PETRIKOR DANSE

“The dress, clothing, accessories, understood not only as something that looks beautiful on stage, but as a fundamental piece when it comes to reflecting and accompanying movement, building the language of dance, has been worked on by some artists throughout the history; there are the surprising and sometimes hypnotic ideas of Loïe Fuller, Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham… The one that arrives at La Fundición this weekend -and performs on Saturday and Sunday- continues to delve into that current with  ‘Habitat'” – Elena Sierra, Director, El Correo (Bilbao, Spain)

Being an activist at heart, my work gravitates towards subjects like the environment and the condition of women. My creations are triggered by a need to denounce injustices and to generate collective reflection. I transpose this quest into fictional worlds where I invite the audience to a gentle revolt, through empathy and compassion. Curious and invested in the crusade for the “feminine gaze”, I favor female collaborations. I seek to communicate through emotion, questioning our contemporary values ​​and their roots. As a result, the notions of beauty and ugliness have no place in my work, they are simply replaced by curiosity.

Over the years, I have developed a somatic approach to movement research called “moving subconscious”. This method allows us to associate academic research and intuition, subconscious and body. It generates a unique, raw and sensitive movement that deeply inhabits the performer. This fluid, unbridled movement reveals the choreographic structure of the work. Then I organize it in space and time, playing with perspective and rhythm, unveiling new potential interpretations. The resulting choreographic composition requires a mastery of the body that is both imperceptible yet extremely demanding. 

The music, composed specifically for each project, is early considered into the work. It interacts with dance forming an entity whose sound emerges as much from the movement as from the soundtrack. The dramaturgical line is jointly built with collaborators from different mediums, thus creating a multi-faceted work that has a unique poetic universe specific to each piece.

Inspired by artists like Kent Monkman, Tim Burton or Remedios Varo, I create work with striking imagery, with multiple interpretations that intrigue or disturb while revealing a singular aesthetic. They carry within themselves a meaning, a message that once witnessed belongs to the viewer.

Born in Uruguay, Bettina Szabo is a dancer and choreographer based in Montreal and Paris. She studied with Hebe Rosa (Uruguay), and Rami Be’er (Israel), EDCM and Concordia University in Montréal. She follows many workshops with renowned artist such as Marie Chouinard, Hildegard De Vyust, Benoit la Chambre and Hervé Robe. She is a fellow of the Royaumont Foundation since 2022 through Labo Chorégraphique and Opus2.

She dances for the Ballet de Camara de Montevideo (2004-2007), the KCDC (2010), the collective Interlope (2013-2014) Jason Cutler in 2019 and Paul Chambers in 2020. In 2006, she receives emerging choreographer award given by the Ministry of culture and sports of Uruguay with her collective Jeli-Mien.

She concentrates on interdisciplinary work since 2014 creating Noir = + (2014) Séquelles (2017), Habitat (2020-2022), Garcia (2021), Zeruki (2022), Denise (2022). Her work has been presented in Geneva, Paris, Bilbao, Lyon, Vienna, Montreal and Toronto.

Habitat