DANCE BITCH DANCE

dance solo >>> essen, germany >>> 2018

photos by pawel wyszomirski

this piece, like famous “trio A” by yvonne rainer, or like legendary fad choreography “the macarena”, has no meaning behind, it is a semiotic fata-morgana >>> probably, it is about joy of dancing; i like to dance it in front of people >>> i like to look into the eyes of the audience member, when the lights turns on >>> i enjoy my naked torso, i enjoy pain in quadriceps that comes inevitably after the first minute in the reléve-plié position >>> i enjoy moving for seven minutes without stop, and I enjoy to sweat

CREATED AND PERFORMED BY

ivan strelkin

for the pina bausch theatre (2018, essen, germany) >>> participated in the festivals “artwhat?!” (cologne, germany), “mandala festival” (wroclav, poland), “craft choreography” (vienna, austria) >>> finalist of the solo dance contest (gdansk, poland, 2019) >>> “to be antwerp” (antwerpen, belgium, 2021)