Picture: Movers and shakers - Tangible channeling the existence of nature, the upcoming performance on tour this year, starting at Rom for dans, in Oslo, earlier in Shanghai, to be continued around the world.
herStay artistic leader is Monica Emilie Herstad. Choreography and aesthetics, idea, concept: Monica Emilie Herstad
herStay is a motivated element at the international arena of stage- and performance art. herStay is known for performative, independent comments and untraditional expressions. herStay has a refreshing approach to performance. Through performances, herStay question the conventions and contracts of dance/ performance/ theater. herStay is a DIY non-commercial organization.
herStay is pro emphasizing actively the focus on body vs nature dichotomy, weather, climate and environmental issues, the dignifying gender equality practice, and further democratic questioning and processes, as immanent values in the society, expressed through the arts.
herStay conquers grounds and hearts with performances like Monica Emilie Herstad´s herStay performance Movers and shakers - Tangible channeling the existence of nature, and the still touring success performance Past is simulation - The ladies of the sea vs Nora, and other stories of the society (2006), NoNameDance (2007), Forever/ [Yong]/ EWIG/ Toujours (2008), etc.
herStay as a title, suggests a niche demographic, a time span, her time, space, and place, where from the universe, as different societies, is being observed.
"Success of the Strange"
"Monica Emilie Herstad experiences to be accepted and embraced by a large scale audience even if her art is concidered niche."
Success of the strange - Grundere: Sær Suksess, Musikk & Kultur, Mfo/ LO, March 2009
herStay SCHEDULE:
Audition for herStay at Dansens Hus, Oslo, March 6th and 7th 2010:
herStay Movers and shakers - Tangible channeling the existence of nature
From 10am - 6pm, both days, herStay is open for looking for 1 male and 1 female performer, and eventual extras, this year
June 17th, 2009, 6 - 7pm: Presentation on Movers and shakers - Tangible channeling the existence of nature, Shanghai
February 20th, 2010, 3 - 4pm: Performance, excerpts from Movers and shakers - Tangible channeling the existence of nature, Rom for dans, Oslo
April 17th, 2010, 6-7 pm: Performance, excerpts from Movers and shakers - Tangible channeling the existence of nature, Rom for dans, Oslo
April 18th, 2010, 6 - 7pm: Performance, excerpts from Movers and shakers - Tangible channeling the existence of nature, Rom for dans, Oslo
June 24th, 2010, 6 - 7pm: Performance, excerpts from Movers and shakers - Tangible channeling the existence of nature, Rom for dans, Oslo
June 25th, 2010, 6 - 7 pm: Performance, excerpts from Movers and shakers - Tangible channeling the existence of nature, Rom for dans, Oslo
herStay international tour counts several countries, schedule TBA, closer to performing date
October 2nd, 2009:
Monica Emilie Herstad is teaching MA students at Centre for Ibsen Studies at UiO, October 2nd, 10 am - 1pm, presenting the Master Class from Shanghai, on the herStay upcoming performance Movers and shakers - Tangible channeling the existence of nature (with the working title Twirl): I. Introduction, II. Work in progress selected scenes, III. Q&A, link to documentary pictures from Shanghai, XII International Ibsen Conference: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=26039&id=1473435952&l=22d6519a14
June 17th 2009: Movers and shakers - Tangible channeling the existence of nature, inspired by Ibsen´s Rosmersholm, is presented in w.i.p. version (with the working title Twirl), in Shanghai June 17th in Xianhui Hall Shanghai 2009, with Master Class, II. w.i.p. performance, and III. Q&A, Fudan University, XII International Ibsen Conference 2009
Award Winning Monica Emilie Herstad:
September 1st: Monica Emilie Herstad, herStay, is receiving the International Ibsen Award Stipend for her production Movers and shakers - Tangible channeling the existence of nature, inspired by Ibsen´s Rosmersholm, with working title Twirl, at the Banquet Prize Ceremony in September 2008, when the Ibsen Award Winner Peter Brook also receives his prize
herStay "Forever/ [Yong]/ EWIG/ Toujours" in NY Gramercy Park:
Conflux City Festival, NY
herStay in Oslo, September
herStay "Forever/ [Yong]/ EWIG/ Toujours" performance in Slottsparken September 26th, at 9pm, vis-à-vis respectively Litteraturhuset and Kunstnernes Hus vs The Royal Palace.
herStay in Tanger, research, early autumn 2009
herStay July 2009,
Monica Emilie Herstad presents paper at UNESCO International Conference on Dance Research July 2009 in Europe, Malaga, Spain Program: http://209.85.129.132/search?q=cache:YTdsgb2rQ8gJ:www.antequltura.es/descargas/doc_noticias/1214_PROGRAMA%2520danza.pdf+moni...ca+emilie+herstad+malaga+unesco&cd=4&hl=nn&ct=clnk&gl=no
JUNE 2009:
herStay presents Monica Emilie Herstad performance in Shanghai, Past is simulation The ladies of the sea vs Nora, and other stories of the society, in Xian Hui Hall, June 17th at 7pm, and 18th of June at 4pm
Monica Emilie Herstad presents Master Class
Monica Emilie Herstad is in a Master Class further presenting selected scenes from her future performance “ Movers and shakers - Tangible channeling the existence of nature”, a w.i.p (Twirl) project through performance, paper, and Q&A, in Xiang Hui Hall, June 17th, 2009, at 6pm
APRIL 25th 2009, Monica Emilie Herstad at DNOB, The Norwegian Opera & Ballet, presents "Forever/ [Yong]/ EWIG/ Toujours" performance excerpts, April 25th at 13 hrs, Scene 2, UNESCO International Dance Day Celebration, 400 audience
APRIL 2009, herStay art video presentation, Monica Emilie Herstad movement on screen, program TBA. Preliminary program: herStay art videos: _INvisible_planet, Comewhatmay;, The fetish is the observer, Ricefield, Disturbed_id, Morphia. Week 18, Monday April 27th - Thursday 30th, TBA
MARCH 2009, Monica Emilie Herstad herStay "Forever/ [Youngyuan]/ EWIG/ Toujours" performance March 28th, opening performance at the official international celebration of Earth Hour in Oslo Adress: Borggården, Oslo Rådhus/ Oslo City Hall at 8pm, 20.00 to 20.25 hrs
Concerning any of these arrangements, please do not hesitate to contact herStay, at e-mail: herStay_of_oslo@hotmail.com, asap
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herSta y i n Hong Kong November 19th - 21st 2008:
herStay presents Monica Emilie Herstads performance Past is simulation - The ladies of the sea vs Nora, and other stories of the society at the venue On&On Theatre, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Monica Emilie Herstad presents a lecture on "Ibsen and the modern self Conference" in Hong Kong 21st of November 2008, at the international conference organized by Hong Kong Open University, Hong Kong Baptist University and Guangdong University for Forreign Studies on the topic "Cross cultural Stagings of Ibsen and the Modern Self", location: Hong Kong Baptist University, at 11.15 am
With gratitude to Foundation for Performing Artists, Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norwegian Association of Performing Arts, Royal Norwegian Embassy Beijing, The Royal Consul General of Norway in Guangzhou
Schedule: Two performances 19th of November at 5 pm and 8 pm
herStay September 2008, Monica Emilie Herstad´s performance "Forever/ [Youngyuan]/ EWIG/ Toujours" in Oslo, open air, at Grev Wedels plass.
Both evenings 3 performances in a syclus, at 8, 9 and 10 pm, and a number of extra open-air performances during the periode of September 22nd and october 2nd, for 7 performers.
Each performance lasts 30 minuts.
herStay "Forever/ [Youngyuan]/ EWIG/ Toujours" performance, herStay initiated and developed in 2007, funded by Norwegian Arts Council in 2007.
In 2008, September 26th and October 2nd, parts of herStay performance "Forever/ [Youngyuan]/ EWIG/ Toujours" was presented as a spesical event for Oslo Open 2008 and Kulturnatt Oslo 2008. This special event included a collaboration with the fine artists El Parche, in herStay EWIG performance corresponding with their installation islands surrounding the allé where herStay performance started out, as scenography. herStay "Forever/ [Youngyuan]/ EWIG/ Toujours" performance, section 2, takes place outside the installation, in the architectural landscape of the crossroad Myntgt/ Kirkegt.
Event adress: Grev Wedels Plass, at the square Glacisgate, Myntgt, Kirkegt. Arr. herStay for Oslo Open, at Culture Night Oslo September 26th, and at October 2nd, hrs 20 - 23
herStay "Forever/ [Youngyuan]/ EWIG/ Toujours" performance, see excerpts as presented in the 2nd chapter of this video:
herStay "Forever/ [Youngyuan]/ EWIG/ Toujours"
All herStay art copy rights belongs to herStay
Award Winning Monica Emilie Herstad, September 1st:
Monica Emilie Herstad is offered a grant from the International Ibsen Awards presented in an official ceremony:
"The choreographer, dancer and performance artist Monica Emilie Herstad established the ensemble herStay in 1996. Her works have since been synonymous with border breaking and innovative art. Monica Emilie Herstad´s exploring of the space between contemporary dance, performance, classical ballet, Japanese butoh, and visual art has manifested itself, not in a fragmented hybrid perception of the art-forms as such, but in an ingenious and pure form of ‘visualization’ or simplification that transgresses borders also in new-conceptual visual art"
- Media Sircular, International Ibsen Awards, 2008
April 2nd, 2008
Monica Emilie Herstad presents her lecture: "Past is simulation" - "The contemporary Ibsen performance - A discussion between motivation and action" at Centre for Ibsenstudies at 2.15 pm, in Oslo, In-House Seminar as Monica Emilie Herstad holds a Guest Research Stay at Centre for Ibsen Studies UiO for her project.
2008, February 29th, herStay performance NoNameDance
Oslo, herSta y i n Oslo, University Library, UiO, Georg Sverdrups Hus, 12.15, "Lunch med Kultur",
2008, January 7th - 15th, herSta y i n New Delhi and Mumbai;
herSta y i n New Delhi at LTG Auditorium the 11th of January at 2.30 and 6 pm herStay in Mumbai, at Nehru Centre, the 14th at 6.30 pm, all at The India Theater Festival (Bharat Rang Mahotsav) at NSD, with the herStay performance Past is simulation - The ladies of the sea vs Nora, and other stories of the society.
herStay at Bangkok Fringe Festival January 17th and 18th 2008 at 7.30 pm. At Patravadi Theatre, Mainstage, in the Garden
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For herStay Guest List and Invitation for herStay events in general and the upcoming herStay performance Movers and shakers: Tangible channeling the existence of nature, please send mail to info@herStay.net and Your request will be forwarded ASAP
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herStay independent art represents essentially the approach of defending pacifism, the environment, democracy and human rights as immanent values, through the performances, images, and art events, that are continuously performed through out the world, at a diverse performance scene, such as at different inter-local festivals, theatres, movie theatres, galleries, concerts, club-scenes, in essays, at websites, etc.
herStay WORKSHOP AND LECTURES:
are related to each of her performance event, and are available for individual and/ or groups, after appointment
Contact Information:
TO ACHIEVE herStay subsequent information: Please e-mail herStay at info@herStay.net, search http://www.herStay.net, or call herStay at +47 415 215 01/ +49 1577 4848401
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