Sigrid Stigsdatter Mathiassen: Cold Hawaii

Sigrid Stigsdatter Mathiassen (1990, DK) is a choreographer, performer and vocalist based between Copenhagen and Amsterdam. She completed her studies at the SNDO (School for New Dance Development – AHK) in 2017. In her practice Sigrid travles though dance with an open heart and a critical mind seeking to tell stories from that place where reality meets fantasy and fiction. Sigrid is a member of Jacuzzi an independent artist run space in Amsterdam and part of the writing collective Awful. Currently she is touring the solo Cold Hawaii and working in various other projects.In 2017 Sigrid won the jury price of Moving Forward - with her solo REMEMBRANE this gave her the opportunity to create the work Hope and Heavy Metal. In 2018 she was granted the DanceWeb scholarship.It is equally important for Sigrid’s practice to work with and perform for other artists. Recently she has been working with Beck Heiberg, Andreas Hannes, Antonia Steffens, Alex Baczynski-Jenkins, Tino Sehgal, Oneka Von Schrader, Randi Lindholm, Matilde Søes and many more. 

Mustaf Ahmeti: The body as an archive

Mustaf Ahmeti (born1995), born in Pristina, Kosovo, is an actor and performer. He recently graduated from KASK, in the Drama program. Besides acting, Mustaf's practice also translates into physical abstract visual work and performance. By focusing on the body as a field of research, he attempts to decolonize that body and connect it to thought.

Ada Güvenir: Would You Please?

Ada Güvenir is a multimedia artist who grew up in Izmir, Turkey. At a young age, Ada moved to Belgium to pursue her dream of making films. She obtained her master's degree in audiovisual arts from KASK School of Arts in Ghent. Throughout her studies, she used different media, including installation, illustration, text, painting, performance and animation. Her graduation project, the film Would you please?, was selected for several film festivals worldwide. Currently she is working on a short film, for which she is supported by the Flemish Audiovisual Fund.

Sven Spur (born in January 1993) is a Belgian filmmaker, living and working in Ghent. He received a bachelor’s and master’s degree at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts (KASK). Spur finds pleasure in creating worlds and stories based on personal experiences.

(c) ines Bodlovic

(c) Matilde Soes

(c) Wannes Vanspauwen

Sc(è)ene 2
26 November 2021 - 19.30h
Kunsthal Gent
Lange Steenstraat 14, 9000 Gent

foto's: Lukas Neven

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