MO.CO. presents an exciting evening of performances at the legendary concert hall, Rockstore. Following on from Last Yearz Interesting Negro / Jamila Johnson-Small, Mathilde Fernandez, Nelson Beer and Jean-Luc Verna, it is the turn of Julie Béna, Marianne Marić and Planningtorock to take the stage for the first time in Montpellier.

Each one of the invited artists for this edition of MO.CO. Live addresses the body, desire and identity. Or, to be more precise, they question and challenge the manner in which bodies – whether they be feminine, trans, queer – labour to escape definitions inherited from and imposed by patriarchal systems.

Julie Béna

Based between Paris and Prague, Julie Béna creates performances that draw inspiration from the worlds of literature, cinema, theatre and popular culture and that take, as their point of departure, a

series of personal cosmologies filled with equal doses of humour and the tragic. A graduate of the Villa Arson (Nice), their performances and works have been presented in spaces including Performa (New York), ICA (London), Palais de Tokyo (Paris) or IAC (Villeurbanne).

Marianne Marić

Marianne Marić develops a transdisciplinary body of work in which they deconstruct the body becomes a sculptural instrument. Eroticism and playfulness are key components of their work. Whether working with performance or photography, their works subvert the codes of representation of women’s bodies, all the while maintaining a lightness of touch.

Planningtorock

The audio-visual project of Berlin-based British musician, producer and artist Jam Rostron, Planningtorock creates music that tackles issues of patriarchy and misogyny, and places gender, trans- and queer identities at its epicentre, all fused in an electro-pop-dance sound that is imbued with autobiographical elements. Since 2006, Planningtorock have issued four studio albums – Have It All (2006), W (2011), All Love’s Legal (2014) and their latest album, Powerhouse (2018) – and have collaborated with artists such as The Knife and Peaches.

Rockstore, 20 rue de Verdun, Montpellier
Free - Limited capacity

Exhibition proposed by students of the Ecole Supérieure des Beaux-Arts – MO.CO.ESBA (Montpellier Fine Art School)

Curators : Zoé Arnaud, Mathieu Moulin, Kim Despartes, Pauline Rosen-Cros

More about the exhibition Laicriture

Exhibitions openins at Espace Saint-Ravy, AL/MA, Aperto, Chantiers Boite Noire, Iconoscope, La Jetée, and Vasistas galleries.

In partnership with Radio Piñata, Le Discopathe and Les Frères Poulards.

Mehryl Levisse uses the body as a tool in order to create enigmatic, and often baroque, images and situations. At MOCO Hôtel des collections, four figures, dressed head to toe in extravagant costumes handmade by the artist, walk around encountering members of the public. As the performance unfolds, the situation takes on an increasingly surreal air.

On the roof of the Corum, Pierre Peres performs Voix des Villes. In this piece, the artist transfers the idea that they originally conceived for a series of videos, Voix des Cimes, in which they sang a mountain range as if it was a musical score, to the urban landscape of Montpellier.

Performance by VOXEL

Featuring Daniel Lühmann

Two square modules, created by Artelozera and activated by four young choreographers from the Exerce ICI/CCN Montpellier program, sit on the Esplanade de la Musique. Voxel – des modules à habiter par le travail de la danse consists of permeable working spaces in which different warm-up exercises, writing, improvised dance, strolls and performances take place. The human experience and a loss of bearings are essential to these actions. The utilitarian objects that are thus created are deprived of any status as a work of art. In this way, Voxel offers an alternative within the space of the everyday, and positions the viewer as an experimenter. 

Performance by VOXEL, 

Featuring Daniel Lühmann

Two square modules, created by Artelozera and activated by four young choreographers from the Exerce ICI/CCN Montpellier program, sit on the Esplanade de la Musique. Voxel – des modules à habiter par le travail de la danse consists of permeable working spaces in which different warm-up exercises, writing, improvised dance, strolls and performances take place. The human experience and a loss of bearings are essential to these actions. The utilitarian objects that are thus created are deprived of any status as a work of art. In this way, Voxel offers an alternative within the space of the everyday, and positions the viewer as an experimenter.  

Performance by VOXEL, 

Featuring Daniel Lühmann

Two square modules, created by Artelozera and activated by four young choreographers from the Exerce ICI/CCN Montpellier program, sit on the Esplanade de la Musique. Voxel – des modules à habiter par le travail de la danse consists of permeable working spaces in which different warm-up exercises, writing, improvised dance, strolls and performances take place. The human experience and a loss of bearings are essential to these actions. The utilitarian objects that are thus created are deprived of any status as a work of art. In this way, Voxel offers an alternative within the space of the everyday, and positions the viewer as an experimenter.  

Performance by VOXEL

Featuring Daniel Lühmann

Two square modules, created by Artelozera and activated by four young choreographers from the Exerce ICI/CCN Montpellier program, sit on the Esplanade de la Musique. Voxel – des modules à habiter par le travail de la danse consists of permeable working spaces in which different warm-up exercises, writing, improvised dance, strolls and performances take place. The human experience and a loss of bearings are essential to these actions. The utilitarian objects that are thus created are deprived of any status as a work of art. In this way, Voxel offers an alternative within the space of the everyday, and positions the viewer as an experimenter.  

Performance by VOXEL

Featuring Daniel Lühmann

Two square modules, created by Artelozera and activated by four young choreographers from the Exerce ICI/CCN Montpellier program, sit on the Esplanade de la Musique. Voxel – des modules à habiter par le travail de la danse consists of permeable working spaces in which different warm-up exercises, writing, improvised dance, strolls and performances take place. The human experience and a loss of bearings are essential to these actions. The utilitarian objects that are thus created are deprived of any status as a work of art. In this way, Voxel offers an alternative within the space of the everyday, and positions the viewer as an experimenter.