TIME-BASED PERFORMANCE WORK

On the edges of dance, performance and art-installations.

Both, Pauline and Maarten, create their own performance-sets based on their individual backgrounds, expertise and with a binding vision on performance and art. In discussion with each other, these works are the starting point for all artistic choices and projects. 

Pauline and Maarten portray the truthfulness of the human, its physical purity and the possibility to create an entirely new reality. Special resources: the visual and physical language and the powerful, performer related, concise virtuosity.

The latest Productions include The New Piece and This Hurts More Than It Used To Do

NUDE STUDY MENU BY MAARTEN VAN DER PUT

The Nude Study Menu represents a selection of performance pieces, created by Maarten van der Put, co-artistic director of United Cowboys. There is the possibility to include one or more of these performances in various programs (festivals, theaters, events,...) as ‘samples’. The following performances lend themselves perfectly to be presented on location, but are also very suitable for more traditional settings (theater, dance stages).

Concept, direction, scenery: Maarten van der Put
Music: Ralph Timmermans
Created with- and performed by: Hilde Elbers, Marleen Kleinstapel, Marjolein Vogels, Hanne Schillemans, Ai Koyama, Andrea Hackl, Evelyne Rossie, Florencia Martina, Izah Hankammer, Sam Scheuermann, Pauline Roelants, Conor Doherty
Artistic direction United Cowboys: Maarten van der Put, Pauline Roelants

DURATIONAL PERFORMANCE WORK - THE BIOTOPES

In the temporary built biotopes, in which dancers, performers and musicians create an immersive environment, the audience walks around to explore new perspectives and experiences in its own pace.

The biotopes we build are site-specific and can vary in size. The format that can absorb locality, cultural characteristics and also artists and performers, who have been part of one or multiple initiatives (Masterclasses, Residency Program, or Seasoning)

Although every biotope relates to the context it is being presented in, it carries elements of previous biotopes within - objects, cultural souvenirs and even artists and performers.

The biotopes have the power to create artistic and creative overlap between performances by adopting cultures and even artist on its way. This collaboration process, as starting point for an ongoing investigation, can travel to different cities and become an integral part of festivals and events. 

Over time, biotopes become a living organism, a sort of memory growing, expanding and creating a platform for artistic exchange, research and exploration.

IMMERSIVE Biotopes

The biotopes make their own choices about direction, setting and presentation methods.

The audience is invited to walk around, to observe and absorb these environments from various angles and in its own time. These environments could last infinitely (usually they last up to five hours). Breaking out and turning perceptions and views inside out, means, that audiences are free to choose their perspectives, positions, and participatory levels instantly. A fluid interaction between performer and audiences is being created.

United Cowboys offers collaborative Masterclasses that can be built around the Biotopes. More information HERE.