Monthly Archives: January 2017

A fabulous review on Impressing the Grand Duke by Nicholas Minns: Resolution is a festival of emerging artists, but for an explanation of the perilous stages of emergence there is no better guide than Simone Mousset and Elisabeth Schilling’s hilarious Impressing the Grand Duke. Having experienced the travails of ascending from ‘the deep and mysterious choreographic forest’ to ‘the deep inverted choreographic mountain’ they know how it’s done. Impressing the Grand Duke is told as a fable about an artist […]

Simone Mousset and Elisabeth’s production ‘Impressing the Grand Duke’ was named as highlight of Resolution festival by Rachel Elderkin in London. ‘Impressing the Grand Duke (★★★★) by Simone and Elisabeth offers something a little different. In contrast to the fluffy, pastel tulle costumes and the self-absorption of their characters, this is a refreshingly objective and tightly crafted work. Racing through an array of choreographic devices Simone and Elisabeth attack the creative process and the challenge of establishing oneself as an […]

On January 27th, 28th, Elisabeth will perform the preview performances of ‘The Mirror / Der Spiegel’ by Mamia Company in Helsinki, Finland. ‘Dorian Gray and Snow White’s stepmother made a baby called Milania de Vine. Meet her tonight & tomorrow at 7pm at Asematila, Helsinki in Finland. She can’t wait to have your eyes on her…’ Preview of a solo called ‘The Mirror / Der Spiegel’ by Mamia Company Directed by Nina Mamia, Kasperi Nordman Performed alongside a solo called […]

On 27th / 28th February, Elisabeth will preview Mamia Company’s ‘The Mirror / Der Spiegel’ in Finland. She will share the stage together with Gesa Pieper performing a solo called ‘Jean Dark’. More information on: https://www.facebook.com/events/658701247667296/ Mamia Companyn work in progress soolot: THE MIRROR (Elisabeth Schilling) on soolo äärimmäisyyksiin menevästä kehollisesta narsismista. Varjo on peili, jota ei koskaan pääse pakoon. Etsin paikan, jossa sitä ei ole. Minä olen sateenkaarikala ja kaikki rakastavat minua. Minunlaistani ei ole toista. JEAN DARK (Gesa […]

On January 13th, Elisabeth will perform together with Simone Mousset their piece ‘Impressing the Grand Duke’ at The Place, in London. More information: httpss://www.theplace.org.uk/whats-on/helen-cox-john-ross-dance-simone-and-elisabeth ‘the artists make fun of the “emerging artist” – label and present us programmers with a critical view at the way we (would like!) to look at the “up-and-coming talents”. The audience and above all we, the professionals in the auditorium, were laughing heartily.’ Extract from a review by Ainhoa Achutegui, director of the Centre Culturel […]