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The realm of fungi challenges our conventional notions of individuality,
intelligence, collaboration, immunity, and mortality. While it is being
extensively studied for its innovative applications and its therapeutic
properties, there remains a vast terrain awaiting exploration. By immersing
ourselves in the study of moulds and engaging with mycelium in collaborative
efforts, we invoke a rich fungal imagery. Embracing the concept of ‘mushrooming’
as a methodology also prompts contemplation in the vitality inherent in live
arts. Moreover, if we acknowledge that performance and theatre are akin to
living ruins, constantly undergoing transformation, how do we approach their
impermanence, adaptability, and interconnectedness within larger ecological
systems?Giuliana Furci, Sara Manente and Augusto Corrieri will delve into the
intersection of fungal studies, contemporary performance, and ecological
consciousness, inviting us to reconsider our relationship with the living world
and the transformative potential inherent in embracing the fungal realm. The
conversation will be moderated by Dr. Eylül Fidan Akıncı.• Giuliana Furci, an
internationally renowned field mycologist and author of numerous guides, as well
as the founder of the Fungi Foundation – the world’s first NGO dedicated to
fungal conservation – will share insights into her discoveries, advancements in
fungal technologies, and the evolving landscape of mycology. • Sara Manente will
contribute her perspective, reflecting on her recent projects and collaborative
endeavours, including MOLD, RUINED and ROT magazines and garden.• Augusto
Corrieri is an artist, writer and researcher. His work focuses on questions of
ecology, performance and perception. He has repeatedly turned to scenes of
apparent emptiness and inactivity, for example with his book In Place of a Show:
what happens inside theatres when nothing is happening (Bloomsbury). His
performances and lectures have toured across Europe, including at Lisbon’s
Teatro do Bairro Alto, Madrid’s Casa Encendida, Vienna’s Tanzquartier and
London's Camden Arts Centre. Under the pseudonym Vincent Gambini he presents
sleight-of-hand magic performances. He is Senior Lecturer in Theatre &
Performance at University of Sussex.• Dr. Eylül Fidan Akıncı is a performance
researcher, artist, and the house dramaturg of Theater a/d Rijn, Arnhem. She
received her Ph.D. in Theatre and Performance at The Graduate Center, City
University of New York. Akıncı's doctoral research “A Girl Is a Thing:
Dramaturgies of Objects and Nature in Contemporary Choreography” focuses on the
oeuvres of five women choreographers to untangle the performative paradoxes of
agency and objectification from an ecofeminist perspective. Her writing has
appeared in TDR: The Drama Review, Performance Research, and Etcetera Mag, as
well as in the edited collections Performance in a Militarized Culture (2017)
and The Methuen Drama Companion to Performance Art (2020). Akıncı has taught at
Hunter College in City University of New York (CUNY), Baruch College (CUNY),
Fontys Dance Academy Tilburg, Goethe University Frankfurt, Royal Conservatoire
Antwerp, and Amsterdam University of Arts. She pursues her own environmental
performance practice through collaborations with Taldans company.
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Le royaume des champignons remet en question nos notions conventionnelles
d'individualité, d'intelligence, de collaboration, d'immunité et de mortalité.
Bien qu'ils fassent l'objet d'études approfondies pour leurs applications
innovantes et leurs propriétés thérapeutiques, il reste un vaste champ à
explorer. En nous plongeant dans l'étude des moisissures et en collaborant avec
le mycélium -l’appareil végétatif des champignons- nous convoquons une riche
imagerie fongique. L'adoption du concept de "champignonnage" en tant que
méthodologie incite également à contempler la vitalité inhérente aux arts
vivants. De plus, si nous reconnaissons que la performance et le théâtre sont
semblables à des ruines vivantes, en constante transformation, comment aborder
leur impermanence, leur adaptabilité et leur interconnexion au sein de systèmes
écologiques plus vastes ?Giuliana Furci, Sara Manente et Augusto Corriero se
pencheront ensemble sur l'intersection des études fongiques, de la performance
contemporaine et de la conscience écologique, et nous inviteront à reconsidérer
notre relation avec le monde vivant et le potentiel de transformation
intrinsèque à la prise en compte du domaine fongique. La conversation sera
modéré par Dr. Eylül Fidan Akıncı.• Giuliana Furci, mycologue de terrain de
renommée internationale et autrice de nombreux guides, ainsi que fondatrice de
la Fungi Foundation - la première ONG au monde dédiée à la conservation des
champignons - partagera ses découvertes, les progrès des technologies fongiques
et l'évolution du paysage de la mycologie. • Sara Manente proposera son point de
vue et une réflexion sur ses récents projets et collaborations incluant
notamment MOLD, RUINED, ROT magazine et ROT garden.• Augusto Corrieri is an
artist, writer and researcher. His work focuses on questions of ecology,
performance and perception. He has repeatedly turned to scenes of apparent
emptiness and inactivity, for example with his book In Place of a Show: what
happens inside theatres when nothing is happening (Bloomsbury). His performances
and lectures have toured across Europe, including at Lisbon’s Teatro do Bairro
Alto, Madrid’s Casa Encendida, Vienna’s Tanzquartier and London's Camden Arts
Centre. Under the pseudonym Vincent Gambini he presents sleight-of-hand magic
performances. He is Senior Lecturer in Theatre & Performance at University of
Sussex.• Dr. Eylül Fidan Akıncı is a performance researcher, artist, and the
house dramaturg of Theater a/d Rijn, Arnhem. She received her Ph.D. in Theatre
and Performance at The Graduate Center, City University of New York. Akıncı's
doctoral research “A Girl Is a Thing: Dramaturgies of Objects and Nature in
Contemporary Choreography” focuses on the oeuvres of five women choreographers
to untangle the performative paradoxes of agency and objectification from an
ecofeminist perspective. Her writing has appeared in TDR: The Drama
Review, Performance Research, and Etcetera Mag, as well as in the edited
collections Performance in a Militarized Culture (2017) and The Methuen Drama
Companion to Performance Art (2020). Akıncı has taught at Hunter College in City
University of New York (CUNY), Baruch College (CUNY), Fontys Dance Academy
Tilburg, Goethe University Frankfurt, Royal Conservatoire Antwerp, and Amsterdam
University of Arts. She pursues her own environmental performance practice
through collaborations with Taldans company.
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Het rijk van schimmels daagt onze conventionele opvattingen over
individualiteit, intelligentie, samenwerking, immuniteit en sterfelijkheid uit.
Hoewel schimmels uitgebreid worden bestudeerd voor hun innovatieve toepassingen
en hun therapeutische eigenschappen, ligt er nog een groot terrein braak. Door
ons onder te dompelen in de studie van schimmels en ons te engageren met
mycelium in samenwerkingsverbanden, roepen we een rijk schimmelbeeld op. Het
omarmen van het concept 'mushrooming' als methodologie zet ook aan tot nadenken
over de vitaliteit die inherent is aan levende kunst. Bovendien, als we erkennen
dat performance en theater verwant zijn aan levende ruïnes die voortdurend
transformatie ondergaan, hoe benaderen we dan hun vergankelijkheid,
aanpassingsvermogen en onderlinge verbondenheid binnen grotere ecologische
systemen?Samen zullen Giuliana Furci, Sara Manente en Augusto Corrieri zich
verdiepen in het snijvlak van schimmelstudies, hedendaagse performance en
ecologisch bewustzijn, en ons uitnodigen om onze relatie met de levende wereld
te heroverwegen en het transformerende potentieel dat inherent is aan het
omarmen van het schimmelrijk. Het gesprek wordt gemodereerd door Dr. Eylül Fidan
Akıncı.• Giuliana Furci, een internationaal gerenommeerd veldmycoloog en auteur
van talloze gidsen, en de oprichter van de Fungi Foundation - 's werelds eerste
NGO gewijd aan het behoud van schimmels - zal inzichten delen over haar
ontdekkingen, de vooruitgang in schimmeltechnologieën, en het veranderende
landschap van de mycologie.• Sara Manente zal haar visie geven en reflecteren op
haar recente projecten en samenwerkingsverbanden, waaronder MOLD, RUINED en ROT
magazines en garden.• Augusto Corrieri is kunstenaar, schrijver en onderzoeker.
Zijn werk focust op vragen rond ecologie, performance en perceptie. Hij keert
regelmatig terug naar scenes van schijnbare leegte en inactiviteit, zoals in
zijn boek In Place of a Show: what happens inside theatres when nothing is
happening (Bloomsbury). Zijn performances en trekken door Europa. Onder
pseudoniem Vincent Gambini presenteert hij goochelshows. Hij is ook senior
lecturer in theater en performance in de universiteit van Sussex.Dr. Eylül Fidan
Akıncı is onderzoeker in performance, kunstenaar en huisdramaturg bij het
Arnhemse Theater a/d Rijn. Ze behaalde haar doctoraat in Theater en Performance
aan het Graduate Center van de City University of New York. Haar
doctoraatsthesis “A Girl Is a Thing: Dramaturgies of Objects and Nature in
Contemporary Choreography” focust op het werk van vijf vrouwelijke choreografen
en ontrafelt performatieve paradoxen rond agency en objectificatie vanuit een
ecofeministisch perspectief. Haar teksten verschenen in TDR: The Drama
Review, Performance Research, en Etcetera Mag, en ook in de gebundelde
uitgaves Performance in a Militarized Culture (2017) en The Methuen Drama
Companion to Performance Art (2020). Akıncı heeft lesgegeven aan Hunter College
in City University of New York (CUNY), Baruch College (CUNY), Fontys Dance
Academy Tilburg, Goethe University Frankfurt, Royal Conservatoire Antwerp, en
Amsterdam University of Arts. Ze zet haar performancepraktijk verder in
samenwerking met Taldans company.
