Welcome to our autumn retreat, where we embark on an immersive journey at the intersection of fashion design, styling, and the performing arts. Here, we transcend traditional boundaries, viewing the catwalk as a theater stage and fashion collections as art pieces.
Our journey begins by delving deep into the essence of fashion as performance, where clothes become more than functional objects but embodiments of stories, emotions, and cultural narratives. Throughout the retreat, participants engage in a dynamic array of activities, experimenting with diverse silhouettes and materials, pushing the boundaries of convention in terms of both functionality and representation.
This retreat is for you if you want to explore textiles as a soft construction material, build sculptures from fabrics, and create fashion performances. It is also for those who wish to work with costumes, masks, and garments in an abstract way and discover clothes as dynamic spaces of expression.
Our journey begins by delving deep into the essence of fashion as performance, where clothes become more than functional objects but embodiments of stories, emotions, and cultural narratives. Throughout the retreat, participants engage in a dynamic array of activities, experimenting with diverse silhouettes and materials, pushing the boundaries of convention in terms of both functionality and representation.
This retreat is for you if you want to explore textiles as a soft construction material, build sculptures from fabrics, and create fashion performances. It is also for those who wish to work with costumes, masks, and garments in an abstract way and discover clothes as dynamic spaces of expression.
STRUCTURE...
FASHION PERFORMANCES
At the heart of our retreat lies the creation of fashion sculptures and fashion performances, where participants translate their newfound insights and creative explorations into composition, text, voice, sound, and movement. Drawing inspiration from their imagination, observations, and experiences, participants craft immersive fashion experiences that transcend the traditional confines of runway shows.
INSPIRATIONS
During the Fashion Performance retreat, participants will draw inspiration from various disciplines, including theater (such as Jerome Bel), contemporary art (featuring artists like Franz Erhard Walther, Rebecca Horn, and Annette Messager), and fashion (including renowned figures like Hussein Chalayan, Nozomi Ishiguro, Tamás Király, and Rick Owens). These diverse references will enrich the program, offering participants valuable context and inspiration for their creative explorations within the realm of fashion performance.
At the heart of our retreat lies the creation of fashion sculptures and fashion performances, where participants translate their newfound insights and creative explorations into composition, text, voice, sound, and movement. Drawing inspiration from their imagination, observations, and experiences, participants craft immersive fashion experiences that transcend the traditional confines of runway shows.
INSPIRATIONS
During the Fashion Performance retreat, participants will draw inspiration from various disciplines, including theater (such as Jerome Bel), contemporary art (featuring artists like Franz Erhard Walther, Rebecca Horn, and Annette Messager), and fashion (including renowned figures like Hussein Chalayan, Nozomi Ishiguro, Tamás Király, and Rick Owens). These diverse references will enrich the program, offering participants valuable context and inspiration for their creative explorations within the realm of fashion performance.
schedule
DAY 1, Sept. 16: Introduction & Fashion Performance Repertoire
DAY 2, Sept. 17: Creation, Composition, Choreography, Fashion Performance making
DAY 3, Sept. 18: Dramaturgy, Setting, Rehearsal & Show
DAY 4, Sept. 19: Photo shooting with professional photographer
DAY 2, Sept. 17: Creation, Composition, Choreography, Fashion Performance making
DAY 3, Sept. 18: Dramaturgy, Setting, Rehearsal & Show
DAY 4, Sept. 19: Photo shooting with professional photographer
learning outcomes
- Understanding fashion as performance: Gain insight into the performative nature of fashion, exploring how clothing serves as a medium for storytelling, expression, and cultural critique.
- Choreographic and narrative exploration: Delve into choreographic and narrative techniques within the context of fashion design, discovering how movement, composition, and storytelling intersect in fashion-performances.
- Critical analysis and social commentary: Develop a critical understanding of fashion's role in society, examining its implications on identity, body politics, and gender expression from a feminist perspective.
- Creative experimentation: Engage in hands-on experimentation with silhouettes, materials, and design elements, pushing the boundaries of traditional fashion presentation and exploring innovative approaches to garment construction and styling.
- Multidisciplinary collaboration: Foster collaboration and interdisciplinary exchange with fellow participants, facilitating the synthesis of diverse perspectives and approaches in the creation of fashion-performances.
practical information
- Dates: September 16-19
- Facilitator: Anna Ádám
- Language: English
- Accommodation: Simple and basic traditional Hungarian summer house (no wifi) in Balatonalmádi (Hungary), close to the beach with 2 shared bedrooms (bed + mattress), shared bathroom, terrace, garden…
- Creative infrastructure: Lights, mike, sound, costumes, props...
- Application deadline: Ongoing
- Retreat size: min. 2 - max. 4
- Condition: Open for all women, regardless of age, professional, artistic or educational background…
- Vegetarian food: 3x / day
- Price: 500 € (including accommodation, meals, workshops, professional photo shooting...)