{"id":36335,"date":"2026-04-22T14:10:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T13:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.forumdanca.pt\/?p=36335"},"modified":"2026-04-24T13:53:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T12:53:49","slug":"belmon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.forumdanca.pt\/en\/belmon\/","title":{"rendered":"BELMON \/ THERESE BENDJUS"},"content":{"rendered":"

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MONSTROSITY STUDIES \/\/ STAGING INNOCENCE<\/h3>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” background_animation=”none” css_animation=””][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Forum Dan\u00e7a |\u00a0 May 29, 2026 | 6.30 PM<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][vc_column_text css=””]Monstrosity Studies \/\/ Staging Innocence<\/strong> investigates mythological archetypes \u2013 monster, beast and devil \u2014 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 \u2013 not as single figure but as a collective state.<\/p>\n

[Belmon \/ Therese Bendjus]<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text css=””]Direction and performance<\/strong> Belmon \/ Therese Bendjus[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text css=””]Photo <\/strong>\u00a9 Raul Aranha[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”80px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” background_animation=”none” css_animation=””][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

Biography<\/strong><\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_accordion active_tab=”false” collapsible=”yes” style=”boxed_accordion”][vc_accordion_tab title=”Belmon \/ Therese Bendjus” title_color=”#000000″ background_color=”#eeeeee”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1777035124876{padding-left: 50px !important;}”]Belmon \/ Therese Bendjus<\/strong> is an artist working at the intersection of dance, voice and
\nmaterial-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.
\nIn 2024 they co-founded DESTRUCTION BUREAU together with Asya Ashman \u2013 a research on the potentiality of destruction. They hold a BA in Dance, Context and Choreography from HZT Berlin.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_accordion_tab][\/vc_accordion][vc_empty_space height=”80px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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