Ricardo Andrez - ModaLisboa SS 2017 TOGETHER

Ricardo Andrez once again presented a strong collection at ModaLisboa. Playing with themes like gender and race the models where made anonymous by wearing a head-to-toe bodysuits which came in various colors. By doing so the focus was on the clothing which one of the most exciting seen during the 47th edition of Moda Lisboa - Lisboa Fashion Week.

http://www.ricardoandrez.com

Act Your Age Festival in Maastricht

The Act Your Age Festival on 12, 13 and 14 December in Maastricht the Netherlands aims to overturn and add to our existing ideas about aging and old age, taking dance as its starting point. It shows ‘the art of growing old’ in its full scope.

Besides dance performances by dancers aged between 16 and 88, there are lectures by academics and European opinion-makers about the older person and the aging body. There are (dance) workshops, in which you can dance yourself and get personally involved, and there are exhibitions.
But most important of all, there are meetings between the different generations, between science and art, and between experts in the field of aging and older people themselves.




Act Your Age Festival programme

Thursday 12 December/ Act your age
This day revolves around the broader cultural and social ideas that determine our vision of aging for a large part. Discover what it means to 'act your age'. What is expected of us, either implicitly or explicitly?

Friday 13 December/ Body & Mind 
The heart of the festival focuses on body and mind. Throughout our lives, we all have different experiences, our surroundings change and we change ourselves, both physically and mentally. How do we, as people, deal with change? Experts, dancers and choreographers share their vision.

Saturday 14 December/ Aging in practice 
On the third day of the festival, various experts share their knowledge in workshops. Join in and take inspiration from one another and from the power of the theme. The day is rounded off by lectures with practical tips & tricks.

For more information about the festival and programme: http://www.actyourage.eu

What age are you acting? - Silvia Gribaudi & Domenico Santonicola

Please be gentle - Alexis Vassilou

Beyond the Body by Imme van der Haak

My work focuses on altering the human form by affecting its figure with just one simple intervention. Photos of the human body are printed onto translucent silk which will create the possibility of physically layering different body’s, ages, generations and identities. In a dance performance, the moving body manipulates the fabric so the body and the silk become one, distorting our perception or revealing a completely new physical form. The movement then brings this to life. Beyond the body brings into being an ambiguous image that intrigues, astonishes or sometimes even disturbs. 

Imme van der Haak is born in Arnhem, the Netherlands. She graduated in 2010 from Artez, the academy of arts.  (check Artez 2010 graduation report). Following this, she moved to London for a master in Product Design at London’s Royal College of Art where she graduated in 2012.
http://www.immevanderhaak.nl/


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Inspiring olympic athletes

You can hardly ignore 2012 Olympics and of course the inspiring athletes.
In these images London 2012 athletes Ashton Eaton, Louis Smith and Nick Robinson-Baker display body perfection.