Daniel Mariblanca (ESP/NOR) / 71BODIES (ESP/NOR) is a dancer and choreographer whose artistic vision explicitly centers on bodies, stories and physicalities that exist outside of normative standards. Daniel is in Oslo in Oslo to finally put up ↗︎ In First Person: The Dance at Dansens Hus (National stage for dance) (NOR) from ↗︎ 26–29 August. This play is a transgender life project initiated by Daniel, inspired and performed by transgender and gender non-conforming people from Norway and abroad. How nice. ‘Perfection/Speculation’ (PRAKSIS Residency 18) (NOR/GBR) probes the connotations and ethics of genetic technologies that have the potential to predetermine and alter human characteristics. You are most welcome to join Daniel and the residents — ↗︎ Adam, ↗︎ Bobby Yu Shuk Pui (HKG/NOR), ↗︎ Erika Stöckel (SWE/NOR), ↗︎ Jonathan Armour (GBR), ↗︎ Louis Alderson-Bythell (GBR/DEN), ↗︎ Marte Aas (NOR), and ↗︎ Trinley Dorje (CAN) — for this intimate discussion about the human body.

Presented by Karmaklubb* in collaboration with ‘Perfection/Speculation’ (PRAKSIS Residency 18) (NOR/GBR). Happening: Tuesday, 24 August at 13:00 CEST at PRAKSIS (NOR/GBR), Rådhusgata 19, Oslo. * FREE!*

↗︎ Zoom link >>> here, but we hope to see you IRL. ↗︎ Facebook event here.

‘Perfection/Speculation’ (PRAKSIS Residency 18) (NOR/GBR) explores the connotations and ethics of genetic technologies — finally happening IRL! It’s developed by PRAKSIS (NOR/GBR) with Adam Peacock (GBR) and ↗︎ Danai Papadimitriou, in collaboration with Karmaklubb* and the Vigeland Museum. For more information about the residency please ↗︎ click here.

The ↗︎ previous open conversation with Daniel was in March during Oslo Internasjonale Teaterfestival 2021. ↗︎ First volume of the conversation related to the ‘Perfection/Speculation’ residency was at Bergen Kjøtt in October 2020.