»Of Homage and Resistance«, rehearsals at Hofgarten Munich, 2023 – FESCH.TV

»Of Homage and Resistance«, rehearsals at Hofgarten Munich, 2023 & FESCH.TV:

The research and exhibition project investigates the Ukrainian genderfluid dancer and artist Alexander Sacharoff, who is considered a pioneer and trailblazer of modern dance.

Similar to the way Sacharoff oriented his dance on vase paintings of Greek antiquity, the dance direction of Voguing leans on images of fashion magazine titles.
In the former, the reference is not only homage but also legitimation for their own art and legitimation for being allowed on a larger stage in the first place.
In voguing, the reference is a way to immerse oneself in a fashion world that remains closed to the vast majority of people in the community.
So both are not just about paying homage to these reference cultures. The homage is a self-empowering reinterpretation and thus also becomes a protest.

Together, photographer Leoni Marie Hübner and Voguing dancer Santi Revlon have developed a choreography and pictures based on sketches by Alexander Sacharoff that take up Sacharoff‘s poses and transport them into the world of voguing. The big stage meets subculture, Greek antiquity meets pop culture and fashion.

This video is a look behind the scenes.

Production of the Habibi Kiosk of the Münchner Kammerspiele. In cooperation with DANCE 2023 Festival and Munich Dance Histories.

Video by Leoni Marie Hübner / Agentur Focus