Terpsichore in Scorpio – Deposition
Frédéric Gies offers a dancing archive of 30 years of career on stage. An intimate portrait, a lover letter to dance and an exploration of all identities and memories gathered by and in a body in movement.
"I started to work in the dance field thirty years ago, in the fall 1991. In Terpsichore in Scorpio – Deposition, I offer my body as a living, somatic archive of thirty years of dance – thirty years of dance that occurred not only on stage or in the studio, but also on the dance floors where I danced for countless hours. The dances that constitute this piece originate in my deepest kinesthetic memories, in the sediments left by movements I have danced or seen. The sometimes intact, sometimes putrefying dance materials contained in my body constitute the fertile soil for new dances. In the title, deposition refers to the legal term for a written document consisting of the testimony of a witness.
Scorpio, in astrology, represents death, rebirth, transformation and regeneration. It is associated with deep emotional experiences. Terpsichore refers to the Greek muse of dance and to the asteroid Terpsichore. In the fall 2021, this asteroid returns to its placement in the sky when I was born."
Choreography and dance: Frédéric Gies
Dancers in the videos: Elise Brewer, Disa Krosness, Maria Naidu, Malin Stattin, Andrea Svensson, Thomas Zamolo
Music: Fiedel
Lighting Design: Thomas Zamolo
Costumes: Grzegorz Matlag
Videos: Andrea Keiz (editing) and Frédéric Gies (filming)
Coproduced by Inkonst and Skogen
Residence at Danscentrum Syd, Inkonst and Skogen
With the support of Kulturrådet and Malmö stad
Date & Time:
Friday, 2 May 2025, 19.00
Saturday, 3 May 2025, 19.00
Duration: 60 minutes
Venue: Dansens Hus Elverket, Linnégatan 69, Stockholm, Sverige
Dansens Hus
Dansens Hus is Sweden's largest performing arts centre for contemporary dance. Dansens Hus mainly present contemporary Swedish and international dance and related performing arts. Here you can see contemporary companies and choreographers who have characterised the artistic expression of the last decades and those who will do so in the future. Dansens Hus organise insightful seminars, inquisitive lectures, hands-on workshops, playful children's activities and engaging exhibitions. Read more