Justine Theizen

How to deconstruct, through movement, a lesbian relationship in a society where relationships are often represented in heteronormative terms?

In SEASONS, Justine Theizen and Isabelle Audoan delve into love, passion and how it evolves and the representation of female and queer bodies They draw inspiration from their own past relationships and love affairs. Although these were lesbian relationships, several of them turned out to be heteronormative. But, how do you deconstruct this pattern?

Justine Theizen is a 25-year-old dancer, choreographer and hip-hop artist. She trained first in hip-hop for several years and then in krump for 3 years. She grew up in an urban culture, with battles, choreographic competitions and music videos.For “Seasons,” she received both the 1000Pieces Puzzle Prize (2019) and won Brusssels Bijou (2020).

Between 2019 and 2022, she was featured in: Chikara by Ronin, Solomon x Sheba by WANP, La Ave by Nina Munoz, Ruupture by Mercedes Dassy, Categoreez by Yassin Mrabtifi and Free Dance Espace by Lorena Spindler. She also starred in several short films – such as “Tarot” directed by Alice Khol – and feature films – such as “Rebel” by Adil and Bilal. In June 2022, she created her Dragking character @Zack and performed at Sassy Cabaret, Mama’s Open Mic, Fame Festival, Crashtest and Playback. In early 2023, she will host a Queer Battle during the Rendez-Vous Get Down at the CC Jacques Franck.

Choreography: Justine Theizen / Performer: Justine Theizen and Isabelle Audoan / Set design: Camille Colin / Production: Atelier 210/ Distribution: Get Down Agency / Music: INSK/ Singer: Clelia Guendouzi

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