schild, Elio Gervasi/Raum 33, Im_Flieger, Shareyourdarlingsplattform, Trip the light fantastic, Buda Kortrijk, Sebastian Slupek and Rosas.

photo © Gallle 77, photocase.de