On Power

Performative workshop series

Embark on a transformative journey through the thought-provoking art of Paula Rego in this immersive series of performative workshops exploring the themes of power and surrender in a playful way. Through a combination of embodiment, play, reflection, and experimental activities, participants will deepen their own understanding of the concepts, narratives and the complexities of power dynamics and their impact, emotions, and the human psyche. Let’s create a space where reflection, sharing and questioning are encouraged within a guided structure.

The workshops are suited to all shapes of bodies regardless their level of fitness.

Minimum age is 16 years.

Dealing with Power

Friday, October 18, 2024 and December 13, 2024, 4 – 6 p.m.
Kunstmuseum Basel | Hauptbau Atelier

Interactive talk, introduction to the concept of power and a playful exploration of this concept as it appears in Paula Rego´s artworks. A short 6-minute somatic breath work exercise will be presented and offered to do in pairs, where we can consensually explore the dynamics of, handling, and feeling of the complexity of power and its effects.

Costs: Entry + CHF 5 (incl. exhibition), CHF 5 (excl. exhibition)
Please note: The exhibition can only be visited before the workshop

Play with Power – Let me walk my Dog

Saturday, November 9, 2024 and December 7, 2024, 4 – 6 p.m.
Kunstmuseum Basel | Hauptbau, Atelier

Participatory, performative workshop designed to explore the concept of play as depicted in Paula Rego's artworks, specifically those featuring dogs. This workshop delves into the complexities of play, including its symbolic meanings and power dynamics, through a combination of somatic exercises, performative enactments, and group discussions. Participants will engage with the characters and archetypes in Rego's paintings, using their bodies to act out and interpret the scenes and emotions portrayed.

Costs: Entry + CHF 5
Please note: The exhibition can only be visited before the workshop

Sharka Rey is a psychosomatic sex educator and performance artist based in Basel, Switzerland. Sharka studied psychology at University of West London and is currently focusing her research on sexual culture, “epistemological disobedience”, and power dynamics within her Masters in social sciences at the University of Basel. With a further background in yoga, dance, experimental voice work, theatre improvisation, bdsm, tantra, and tao, her main interest lays in exploring ´´realness´´ in encounters (on and off stage), including its boundaries and limits.