BELMON / THERESE BENDJUS
MONSTROSITY STUDIES // STAGING INNOCENCE
Forum Dança | May 29, 2026 | 6.30 PM
Monstrosity Studies // Staging Innocence investigates mythological archetypes – monster, beast and devil — as entry points to question what we perceive as evil, dangerous or unsettling. Drawing on my own biography and that of my ancestors, the work traces the intergenerational wounds of predator societies such as Germany between lingering obedience, violence, spiritual and communal disconnect and its residue that remains and informs behavior, emotionality and moral understanding until today. This work is a storm, an unsettling site that collapses structure and unleashes disorientation. A monster awakens – not as single figure but as a collective state.
[Belmon / Therese Bendjus]
Direction and performance Belmon / Therese Bendjus
Photo © Raul Aranha
Biography
Belmon / Therese Bendjus
Belmon / Therese Bendjus is an artist working at the intersection of dance, voice and
material-based research. Building multi-sensorial environments, their work encourages people to be vulnerable and brave with one another. Belmon uses intuitive, improvisational processes to engage with discomfort, togetherness and accountability.
In 2024 they co-founded DESTRUCTION BUREAU together with Asya Ashman – a research on the potentiality of destruction. They hold a BA in Dance, Context and Choreography from HZT Berlin.