A Mouthful of Tongues introduces us to a hostess dressed in cowboy boots and a suit. Her goal: to give the audience a pleasant experience.

Thirteen tongues spill from her mouth, guttural screams fill the air. While her body remains composed, the voice seems to come from a distance or another source. This ventriloquist act ”throws the voice” and welcomes the human with many tongues. Hidden in her pockets are notes suggesting where to go next. Oscillating between humor and darkness, this performance plays with tricks that seem to defy the laws of nature.

The work premiered in Vienna, Austria, in 2022 and is a co-production between brut Wien and Stina Fors, with support from MA7 Wien Darstellende Kunst – Tanz und Performance.

Stina Fors (b. 1989, Gothenburg, SE)

With a taste for the absurd and the peculiar, Stina Fors choreographs and performs a variety of solo performances. Her works are presented in dance, theater, music, and art contexts. Stina studied choreography at SNDO – School for New Dance Development in Amsterdam and is now based in Vienna. She also leads workshops exploring voice and movement, often with a focus on guttural sounds. A self-taught drummer, she continues to develop her one-woman punk band: Stina Force. Currently, she is working on a new performance with the working title SPÖKA – Walk the Earth, set to premiere in 2025.

Stina has received the Danceweb Scholarship 2019, Moving Forward Trajectory (Dansmakers, Dansateliers, DansBrabant) in 2020, and the Startstipendien für Darstellende Kunst in 2021. Her previous studies include the Royal Swedish Ballet School, Broadway Dance Center, and Gothenburg Art School.

Live at Galleri Konstepidemin

Throughout the year, Live at Galleri Konstepidemin hosts short live presentations on Wednesday evenings in the Gallery’s foyer. Galleri Konstepidemin is artist-run, and its program is curated by a group of artists representing a wide range of expressions.