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A Ourø / A Kasakove will undetake a 1-week residency at Warehouse9 to further develop their work ‘Drama’.
Activities whilst at Warehouse9:
5-10 August: Residency to further develop ‘Drama’
10th August at 17:00-18:00: work-in-progress showing of the work ‘Drama’
‘Drama’ by A Ourø / A Kasakove
‘Drama’ is the last part of a trilogy of works on loss that began in 2018. These works attend to the unknown, the unknowable, the looming, and the never fully graspable. The performance ‘Drama’ takes place in a tragicomic sphere, where comedy and grief accompany each other. The piece uses humor as a way to address hopelessness. The research looks into different artistic forms of drama without imposing a clear narrative or a definitive plot. ‘Drama’ navigates between concrete references and fragile and abstract forms. As we now near the end of this trilogy, we reflect how this work can take part in addressing grief at this current time. The work does not look for a resolution, yet it creates a stage, invites an audience and proposes a dance with humor, uncertainty and a sense of communal solitude.
The costumes have been developed in close collaboration with designer Lærke Valum
Dance, choreography, music and production by Anna Lea Ourø and Amalia Kasakove
Music mentorship by ML Buch
Tailoring by Aina Erika Jonasson
With the support of Warehouse9, Milvus Artistic Research Center, Bora Bora, La Bellone, Théâtre Sévelin 36, Dansehallerne, Ställbergs Gruva, Aaben Dans, Dance Cooperative and Dansk Skuespillerforbund and Statens Kunstfond.
Bio
Anna Lea Ourø (DK) and Amalia Kasakove (FIN/SWE) form the artist duo A Ourø / A Kasakove that resides in the field of dance and choreography. They have both received a Bachelor in Dance and Choreography from The Danish National School of Performing Arts (2017). Kasakove holds a MFA in Choreography from Stockholm University of the Arts (2022) and Ourø is currently amidst the Master in Choreography and Performance studies at Justus-Liebig-Universität in Gießen. Their work has been situated at places such as Warehouse9, Ställbergs Gruva, Aaben Dans, Milvus Artistic Research Center, La Bellone, Théâtre Sévelin 36, HAUT, Dansehallerne, DANSEatelier, CPH STAGE and Dance Cooperative.
Jasmin has a master’s degree in English and cultural communications from the University of Copenhagen and has worked with several fields within the cultural sphere. She has worked with executing and communicating films, festivals, art fairs, and literature, and has now embarked upon queer performance art at Warehouse9.
Emma (they/she) has been a core member since 2012 and a leading effort in driving organisational development. They have helped shape WH9’s artistic profile, initiated national and international collaborations and consolidated WH9 through fundraising strategies, and insisting on production methods centering care and accessiblility.
In addition, Emma works as an independent curator, e.g. through the curatorial duo osborn&møller, where they have acted as guest curator at the Wellcome Collection (UK) and curated part of City of Women’s 25 year anniversary festival in 2019 (SL). Emma has experience as a freelance producer in the UK, where they worked with artists such as Poppy Jackson, Manuel Vason and SPILL Festival. Emma holds a MA in Theater and Performance from Queen Mary, University of London and a BA (Hons) in Drama, Applied Theatre & Education from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.
Jørgen Callesen (They/He) is co-founder and co-director of Warehouse9.
For the past 17 years, they have been an integral part of developing Warehouse9 to become a leading organisation for cross-aesthetic queer art, including international festivals and socially engaged projects. He holds a Ph.D. in information & media science from Aarhus University (2005) and has an artistic practice with the performance figure “miss fish”. They have presented solo work in Denmark and internationally since 2002 and work in collaboration with numerous queer artists as well as in lager scale productions.