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Aftermovies from Modern Body Festival 2018: ALIEN BODIES

We’re excited to finally share our aftermovies from Modern Body Festival 2018!

Between Oct 26-28 and Nov 2-3 2018, Modern Body Festival 2018: ALIEN BODIES took over several repurposed locations in The Hague. Our 3rd biennial edition explored the alien in all of us through an exhibition, performances and symposium. Below you can watch the aftermovies for our performances and exhibition program!

Stay tuned for our next adventures, starting with a free exhibition at Korzo Theater during Musical Utopias #2 festival from Ensemble Klang (Dec 20-21, 2019, Korzo theater)!

See photos from Weekend 1 here and from Weekend 2 here.

Impressions from ALIEN BODIES performance weekend (Nov 2-3)

Our 3rd edition, ALIEN BODIES, is  behind us – it was a whirlwind and an adventure!!! A big THANK YOU to everyone for coming out, to our artists, staff and crew, volunteers and visitors! On November 2 & 3, this edition’s second weekend,  we held our performance event at Theater De Nieuwe Regentes with spectacular performances from Julian Hetzel, Moritz Simon Geist, Meinhardt Krauss Feigl and Rita Gobi & Ryoji Yamaguchi, as well as the mesmerizing work of Tivon Rice, commissioned by Modern Body Festival. Look out for our next adventures, and we hope to see you there soon!

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All photos by Madhouse Heaven.

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Click here to see photo impressions from our exhibition event on Weekend 1 (Oct 26-28) at the Grey Space in the Middle.

Impressions from ALIEN BODIES exhibition (Oct 26-28)

ALIEN BODIES Weekend 1 is behind us! Between 26-28 October 2018 we spent 3 inspiring days at the Grey Space in the Middle with the beautiful works of  Sabina Hyoju Ahn, The Constitute, Hertog Nadler, Alina Ozerova, Natalia Papaeva, María Molina Peiró, Alcaeus Spyrou, Erdem Taşdelen, WeiHaw Wang, and ^ studio. Thanks everyone for coming to the exhibition to experience all the works, and for joining our Symposium, and weekend 1 party with Snackbar Smakversterker Soundsystem and DJ Yiannis. We had an amazing time and hope you did to!

Next stop: Weekend 2 Performance Event starts TOMORROW! Don’t miss it!!

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Reserve a spot for ‘Take me, bring me’, a one-to-one installation by Alina Ozerova

Don’t miss your chance to experience this unique one-to-one installation!

Take me, bring me by Alina Ozerova is a 5-channel sound installation performed for each visitor individually. You can reserve a spot through the online sign up sheet – capacity is limited, so reserve your place now! Each visit takes about 15 minutes
The installation will be available to experience throughout the ALIEN BODIES exhibition opening hours.

Complete program announced! Check it out and reserve your ticket now!

We are thrilled to announce our final additions to the program:

The mesmerizing 4-channel video installation The Four Riders from artist duo Hertog Nadler, and 2 additional works from our open call: the intra-species bio-art installation Sonomatter by Sabina Ahn (with live performance on Friday 26 Oct) and the satirical, thought-provoking 2-channel video installation Wild Child by Erdem Taşdelen.

Check out the complete program, and reserve your tickets now!

Satellite event: Rita Góbi dance workshop – Nov 2!

We are very pleased to be able to offer a closer look and firsthand experience with choreographer and Modern Body Festival 2018 artist Rita Gobi, in collaboration with CLOUD/Danslab,

On 2 Nov, from 17:30-19:30 Rita will be offering a special workshop for movers of all levels at CLOUD/Danslab, exploring her unique approach to movement and choreography! Come take part in this unique opportunity!

See here for more information.

ALIEN BODIES – Open call selection!

We are extremely happy to announce our selection from the 506 works we received for this year’s edition!

In no particular order:
Rita Góbi (RS/HU) & Ryuji Yamaguchi (JP/JO) – Vibration
María Molina Peiró (ES/NL) – One Year Life Strata
Alina Ozerova (RU/NL) – Take me, bring me
Alcaeus Spyrou (AL/GR/NL) – Anina
Natalia Papaeva (RU/NL) – Yokhor
^ studio (RU/DE/CH) – Common Task

We hope you’ll join us to experience their fantastic works at Modern Body Festival 2018!
Check back soon for more information on these works.

Call for volunteers

Are you interested in technology, new media, art, dance, theater and music?

Join the Modern Body Festival team! We are an intermedia initiative at the intersection of technology, art and performance, run by artists. Our small, ambitious initiative would be absolutely impossible without our amazing volunteers!

Would you like to give us a hand with our exciting third edition, Modern Body Festival 2018: ALIEN BODIES?

We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers!! Get a behind the scenes look at robots making techno, be a tour guide for an intimate out-of-body audio journey, help keep spaced out aliens in check, and more! Greeters, hosts, photographers, assistance with installations, sound and light, build up and construction, there is an endless list of possibilities! We are looking for people during the weekend exhibition, performances, symposium and afterparty as well as for build up and break down (Oct 24-28 & Nov 1-4). Interested? Please fill in our volunteer form here. We look forward to hearing from you!

What we are looking for:

Flexteam / Building / Breaking
Runners
Drivers
Artist assistance during exhibition
Artist handling/hosting
Ticketcontrol
Ticketdesk / Merchandise
Bar / Catering

What we offer:

  • A festival day pass for every 6 hours of volunteering
  • Basic catering while on shift
  • Gain experience in the production of a growing international intermedia festival
  • Meet and work with a great crew and amazing artists from around the world
  • An opportunity to expand your network
  • Free Modern Body Festival tote bag
  • Great memories 🙂

 

Take me to the volunteer form!

Confirmed! Bass, techno, and sonic robots with Moritz Simon Geist!

Bumping robot techno? Yes, please!

We are very excited to announce the pre-premiere of Moritz Simon Geist’s debut solo album, ‘Robotic Electronic Music’, at Modern Body Festival 2018!

Moritz teamed up with IDM legends Mouse on Mars to produce the world’s first techno record played entirely by self-made futuristic robots. The album will be released on Geists’s label Sonic Robots Records via techno big-hitters Kompakt on November 16.

Moritz and his sonic robots will be performing an hour-long, booty-shaking live set on November 2nd, at De Nieuwe Regentes. See you on the dancefloor!

Read more about Moritz Simon Geist’s Robotic Electronic Music performance here.

First wave of artists announced!

We are very proud to announce the first wave of spectacular works that we will present during Modern Body Festival 2018: ALIEN BODIES!

Die Zweite Realität
MEINHARDT KRAUSS FEIGL (DE)
Die Zweite Realität – Meinhardt-Krauss-Feigl (DE)
Die Zweite Realität – Meinhardt-Krauss-Feigl (DE)
Die Zweite Realität – Meinhardt-Krauss-Feigl (DE)
Die Zweite Realität – Meinhardt-Krauss-Feigl (DE)
Die Zweite Realität – Meinhardt-Krauss-Feigl (DE)
Die Zweite Realität – Meinhardt-Krauss-Feigl (DE)

A stunning performance integrating dance, sensors, 3D video mapping and music to explore the datafication of our everyday lives. [Dutch premiere]

The Automated Sniper
Julian Hetzel (NL/DE)
The Automated Sniper – Julian Hetzel (NL/DE)
The Automated Sniper – Julian Hetzel (NL/DE)
The Automated Sniper – Julian Hetzel (NL/DE)
The Automated Sniper – Julian Hetzel (NL/DE)
The Automated Sniper – Julian Hetzel (NL/DE)
The Automated Sniper – Julian Hetzel (NL/DE)

This prize-winning participatory theater performance is a gripping work on the ethics of modern warfare at a distance, militainment, and the gamification of violence. It involves 3 performers, the audience, a Baghdad-based gamer/drone operator, and an internet-controlled sniper paintball gun.

Environment Built for Absence (an unofficial/artificial sequel to JG Ballard’s “High Rise”)
Tivon Rice (NL/US)

[Modern  Body Festival commission] 

Also available to be seen during the performance event is a newly commissioned installation by Tivon Rice exploring Artificial Intelligence, 3D drone photography, and algorithmic storytelling.

EYESect
The Constitute (DE)
EYEsect – The Constitute (DE)
EYEsect – The Constitute (DE)
EYEsect – The Constitute (DE)
EYEsect – The Constitute (DE)

[Dutch premiere] 

A playful wearable which allows users to experience different types of vision.

The Cosmos Urchin
Weihaw Wang (JP/TW) 
Cosmos Urchin – Weihaw Wang (JP/TW/UK)
Cosmos Urchin – Weihaw Wang (JP/TW/UK)

[world premiere]

A speculative playpod for children in preparation for the zombie apocalypse.