LACE Symposium

documentation, LACE No. 4: Fractalising Touch

The LACE Symposium is curated by Deirdre Morris (she/they), Sylvia Scheidl (she/her), and pavleheidler (they/them). LACE #4 is made in partnership with PART International Art Residency Austria, and ImPulsTanz — Vienna International Dance Festival!

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or OeAD-GmbH. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

www.lacesymposium.com

Doors from 17:00, programme from 18:00
PART International Art Residency Austria

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The LACE Symposium is curated by Deirdre Morris (she/they), Sylvia Scheidl (she/her), and pavleheidler (they/them). LACE #4 is made in partnership with PART International Art Residency Austria, and ImPulsTanz — Vienna International Dance Festival!

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or OeAD-GmbH. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

www.lacesymposium.com

This is the sixth episode of the second season of the LACE Symposium podcast, the official podcast of the LACE Symposium for Dance and Other Contemporary Practices.

In this episode you’ll be hearing from pavleheidler (they/them) and Olive Bieringa (she/they). Olive will be sharing their contribution entitled ***Resisting Extinction*** on the 31st of July, a Friday, at 11AM.

Olive and pav talk about relations, between the macro and the micro, between feelings and aesthetics, between humans and rocks. And trees. They talk about identity as that which emerges in relation, about how one person, for example, may bring something out of you than another may not. About the way landscape can do the same. They talk about communicating non-verbally, about touching, and being, and dialoguing. We talked about Body-Mind Centering®, or goal-oriented and process-oriented strategies. And ethics. And childhood.

Close to the end of their conversations, when talking about the three As—art, academia, and activism—the idea forms, that we should be approaching all the As as amateurs, meaning *the lovers of*. Imagine a fourth A in the triangle of As. What if this symposium is not a meeting of experts, but a meeting of the lovers of art, academia, and activism?

The LACE Symposium is curated by Deirdre Morris (she/they), Sylvia Scheidl (she/her), and pavleheidler (they/them). LACE #4 is made in partnership with PART International Art Residency Austria, and ImPulsTanz — Vienna International Dance Festival!

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or OeAD-GmbH. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

www.lacesymposium.com

This is the fourth episode of the second season of the LACE Symposium podcast, the official podcast of the LACE Symposium for Dance and Other Contemporary Practices.

In this episode, Deirdre Morris (she/they)—artist, body worker, and curator of the LACE Symposium—talks to Zrinka Šimičić (she/her).

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Zrinka and Deirdre discuss Zrinka’s work with the SomaHut initiative in Zagreb, Croatia. SomaHut aims to connect diverse communities—especially those less familiar with embodiment practices—through art and somatic experiences. They reflect on the transformative nature of embodied learning. They explore cellular consciousness, considering cellular identity, the fluidity of boundaries, and the interconnectedness of individuals within a group. The conversation also touches on the role of somatics in understanding how knowledge is created, and the importance of embracing uncertainty and the space between the known and unknown.

Zrinka’s contribution to LACE No. 4: Fractalising Touch, entitled Od Stanice do Zajednice will take place on the 30th of July, a Thursday, at 11AM.

The LACE Symposium is curated by Deirdre Morris (she/they), Sylvia Scheidl (she/her), and pavleheidler (they/them). LACE No. 4 is made in partnership with PART International Art Residency Austria, and ImPulsTanz — Vienna International Dance Festival!

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or OeAD-GmbH. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

www.lacesymposium.com

If you’ve been following our activities, you’ll know that we released three interviews with three contributors to this year’s symposium—Ella Hillström, Stéphanie Janaina, and Kerstin Kussmaul. Coming out this week is the interview with Zrinka Šimičić and next week with Amaara Raheem!

The aim of this podcast, in broadest of terms, is to introduce the contributors—or as we like to call them deep dive hosts—to the general public. Since everyone’s biography is well written and available online, Deirdre and I will not be asking anyone to present themselves or their work following a strict, professional standard. We want you to get the chance to hear us talk to one another, to hear us think in-real-time. In that, we hope you’ll be able to hear not only what we’re able to say, but how we’re able to say it. My friend Manon Santkin would call this ‘leading by example.

You can now listen to the second season of the LACE Symposium PODCAST on Spotify AND Apple Music!

https://podcasts.apple.com/se/podcast/lace-symposium-podcast/id6788664545?l=en-GB

LACE No. 4 is made with the support of PART International Art Residency Austria, and ImPulsTanz — Vienna International Dance Festival!

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or OeAD-GmbH. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

This is the third episode of the second season of the LACE Symposium podcast, the official podcast of the LACE Symposium for Dance and Other Contemporary Practices.

In this episode, pavleheidler (they/them) (ADHD-autism)—artist, body worker, and curator of the LACE Symposium—talks to Kerstin Kussmaul (she/her).

[bio in comments]

pav and Kerstin talk about absence, presence, and agential cuts, as they reflect on kerstin’s interest in the nature of things. what is a thing? what is not a thing? and how do the two relate to one another? pav asks about gardening, which becomes a bridge linking different fields of interests explored in this conversation. what happens if i compare soil to the extracellular matrix? did observing your garden inform the way you’re able to observe the people you work with? and, as a manual therapist, the people you touch? how did gardening inform the way you’re able to work with time, to know time? and its impact on growth and healing? and how do you think these days about the what separates and what integrates art, academia, and activism?

Kerstin’s contribution to LACE no. 4: Fractalising Touch, entitled What Is Not A Thing (Fascial Ontologies of the Interstitial) on the 31st of July, a Friday, at 2.30PM.

The LACE Symposium is curated by Deirdre Morris (she/they), Sylvia Scheidl (she/her), and pavleheidler (they/them). LACE #4 is made in partnership with PART International Residency Austria, and ImPulsTanz — Vienna International Dance Festival!

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or OeAD-GmbH. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

www.lacesymposium.com

This is the second episode of the second season of the LACE Symposium podcast, the official podcast of the LACE Symposium for Dance and Other Contemporary Practices.

In this episode, Deirdre Morris (she/they)—artist, body worker, and curator of the LACE Symposium—talks to Stéphanie Janaina (she/her) about working in the heat, about sighing, the rhythms and melodies of everyday sounds, like the sound of a keyboard and the click of a mouse.

Deirdre and Stéphanie talk about experimenting with words, taking care of words, and the power of words, particularly about the ability words have to evoke emotions and experiences. They discuss the impact of words on individuals, emphasizing the importance of understanding and redefining personal definitions of words like “violence” and “fragility.”

Stéphanie’s contribution to LACE #4: Fractalising Touch, entitled Composted Identities, will take place on the 228th of July, a Tuesday, at 2.30PM.

The LACE Symposium is curated by Deirdre Morris (she/they), Sylvia Scheidl (she/her), and pavleheidler (they/them). LACE #4 is made in partnership with International Residency Austria, and ImPulsTanz — Vienna International Dance Festival!

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or OeAD-GmbH. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

www.lacesymposium.com

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Lara Cortellini participated at the LACE #2: Mediating Touch and wrote a reflection of her experience! If you’re curious as to what a LACE Symposium could be like, wonder no further! the link is in our bio!

https://www.bohema-wien.com/artikel/a-touch-of-hospitality

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LACE No. 4: Fractalising Touch is made with the support of PART International Residency Austria, and ImPulsTanz — Vienna International Dance Festival!

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or OeAD-GmbH. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

VOLINTEER NEEDED

as a volunteer, you’ll be asked to join the curatorial team on Sunday afternoon, July 26 at PART International Residency Austria for general orientation and set up of the space. this is when we’d discuss in detail the devision of labour. our aim is to ensure that each person’s job description caters to each person’s strengths and expertise as much as possible. at this time, we will also introduce the whole team to “the responsibility onion”.

between Monday and Friday, July 27–31, you’ll be asked to be on location between 9.30AM and 6.30PM.

job descriptions that may come up:

- minding the door,
- paying attention to the room,
- paying attention to a deep dive host,
- paying attention to a member of the curatorial team;
- paying attention to any particular object or place (making sure that the camera is recording, making sure that scores have not fallen from the score wall, making sure everyone knows where the lavatories are, etc.).

as a volunteer, you gain full access to the Symposium week.

if you’re coming from abroad, we are sorry to say that we cannot compensate for travel or accommodation.

DM us for details or write to [email protected]!

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Made with the support of PART International Residency Austria, and ImPulsTanz — Vienna International Dance Festival!

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or OeAD-GmbH. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.