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Bodyroll TV : LIVE!, by Vanessa Soudan, with: Vanessa Soudan, Zeta Galan, and Bailey Nolan, Edited by Zeta Galan, Les Urbaines Performance Festival, Lausanne, Switzerland 2017

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HORSE. A MAN, A WOMAN, A DESIRE FOR ADVENTURE, MIET WARLOP, 2019

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Excerpt from a conversation between Tarren Johnson and Wojciech Kosma at The Performance
Agency Studio, Berlin, July 8, 2019
[…]
W: The only thing I thought about when driving here, was how wonderful it would be if the Settlers Lounge didn’t have any context. I could see it in a theater, a musical venue or in the street. So-mehow it felt like the content was preceding the context, because it didn’t rely too heavily on where it was happening.

T: The original structure of the Settlers Lounge was going to be a box of two way mirrors instead of the final steel framed structure. The atmosphere was shaped by the original design. Even though you could see through the partitions of the space, there was an indication of separation. For me it was really important to find the core and now I will build on it as the performance series continues and moves to different spaces. I really enjoy working in store fronts. I think there is an interesting engagement with the people that are walking by and watching us rehearse over a period of time. And a lot of people ended up coming by for the show with the speaker outside as an invitation.

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The Settlers Lounge by Tarren Johnson, with: Andrew Clarke, Shade Théret, Tarren Johnson, Presented by The Performance Agency, Img: Joel Cocks

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başlangıç/auftakt/prelude, Caner Teker w/ Luisa Fernanda Alfonso Elbow Room, Physical Education I, Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen, Düsseldorf, Foto: Christian Köster. 2019

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Transmission, Mami Kang, Frascati Amsterdam 2019. Photos by Nellie de Boer.

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“SPIT” with: Dèspina Charitonidi & Panos Profitis, GHONE, curated by Eleni Tranouli, part of Kantharos Gatherings, Dexamenes Seaside Hotel, 2019, IMG: James Gabriel Martin.