The Work-Stay: Antananarivo and Bucharest Simona Deaconescu Traces a Dance Epidemic Choreographer Simona Deaconescu and her mentor Mathilde Monnier got together in Bucharest in late March to finetune the performance Ramanenjana, which explores the 1863 “dance epidemic“ in Madagascar. Before meeting in Bucharest, Deaconescu and her dancers spent a nearly month-long work-stay in Antananarivo, Madagascar. →
The Selected Mentees 2021 Announcing the Six Projects in Forecast’s Sixth Edition The nominees showcased their work at the Forecast Forum, livestreamed from their locations around the world. →
A Project by Simona Deaconescu Ramanenjana Simona Deaconescu is nominated in the category Unlimited Gestures, mentored by Mathilde Monnier. She proposes a performative docufiction project looking at Madagascar’s 1863 dancing plague from a contemporary perspective. →
A project by Aída Herrera Peña Gestures of Domestic Memories: A performative way-of-knowing Designer, dancer, and researcher Aída Herrera Peña is nominated in the category Unlimited Gestures, mentored by Mathilde Monnier, with a project that examines domestic work through an embodied and experiential exploration of gestures. →
A Project by Samaké Moussa Kouma Féréleen Burkinabe dancer and choreographer Samaké Moussa is a nominee in the category Unlimited Gestures, mentored by Mathilde Monnier. For Forecast, he proposes a work that engages with by his own difficult biography and the redemptive power he had found in dance. →
Open Call 2021 Send Us Your Project Idea We're happy to announce the mentors in Forecast’s sixth edition and call for ideas. →
