Panel discussion and artist talk

On top of the choreographic exhibition we invite you to two additional events related to Embodied Journeys.

June 7th Panel discussion The predatory eye on the black body

June 10th Artist talk with all involved artists in Embodied Journeys

June 7th

18:45 – 19:45 in Café Pegasus (downstairs) free entrance

The predatory eye on the black body

Panel discussion

For centuries on end the black body has been objectifiedscrutinized, categorized, and both poetized and belittled.

From the age of colonization, this outer gaze, or predatory eye, of the Western society has carved dehumanizing and degrading narratives into the minds of its citizens. And to this day, the physical attributes of blackness are something many people still feel entitled to comment on, to evaluate, dismantle – and even to touch unconsensually. This external view has not only tainted the perspectives of the European descendants but also affected black people’s internal notion of self.

Supporting the premise of the Embodied Journeys exhibition, the panel will address and dissect this schism of the outer and the inner views of a black person’s body.

The panel presents a strong line-up of influential and visionary people of color:

Julienne Doko. Dancer, performer, teacher, and choreographer. Curator of this year’s Close Encounters program Embodied Journeys.

Jeannette Ehlers. Artist and chairperson. Exhibiting the piece CAST ON WATER: Eulogies to Sisterhood Across the African Diaspora

Wanjiku Victoria Seest. Performing artist. Showcase her work Blinkered at Embodied Journeys. Thandi Dyani. Change-maker and equal rights advocate. Aida Sowe. Impact entrepreneur and model.

Crossing Borders representative: Oda-Kange Diallo, Scholar and anthropologist. Oda-Kange will moderate the panel discussion.

June 10th

14:30 – 15:30 In the exhibition space

Meet artists from Embodied Journeys

Artist talk

The artist talk presents the following:

Julienne Doko. Dancer, performer, teacher, and choreographer. Curator of this year’s Close Encounters program Embodied Journeys.

Jeannette Ehlers. Artist and chairperson. Exhibiting the piece CAST ON WATER: Eulogies to Sisterhood Across the African Diaspora

Wanjiku Victoria Seest. Performing artist. Showcasing her work Blinkered at Embodied Journeys. Phyllis Akinyi. Dancer, choreographer, performance artist, and dance researcher. Showcasings her work FLAMENCURA. Jupiter J Child. Versatile performance and visual artist. Showcasing her work UNRAVELLED: Whose labor is it to deconstruct oppressive structures?

Nina Cramer. Ph.d.-fellow at The Department of Arts and Cultural Studies, will moderate the artist talk.

A unique choreographic exhibition

Dansehallerne and Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art have collaborated around the creation of the recurrent program Close Encounters since 2018.

Close Encounters is a unique choreographic exhibition that unites visual art, dance and performance. For each issue of Close Encounters, Dansehallerne presents a new angle on the fruitful relationship between contemporary art and choreography. Today, choreographers are increasingly invited into the platforms of museums and galleries because the boundary between choreography and visual art has never been more fluid.

Dansehallerne is a national center for dance and choreography. Dansehallerne focuses on presenting and co-producing Danish and international productions for all ages. Dansehallerne both contributes with and distributes knowledge about dance and choreography as art forms. Dansehallerne supports a sustainable and strong field of dance everywhere in Denmark. Dansehallerne supports Danish and international productions and works to increase both the range and audience attendance of the productions. As a national center, an international junction, and a local meeting point, Dansehallerne serves to create the best possible conditions for artistic production and the audience. Dansehallerne.dk