Comfort Guidelines

1. A creative manual in abstract movement
Inspired by historic Arabic calligraphy, the choreographer Jens Bjerregaard challenges his choreography and its language.

2. Homo ludens and the rules
Arabic calligraphy often consist of lines. Lines, the calligrapher
animates and rhythmically hurls around on canvas, a sort of written dancing lines. Calligraphy follows a strict set of rules, but simultaneously insists on the importance of decorative value, as much as significance. Nothing is allowed to stand alone, and everything is created in relation to what preceded and what is to come.

3. A performance for, with and on the body
In Comfort Guidelines the movement, play and rules of calligraphy take an entirely new and surprising turn, when dancers and choreographer add their bodies, the present and rules to the traditions.

Taking part: 

First performance: 28. februar 2006 Teaterhuset, Odense.

Performances:
28. februar – 5. marts 2006 Teaterhuset, Odense

21. marts – 25. marts 2005 Dansescenen, København

23. April 2007 at 7.30pm, Amman, Jordan
26. April 2007 at 7.30pm, Ramallah, Palæstina

"Beautiful and harmonic dance opening in Odense
Mancopy comes to a beautiful start.
...simple, delicate and beautifully adorned. An ornament to the dance scene."
Henrik Lyding, Jyl. post 2nd March 2006

"Mancopy captures the city with a performance loaded with physical force, humor and elegance.
The quality of the dancers is exceedingly high.
Eve Garnier and Kristina Veit unite physical force with elegance, humor and expressiveness.
The two pieces effortlessly address people who are not familiar with modern dance.
Art lives within Mancopy."
Lene Kryger, Fyens Stiftstidende, 2nd March 2006

"Simple, tight and yet multifaceted choreography.
The dancing is distinctly beautiful, sensual and therefore also spontaneously appealing and accessible.
It is a large poetic room of expression with many tones, colors and shifts of atmosphere..."
Karen Wagner, AfsnitP 5th March 2006

"Fantastic achievement.
Gabriella Grundemar is the quintessence of energetic brute force. Eve Garnier and Kristina Veit represent gracefulness and Thomas Andreasen and Jens Bjerregaard demonstrate force and dynamics."
Iben Friis Jensen, Fyns Amts Avis 1st March 2006

"In organic hurling ornamentations the dance glides across the floor in... a swift, effortless flow of movement like a never lingering pen.
Musical atmosphere à la 1001 nights.
Elegant exotic and decorative."
Majbritt Hjelmsbo, Weekendavisen 10 March 2006