Speak & Spell presents contributions to performance, language, the theatrical body, the authenticity of the non-authentic, the exalted, the moment of exaggeration, emotion, that which is dilettantish, the amateur, participation, the unbearable, the 80s, 70s, female desire. The pose of the body is that which is closest to speech.

Videos 

Nils Bech, Lynda Benglis, The Bruce High Quality Foundation,
Keren Cytter, Duran Duran, Los Super Elegantes and Ryan Trecartin 

Clegg & Guttmann / Christian Egger
»In advance of a plagiarist fugue«

Clegg & Guttmann und Christian Egger present a variety of concepts and constructs of music theory as a spoken-word performance. Which musical developments are based on which philosophical findings? An attempt to simultaneously address heavy metal, musique concrète and Dub Step.

Ei Arakawa / Nikolas Gambaroff
»MU LT IL AY ER DI SC«

The two artists take a set of flags, proposing an altered alphabet in monogram form, as a starting point for their performance. Speech lessons as well as different forms of inscribing and reading this proposed language will take place overlapping with the other performances of the evening.

Nils Bech
»Look Back«

Nils Bech is a classically trained singer and an important part of the Norwegian art and music scenes. In his performances he combines contemporary and classical music in a stage show tinged with elements of vaudeville, musical and contemporary dance. »I work with acapella song, pop music, dancing, objects and movement. To make my future I look back, back, back, back – through this motion you are no longer there.«