GOON (work in progress)
In GOON, three performers draw inspiration from the virtual practice of gooning to explore themes of desire, sensuality, and self-objectification. Gooning can be described as a state of self-hypnosis that may arise from prolonged arousal, during which attention becomes entirely absorbed by sensation. In this mode, the gooner expresses themself with a recognizable physicality, often involving crossed eyes, drooling, and trembling, indicating that they have likely entered a realm of altered perception.
Usually practiced via livestream in relation to online erotic content, gooning operates in a liminal space where authenticity and performance are constantly renegotiated. In GOON, dance becomes the medium through which the performers pursue ecstatic forms of pleasure.
Credit
Choreography and performance: P. Piton
Performance and artistic collaboration: Sepideh Khodarahmi & Nica Roses
Supervision: Ofelia Jarl Ortega
Production & distribution: Maxine Devaud / oh la la - performing arts production
Pastry design: Erik Lönnberg
Light, sound and technical support: Olle Axén and Freja Forsström
Production SKH: Sara Bergsmark and Karin Hauptmann
International production support: Charlotte Wacker and Ruby Glaskin
Costume inflatable latex: HARRI London
Pictures: Nadja Voorham
Special thanks to: Jonas Hellis Timmås, Jennifer Lacey, Marie Fahlin, my classmates: Jade Stenhuijs, Petra Söör, Julia Müllner, Luusi Kateme, Dina Saeed Hamida, Sophie Germanier, Ģirts Dubults and Dakota Comín Cerezo, the production and technical teams of MDT.
Supported by: Tanzhaus Zürich, Kultur Stadt Zürich, Arsenic - Centre d’art scénique contemporain Lausanne, Metarage Brussels.
Program
- 15 May at 21:15
- 16 May at 17:00
Duration: 1h 15min
Venue: MDT
Bio P. Piton
P. Piton is a French choreographer and performer based between Stockholm and Zürich. They studied at the National Conservatory of Paris, La Manufacture Lausanne, and Stockholm University of the Arts, and perform with the collective The Field, collaborating with choreographers including Meg Stuart, Isabel Lewis, Ofelia Jarl Ortega, and Simone Aughterlony. Their choreographic work explores improvisation as composition and approaches dance through its playful, multi-sensory qualities.
