A new performance is on its way! I am collaborating with architect Hugh Diamond from Standard Practice on Axial Figures that just received support from the Danish Art Foundation. We are grateful for the trust and support and can’t wait to share this project with you
Two awards for BEYOND
BEYOND was just awarded Best Experimental Film and Best Sound Design at FROSTBITE International Film Festival, USA, March 2021. We are grateful for the support and thank the jury for awarding our work
SOLUS AT CINEDANS
SOLUS will be screened at CINEDANS in Amsterdam on 26th of March 2021. Get your tickets here: https://cinedans.filmchief.com/hub
BEYOND on tour to Kunsthaus Graz in Austria
BEYOND will continue its international tour in spring 2021 with a visit to Dance on Screen Film festival in Graz Museum of Contemporary Art, Austria. The festival has been postponed due to covid-19, but final dates will be out soon
Mentor program at The Development Platfrom for Performing Arts
I have been selected for the 1-year mentor program at The Development Platform for Performing Arts (DK). My mentor for the next year will be Lotte Kofod Ludvigsen and I am very excited to dive into this new partnership.
PITCHING COLLECTIVE BEHAVIOUR AT CPH STAGE
On Friday the 29th of May I will present Collective Behaviour - a performance I created in close collaboration with Kimchi and Chips - at the International Days of CPH Stage. The platform is virtual this year, which means that you can attend the festival from where ever you are: https://www.cphstage.dk/en/pitch-simone-wierod-kimchi-and-chips-collective-behaviour/
ATtENDING TANZMESSE 2020
I am happy to announce that I have been selected by the Danish Art Foundation to represent Danish Performing Arts at the Internationale Tanzmesse in Düsseldorf, Germany, this summer. Looking forward to meet friends and colleagues from near and far and to establish new connections.
SOLUS SELECTED FOR CINEDANS IN AMSTERDAM
SOLUS has been selected by the jury of this year’s Cinedans to be a part of the international program. This will be our first screening in the Netherlands and we are very excited to share our work with a new audience.
COLLECTIVE BEHAVIOUR AT CPH STAGE
Collective Behaviour has been selected as one of the works to be presented during the International Days at CPH Stage. Stay tuned for program updates!
PREMIERE OF COLLECTIVE BEHAVIOUR AT KPH VOLUME
A huge thank you to everyone who showed up for the premiere and second performance night of Collective Behaviour. We had great feedback from a sold out audience and are completely overwhelmed by the response. Thank you!
Collective Behaviour - premiere coming up
Collective Behaviour will premiere on December 18-19th at 7pm at KPH Volume in Copenhagen, Denmark. We are in the middle of rehearsals and are very excited to share the results with you! Tickets are available at www.teaterbilletter.dk
SUPPORT FROM THE DANISH ART FOUNDATION
The whole team behind Collective Behaviour is extremely grateful for the support from The Danish Art Foundation for the development, production and premiere of Collective Behaviour
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Touring to South Korea, Brazil and Argentina
New tour activities with SOLUS! In November 2019 we will present SOLUS s a part of two exciting festivals: the new Seoul International Dance Film Festival in South Korea and at Joinville International Short Film Festival in Brazil. In December the tour goes to Buenos Aires, Argentina, as a part of the selection at VideoDanzaBA. We are very happy and excited to meet our new audiences. See you there!
Support from BikubenFonden
We are very grateful for the generous support from Bikubenfonden to our new collaboration with Kimchi and Chips for the production of Collective Behaviour. The work will premiere in Copenhagen on 18th of December 2019, so mark your calendars already now.
WORKING GRANT from the danish art foundation 2019
Once again I have the honor of receiving a working grant from The Danish Art Foundation to continue my work and further develop new ideas. This is of great importance for my artistry and I am very grateful for the opportunity. Thanks!
Residency at Seoul Dance Center
Very excited to be selected for a residency at Seoul Dance Center in autumn 2019. We have been granted a residency of two months for research and development of new work.
collaboration with kimchi and chips (KR)
I am thrilled to announce that I will collaborate with the great artist duo Kimchi and Chips. New exciting things are developing and I can’t wait to share the results of this collaboration. Due to the kind support of Art Council Korea this project is officially a part of the Denmark-Korea anniversary of 2019. The work will premiere in Denmark in December 2019.
Great response on INTERLACE
A great THANK YOU to all the audiences showing up at the exhibition opening and at the second performance of INTERLACE_traces. It is humbling to experience such a passionate crowd and we are very grateful for the massive turn up. We will definitely return to Taiwan in the future!
Premiere of INTERLACE_traces
Tonight you can experience the performance INTERLACE_traces at Taipei Artist Village at 7pm. The performance will take place inside our installation at the gallery space.
EXHIBITION OPENING
The opening of INTERLACE happens tonight at 7pm at Taipei Artist Village with the opening performance INTERLACE_infinity. You can also experience works by Megumi Mochizuki (JP), Nupur Mathur (IN) and Hyo Jin Yoo (KR), Will Pham (UK) and Yumi Moon (KR).