Mierdmaids ,,,
In the same period, from 17th October to 4th December 2024 we also hosted Inês Filipe, Wojciech Rybicki and VictorPiano with their project "mierdmaids ,,,"
Emerging from the foam, the project combined choreographic performance with a multimedia installation. It was constructed around the relationship between sailors and creatures from the depths—exiles, disgusting and different.
‚mierdmaids ,,,’ was a reflection on the death of the Earth, which confronts us with challenges but also opportunities to create a new model of solidarity and collaboration.
The artists approached the topic from queer, interspecies, posthuman and highly poetic perspectives. They've used dance, narration and a variety of digital media to create a multilayered performance, thought-provoking, emotionally touching and amusing in its hybrid shape.
The final presentation took place on Friday 29th November in Instituto da Vinha e do Vinho (IVV), gathered a big audience and received enthusiastic reactions. The project was supported by Culture Moves Europe, AgitLAB, Câmara Municipal de Águeda, and organised by Improvise and Organize.
[Disclaimer: This work was produced with the financial assistance of the European Union. The views expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Union.]
Photos by Dorota Milewicz
During the residency, all artists worked in the spaces provided by Águeda City Council and collaborated with the Improvise & Organize team (coordinator Małgorzata Suś, assisted by Karolina Fiuk, Francisca Mariz and Marieke Leene) and the artists invited to support the project.
On October 18th, November 1st and November 21st they had mentoring sessions with Paulina Almeida and on November 5th and 20th with Wura Moraes.
The project was recorded and photographed by Tom Legrand and Dorota Milewicz. Technical support was assured by Harris Iveson, and the equipment provided by DARC - Desterrense Associação Recreativa e Cultural (Lisboa), Marte em Leão Associação Cultural, João Carlos Pinto, Ricardo Ferreira - Mindway Music, and Centro de Artes de Águeda.
