In collaboration with Performance Art Oslo our jubilee studies #50 will be part of this years PAO - festival. From the 4. - 13. November 2016 the studies will research the topic 'roots in motion'. We are very happy to let you know that we have invited Vivian Chinasa Ezugha as guest teacher for these studies.

12 places available

For the second time PAS | performance art studies is cooperating with PAO – performance art oslo to continue the exchange between performance art education and a professional festival setting. the first cooperation from 2015 led to PAS #42 | ‘salt & pepper’ with 13 international participants and a presentation of the studies as part of the PAO festival at anx – atelier nord in oslo, norway.

roots in motion

The PAO festival 2016 is inspired by nicolas bourriaud’s book “the radicant” where we seek to investigate the artist as nomad, wanderer, refugee, migrant, expatriate, visitor, traveller, observer and connector.

One aspect of nicolas bourriaud’s book of 2009, “the radicant” is the role of the artist in contemporary globalized society in which many individuals are no longer anchored to one national identity or home. migration, online communication and easier international travel have created the rise of the immigrant, the exile, the tourist and the urban wanderer as figures in contemporary culture. bourriaud likens such figures as radicants- plant forms such as ivy that grows from multiple roots, advancing in all directions and are adaptable in growing in a variety of soils. for the artist, this enables a flexibility and fluidity in constructing identity- the original roots can be rejected, mythologized or selectively edited, whilst new environments can stimulate a myriad of influences and tools for adaptation.

We perceive the world in which we are living full of change, turmoil and movement. but ever since humans have been in motion in need to find better living conditions. nature catastrophes, wars, plagues and earth quakes are moving people around the world. what we connect with the meaning of roots is a temporary concept and an illusion since it seems everything is motion. but having roots does not mean to be stuck at one place. how can we move our roots to other places in order to create artistic fruits in an unknown place?

Following to the topic of PAS #50 we will research different performance art practices and theories and create an experimental setting in which we will work towards an individual and/or collective performance work. these works will be presented as part of the PAO – performance art oslo festival 2016 in a public event.

PAS | performance art studies

• to develop a performance art piece with 10 days of technical, pedagogical and artistic guidance
• to investigate and work with a variety of performative exercises, experiments, games and assignments in various conditions both in and outdoors with a specific focus on: space, body, time, material, concentration. work will be made in groups and individually.
• a final public presentation of the performance (media promotion, poster, mailing) and final celebration party
• video and photo documentation of the final presentation completed by the PAS photographer
• publication of the documentation on pas website and other performance art related websites
• contacts with artists, curators and art institutions in oslo
• meeting and collaborating with other like-minded people from other countries
• encounters, lectures and discussions with invited artists
• context of the place, history and culture
• the studies are ideal for art students, young artists and all other people who are interested in performance art. the range of ages in the past was from 13 to 72 and the level of experience is not a criterion for you to participate in pas studies. the group is usually composed of international artists coming from different backgrounds and different parts of the world.
• PAS studies takes place with at least 8 participants.

Dates

• 3. november 2016 arrival
• 4. – 11. november 2016: practical studies and researches
• 11. november 2016: final presentation
• 12. -13. november 2016: PAO festival
• 14. november 2016: departure

Teaching language is English

Application

Closing date for applications 16. october 2016

Send your application (cv and work examples) through CuratorSpace

Price

Price: €350

PAO member price: € 170

Price does not include travel and accommodation costs