by
Benjamin Richter
Sep 7
10:00 pm
&
Sep 7
2:00 pm
Dance Cork Firkin Crane
The TLO workshop has left a strong trace in the contemporary circus world, and is based on a structured checklist of questions and impulses designed to sensitise humans to the presences, agencies and affordances of objects. Initially a personal creation method, it encompasses many aspects of Benjamin's choreographic and performance philosophy. Rooted in Graham Harman's Object-Oriented-Ontology, J.J. Gibson's Theory of Affordances, and Benjamin's research into the Bauhaus and post-modernism, TLO enables others to not only develop their own object-oriented sensitivity, but to understand more about their own creative processes.
A pioneering juggling artist working at the intersections of contemporary circus and dance for over 35 years. Influenced by new materialist philosophies and clowning, he has developed a unique choreographic style encompassing his playful object-oriented and improvisational practices.
He creates and performs in various collaborations and has worked with Gandini Juggling, Cirkus Cirkör, the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation and Atemzug. He has performed his own works in over 25 countries worldwide, including appearances at the Berliner Tanztage, LIMF, and the Edinburgh International Fringe Festival.
From his beginnings as a street performer, Benjamin has spent decades in artistic research, sharing insights though creating, teaching, deconstructing and enriching both his own practices and those of countless other artists. He has designed courses and taught BA, MA, PHD and independent students at the Stockholm University of the Arts since 2003, where he designed and led the Artistic Development Course. Benjamin currently holds a professorship at the École Superieur des Arts du Cirque in Brussels. He co-edited the 2024 issue of Voices Magazine Re-Clowning for the Circus Dance Festival. and continues to create and perform with enthusiasm. Benjamin likes things that are poetic, touching, and funny.
UpDown Circus Festival is funded by the Arts Council of Ireland
This intensive workshop is supported by Dance Cork Firkin Crane, Irish Street Arts Circus & Spectacle (ISACS), the National Circus Festival of Ireland, and the Goethe Institute
Please contact cormac@pitchd.ie if you have any queries regarding attendance
