n ï m company, Naïma Mazic with Golnar Shahyar

Album - the muse at work.

Based on nine selected pieces that were either dedicated by jazz musicians to their female partners or composed by women, the dancer and choreographer Naïma Mazic performs with the singer, composer and pianist Golnar Shahyar and a record player.

"Album" follows the dramaturgy of a concert. Between the tracks, narratives emerge that transport the audience to New York jazz clubs, Viennese bedrooms or even their own living rooms. Bodies, music and movements change from song to song, from A-side to B-side and contain relationships that swing from familiar to professional, from inspiring to possessive.

A seductive ballad becomes the melody of another love story. Polyrhythmic choreographies deal with the figure and role of the "muse", the position of women as an artistic stimulus and shed light on difficulties, efforts, disappointments and aspirations.

Dancer and choreographer Naïma Mazic founded the Austrian non-profit organization more2rhythm and the international dance and music company n ï m in 2016. Together with a changing team of dancers, musicians and artists, she explores how movement and (jazz) music meet in a common language. n ï m - from the German "nehmen" - stands for learning, understanding and the exchange that gives rise to something new.

"A feminist manifesto that shows its power, beauty, intelligence and creativity as a multi-layered work of art..." (Tanz.at)

Direction, concept, choreography, dance: Naïma Mazic
Vocals, piano, guitar, musical arrangements: Golnar Shahyar
Music by Mary Lou Williams, Carla Bley, Charlie Haden, Alice Coltrane, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, mathias rüegg, Golnar Shahyar, Lil' Hardin Armstrong
Dramaturgy, co-concept: Maeve Johnson
Stage design, research: Hanna Naske
Concept development: Is Ali
Artistic consultant: Alaa Alkurdi
Costume design: Naïma Mazic
Costume: Tamara Yael
Movement coaching: Cat Paz Jimenez
Outside Eyes: Sara Ostertag, Vera Rivas
Musicological accompaniment: Harald Kisiedu
Lighting design: Resi Hausner
Production management: more2rhythm, Naïma Mazic
Co-production with brut Vienna
Developed in brut Wien, LAKE Studios Berlin, Bears in the Park, Porgy & Bess - Jazz & Music Club, supported by the Federal Chancellery for Arts, Culture, Civil Service and Sport, Cultural Department of the City of Vienna

Thanks to Evi Filippou, Makisig Akin, Anya Cloud, Dr.Renée Gadsden, Robyn Schulkowsky, Imani Rameses, Meg Stuart and Doug Weiss

Duration: 110 min
Language: English