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Body of Art/ Annemijn Rijk creates sensory, experimental productions that question our status quo and bring the viewer back to the core question of what it means to be human.

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agenda

Ten themes, originating from the book “Body of Art,” serve as a starting point for the creative processes of choreographer and philosopher Annemijn Rijk. Throughout these processes, she imparts her own, fresh interpretation to the themes.

Themes

The Abject Body1 The Absent Body2 Beauty3 Identity4 Bodies in Space5 Power6 Emotions Embodies7 The Body's Limits8 Sex & Gender9 Religion & Belief10
1
The Abject Body

Our perspective on the term "the abject body" or the body "that has been harmed" inherently carries a judgment and brings along a sense of shame. Nothing is more powerful than someone rising up and reclaiming their body. Let shame change sides.

2
The Absent Body

Isolation doesn't have to mean loneliness. The phenomenon "maladaptive daydreaming," thought me that imagination and fantasy are powerful ways to cope with trauma. Until fantasy distanced me from real life, and my solution became a problem.

3
Beauty

Power, the male gaze, capitalism: Our society is full of social structures that collectively form the status quo. Beauty isn't only in the eye of the beholder, it is in all societal structures around us.

4
Identity

We perceive the world through our senses: ears, eyes, nose, touch. The synergy of our senses shapes our worldview and, consequently, the image we have of ourselves in that world. What remains of our identity when we leave behind all cultural layers such as income, origin, gender, and sexual preference, and delve deep into our core, into the body?

5
Bodies in Space

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Power

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7
Emotions Embodies

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8
The Body's Limits

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9
Sex & Gender

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Religion & Belief

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