“…Yes, and also whoever has just one soul
To call his own in this world!
And he who never managed it should slink
Weeping from this union!
All creatures drink of joy
At nature’s breasts.
All the Just, all the Evil
Follow her trail of roses.
Kisses she gave us and grapevines,
A friend, proven in death.
Ecstasy was given to the worm
And the cherub stands before God.
Gladly, as His suns fly
through the heavens’ grand plan
Go on, brothers, your way,
Joyful, like a hero to victory.
Be embraced, Millions!
This kiss to all the world!
Brothers, above the starry canopy
There must dwell a loving Father.
Are you collapsing, millions?
Do you sense the creator, world?
Seek him above the starry canopy!
Above stars must He dwell.”
Friedrich Schiller 1785, adapted by Beethoven for the final movement of his 9th Symphony “Ode to Joy”.
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“Joy, beautiful spark of Divinity [or: of gods], Daughter of Elysium, We enter, drunk with fire, Heavenly one, thy sanctuary! Thy magic binds again. What custom strictly divided; All people become brothers, Where thy gentle wing abides.” etc. Friedrich Schiller 1785, adapted by Beethoven for the final movement of his 9th Symphony “Ode to Joy”.
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Participating artists at PAB Open 2022
Jan-Egil Finne, Lizlot Frydenlund, Frauke Materlik, Kjartan Andersen, Rita Maria Muñoz Farias, Nayara Leite, Sofie Hviid Vinther, Derek Sargent, Astrid Haugesen, Liv Reidun Brakstad, Franzisca Siegrist, Locus – Tanja Thorjussen & Thale Fastvold (duo) , Susanne Irene Fjørtoft, Lea Opheim Basch & Solveig Laland Mohn (duo), Kjersti Austdal, Johan Urban Bergquist, Gisle Nataas & Clare Marie Bailey (duo), Guro Berger & Aksel Høgenhaug(duo), Den Lokale Venneforening – Sophie Barth & Katarina Caspersen (duo), Anne-Marte Eidseth Rygh, Evamaria Schaller, Vincenzo Fiore Marrese, Tina Mariane Krogh Madsen, Alexandra Holownia, Paul Regan, Charlotta Grimfjord Cederblad, Jordina Ros & Pere Estadella (duo), Diane Dwyer, Katherine Leung, Dominique, Siavash Kheirkhah, HINANNAN – Lars Jonsson & Line Rolf (duo), Switch – Didde Borup Larsen & Frida Retz (duo), Marit Tunestveit Dyre, Carol Stampone, Mia Maria Norum Robsahm and Kristen Rønnevik.
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Performance Tutor at ecoSuites Art Residency, Tristinika, Sithonia Greece, 2022.
As part of her fellowship, Zoncy has arranged collaborative encounters. In this duet with Paul Regan, developed at Akademie Schloss Solitude, the artists explore prevalent threads of the legacies of trauma, body and the self and the shared universal path of the performer.
Temporary artistic communities, as any fruitful relationship, can only function if we apply what in German language is called Wertschätzung, literally translated into ‘treasuring one’s value,’ that is to recall the inner position of one toward the other on a base of respect, esteem and appreciation. VestAndPage [Andrea Pagnes & Verena Stenke].
The action of performance is a meeting; a temporary determination of poetry, body and intention.
Zoncy has worked in performance art advocacy in ending violence against women; challenging Myanmar’s political ground through artistic discourse and performative encounters exploring self and »they« [the other].
Borders; differences, barriers, definitions, he/she/they. The »temporary artistic community« crosses and walks the same path with steps and strides of resilience, vulnerability and rebellion. Embracing the collaborative mission through trust — performative actions can bypass time; rendering barbs of wire to rusted dust in the wind. However, the body never forgets.
Performance artist Paul Regan has worked with themes of religious oppression in Ireland and more recently, with issues of Islamophobia in Western Europe; in particular pertaining to restrictions directed against women; e.g. the ban on wearing of face-coverings. Through live performance, he stages site-specific interventions which question complexities of male/female East/West imposed hypocrisies.
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