Performance
Isabel Lewis: Occasions
Moving in November – Contemporary Dance Festival
Come and join a celebratory gathering of things, people, plants, dances and smells in the foyer of Stoa. Considered celebratory gatherings of things, people, plants, dances and scents, Occasions - a format created by Isabel Lewis in 2013 - takes place in a decorated environment where visitors can drift in and out of attention and sociality. A choreographed space that defines the movements in it and influences the people enclosed in it by bringing the installation to life with their own movements. Lewis unfolds a specific dramaturgy attuned to her guests and their energies shaping a live experience using choreography, music, spoken address, and storytelling in ways that allow for conversation, contemplation, dancing, listening, or just simply being.Easing the formalities of distanced observation typically found within the theater and exhibition contexts, Lewis is interested in aesthetic situations that move beyond the merely visual where the entire human sensorium is addressed. Within the Occasions, visitors encounter smells made in collaboration with Norwegian smell researcher Sissel Tolaas and are welcomed with amuse-bouches created by a local chef.
Performances
Thu, 04.11.2021, 8:30-10:30 pmSun, 07.11.2021, 2-6 pm (free admission!)
Mon, 08.11.2021, 8:30-10:30 pm
Tue, 09.11.2021, 8:30-10:30 pm