Animate Materials is a moving dialogue for textiles and bodies. This performance project is a creative process which invites a shift in our self-perception and the material objects we encounter every day. Familiar and literally hautnah (up close, near the skin), how much do we know about the textiles we use? Could the garments we wear become partners in movement? Can elements of sewing become an outline for creating dance? At the intersection of dance and textile arts, this project seeks new partnerships with material and clothing while questioning consumer culture. We will map relations between our bodies, fabric and garments through somatic exercises, sewing tasks, contemporary improvisation, and dance composition tools. With the participants, Victoria will build a performance which invites people to cherish textiles and uses the fabric of our own skin, muscle and bones to imagine fashion cultures that care for people as well as material.

Additionally there is a  Contemporary class with Victoria McConnell from 06.01.–17.02.2025 | Mon & Wed 18:15-19:45