Clay Bodies

Residencies

  • 18.05 > 30.05.2026

Currently in cre­a­ti­on, with a pre­mie­re in fall 2026, in Clay Bodies, raw clay and fired cera­mic are used to gene­ra­te move­ment, sound, and music. Kneading, stri­king, wea­ring, brea­king: gestu­res that pro­du­ce a vibra­ti­on too per­sis­tent to igno­re. Voices shift and tune into the rum­ble of destruc­ti­on. Drawing on gestu­res from art his­to­ry, and popu­lar cul­tu­re, in the per­for­man­ce past and pre­sent collide.

Loosely based on the myth of Pandora, the work recalls the ancient tel­ling whe­re the evils of the world were relea­sed not from a box but from an ear­then jar — an all too human gestu­re almost ine­vi­ta­ble. The per­for­man­ce unfolds after the rup­tu­re, in a time when what has been relea­sed can­not be taken back, and the only thing that remains is the ongo­ing task of inha­bi­ting the consequences.

Concept, cho­re­o­grap­hy, visu­al design: Ula Sickle I Creation, per­for­man­ce: Amanda Barrio Charmelo, Sophia Dinkel, Jose Funnel, Amina Szecsödy I Sound and ligh­ting design: Ofer Smilansky I Ceramic objects: Maika Garnica, Ula Sickle I Costume design: Wang Consulting I Dramaturgy: Martin Zicari, Persis Bekkering I Archeologist and his­to­ri­an: Savannah Marquardt I Coordination: Joëlle Laederach I Production: Outline I Co Production: Kanal-Centre Pompidou Brussels, Concertgebouw Bruges, Perpodium I With the sup­port of Flemish Community, Tax shel­ter of the Belgian government