New: Sea Tails Performances

On the occasion of Jackie Matisse’s Kite Time exhibition, dance performances will take place at Arter between 22–26 May, with movement design and direction by Polly Motley and video and live image design by Molly Davies. With intuitive processes also used by Jackie Matisse, the performances establish connections with the past and present of the exhibition, which spreads across different areas of the Arter building.

The three sections of the performance combine live video mixing and choreography by Polly Motley and six dancers. The first works are solos by the dancers using the diverse alternatives of the four-sided jackets and skirts designed by Catherine Shannon, daughter of Jackie Matisse. The second section, Mandala, relates to rhythms and patterns of wind and water in the work Sea Tails, a video by Molly Davies, Jackie Matisse and David Tudor, currently on view in the exhibition. The choreography and live video mixing in the last section, Traverse, reflects principles of uncertainty in nature also used in the music by experimental electronic music composer David Behrman and in the kite tails of Jackie Matisse.

Choreography: Polly Motley (with materials by the dancers)
Video and live mixing: Molly Davies
Technical engineering: Philip Roy
Dancers: Barış Diker, Beste Demir, Diren Ezgi Yıldızkan, Ekin Ançel, Gizem Seçkin, Halil İbrahim Aygün
Jackets and Skirts: Catherine Shannon
Music: Ben Cosgrove, David Behrman, Islandman