Ula Sickle
Clay Bodies (study)

Loosely based on the myth of Pandora, the work recalls the ancient telling where the evils of the world were released not from a box but from an earthen jar—an all-too-human gesture almost inevitable. The performance unfolds after the rupture, in a time when what has been released cannot be taken back, and the only thing that remains is the ongoing task of inhabiting the consequences.

The work is presented as an installation with several distinct 20-minute live sequences, in which gestures, sounds, and fragments of text coalesce, continually reconfiguring the gallery space. Its iteration in Almaty is organized in collaboration with KANAL Centre Pompidou.

Ula Sickle (CA/PL) is a choreographer and performer based in Brussels, Belgium. From a background in contemporary dance, she works across disciplines, drawing from the visual arts or contemporary music. Frequently centred around strong performers, she searches for forms of choreographic writing where the cultural coding and political power of our movements and gestures are central.

Concept, choreograph : Ula Sickle

Creation, performance: Amanda Barrio Charmelo, Sophia Dinkel, Jose Funnel, Amina Szecsödy

Sound and light design: Ofer Smilansky

Ceramic objects: Maika Garnica, Joëlle Laederach, Ula Sickle

Costume design: Wang Consulting

Dramaturgy: Martin Zicari, Persis Bekkering

Text: Ula Sickle, Martin Zicari, Persis Bekkering

Research : Savannah Marquardt

Production, coordination: Joëlle Laederach
Executive Production: Outline

Co Production: Kanal / Centre Pompidou Brussels, Concertgebouw Bruges, Perpodium

With the support of Flemish Community (logo here), Tax shelter of the Belgian government

Made possible through the support of Brussels International