GOON
(work in progress)
computer on stand, phone in hand. images press against the retina. the longer the gaze insists, the more the goon state settles in. saliva glistens, eyes cross and the recognizable tremors of the gooner appear. goal: to reach the grail state, the goon state. to insist until perception blurs, to forget oneself, to twist the timeline, to stage oneself, to repeat, repeat, repeat.
inside the goon cave, rock formations are made of multiple screens. pheromones and aphrodisiac candies are displayed in abundance. over the course of 1h15, desire is injected intravenously until it reveals itself as a lure.
in GOON, dance becomes the medium through which three performers pursue ecstatic forms of pleasure. they make promises about a release which may never arrive. they operate within a liminal space where authenticity and performance fold into one another.
Credit
Choreography and performance: P. Piton
Performance and artistic collaboration: Sepideh Khodarahmi and Nica Roses
Supervision: Ofelia Jarl Ortega
Administration and production: Maxine Devaud, oh la la - performing arts production
Pastry design: Erik Lönnberg
International production support: Charlotte Wacker and Ruby Glaskin
Light, sound and technical support: Olle Axén and Freja Forsström
Costume inflatable latex: HARRI London
Production SKH: Sara Bergsmark and Karin Hauptmann
Pictures: Nadja Voorham
Special thanks to Jonas Hellis Timmås, Jennifer Lacey, Marie Fahlin, Dael Anselme, 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: 1h15min
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.
