Workshop with Samira Elagoz

Samira Elagoz dedicated years to filming and researching cis men when still a female artist. While his previous works explored cis-men and masculinity in its different forms from an outside position when still identifying as a woman, his latest work, Seek Bromance (2021), changes the vantage point as Elagoz captured his own transition.

The workshop is based on seven existential questions that not only explore Samira Elagoz’ individual working methods and expressions but also invite you to reflect on your own creative processes:

• What methods do you use in your work?
• How do you come up with ideas for projects?
• What kind of experiments do you do in your process?
• How do you generate material?
• What inspires your work?
• How do you decide which material to use from your experiments?
• What criteria do you use to select your material?

ABOUT SAMIRA ELAGOZ

Samira Elagoz is a Finnish/Egyptian artist and filmmaker. He has toured in various international film, visual art, and performance contexts, and won several awards, the latest being the Silver Lion at Venice Biennale Teatro in 2022. Elagoz has dedicated his career to the discourse on gender, sexual violence, and its aftermath, the male gaze, digital romanticism, and intimate encounters. Educated in performative arts, he incorporates aspects of this medium with video and film, creating his unique brand of “docu-fiction”. The most indicative parts of his filming are that he doesn’t use performers and all subjects in his works are men. Elagoz always puts himself inside his films as a vérité-esque observer who is also being observed. He has been a comrade, a lover, a confidant, and a sidekick.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION FOR PARTICIPANTS

PARTICIPANTS

Participants in the workshop will be a mix of professional performing artists from all disciplines interested in performance, as well as students from the Academy of Fine Arts and the Department of Theatre and Performance Studies at the University of Copenhagen.

TIME AND LOCATION

• Performances at Toaster/Husets Teater, Thursday, April 11, at 6:00 PM.
• Workshop at the Academy of Fine Arts on Friday, Friday, April 12, from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM

PRICE AND REGISTRATION

60 DKK. The price includes workshop participation and access to two performances (including Samira Elagoz’) at Toaster/Husets Teater.

You can register by applying for a spot in the workshop at the bottom of this page. Once your spot is confirmed, you will receive an email with a payment link

If you have an Annual Pass for Husets Teater, participation is free, but registration is still required through the application portal at the bottom of this page. Additionally, please send an email to Stine Marcher at stma@scenekunstskolen.dk stating that you are a season ticket holder.

Apart from the performance by Samira Elagoz, another piece will be presented on the same evening with a short break between the two. In the theatre foyer, you will also have the opportunity to experience a series of VR works by Danish and international artists. Read more here Seek Bromance | Toaster (toastercph.dk)