MÁS DISTINGUIDAS
WITH ANNA WILLIAMS

Concept: La Ribot
Performer: Anna Williams
Light: Daniel Demont
Dresses: Pepe Rubio
Technical manager:Steve Wald
Music: Eric Satie, Javier Lopez de Guereña, Rubén Gonzalez, Carles Santos
Photos: Jaime Gorospe, Isabelle Meister,
Pau Ros
Executive Original Production: Bonito & Compri
Tour Manager: Eduardo Bonito
Administration: Jo Hughes, Luke O'Shaughnessy
Dauer: 50 Minuten

Produced by La Ribot, with the support of INAEM, Ministry of Culture of Spain; and the collaboration of ICA, Live Arts, London and Danças Na Cidade, Lisbon; and the distinguished proprietors.

29 November, 8pm, Halle Kalk
30 November, 8pm, Halle Kalk

La Ribot combines elements of dance, theatre, performance and the fine arts in curious scenes. An acclaimed performance which will be interpreted and premiered in Cologne by the English dance star Anna Williams. "La Ribot's metaphors are like humorously profound sparks of esprit that illuminate the connections between art production and its reception." FAZ

"Mas distinguidas with Anna Williams " is part of my current 'detached body' project, which includes five different works in five different medias, which I will present during the season 2002 - 2003. Other elements of this project include a live performance entitled Panoramix, a video installation exhibition entitled Take Off, a book and a film, both on the Distinguished pieces. In 1993 I started a project called distinguished pièces with the aim to produce, over time, one hundred 'distinguished pieces' in my life. Actually there are until now, three series: " 13 Piezas Distinguidas " from 1993/94, " Mas Distinguidas." from 1997, and " Still distinguished" from 2000; including 34 distinguished pieces in total. During these ten years the distinguished pieces have been presented in the form of short solos of between 30 seconds and 7 minutes, conceived and performed by myself. And as any other "piece of art" they are sold to a 'distinguished proprietor' whose name always appears beside the title of their piece, and who are invite to attend the presentation of their piece where else in the world. "Mas distinguidas with Anna Williams" is a very important part in my 'detached body' project and is, as well, the first time that a distinguished piece exists as a concept on/in another body. " La Ribot

La Ribot (E/GB)
London based artist Maria Ribot began creating her own choreographic work in 1985 in Madrid. Alone and in collaboration with other artists she has produced ten or so works. In 1991, working as La Ribot, she began a new creative period producing a 7 minute striptease, Socorro! Gloria! , the seed of her future and best known project piezas distinguidas. This project first saw the light in 1993 with the initial series entitled "13 Piezas Distinguidas". In 1997, La Ribot moved to London In this city her work has expanded freely between visual art, performance, live art and dance, and has been presented at major international art galleries, theatres, dance festivals, live art and performance festivals. The two award-winning series of distinguished pieces Mas distinguidas (1997) and Still distinguished (2000) were produced in London and toured internationally. La Ribot has also produced a group work el gran game (1999). In 2000 La Ribot was awarded the Spanish National Prize for dance interpretation. In 2001 she produced her first video installation Despliegue which was presented in January 2002 at Soledad Lorenzo the art gallery in Madrid. Despliegue is part of the collection of Artium Alava, Museo de Vitoria, Spain. In 2003, in March, as part of Live Culture at the Tate Modern, La Ribot will present Panoramix, a work based on the 34 distinguished pieces that she has created in the past ten years. At the same time she will present new and existing video work at the South London Gallery, and other galleries in the UK.

Anna Williams (GB)
Anna trained at London Contemporary Dance School and was a member of 4D Dance Group. She was a member of Ricochet Dance Company for nine years, performing works by choreographers such as Russell Maliphant, Stephen Petronio, Wayne Macgregor, Rosemary Lee, Javier de Frutos, Gary Carter and Maria Ribot. As a freelancer, she has created and performed works by Catherine Seymour, Stephen Hughes and Aletta Collins. Anna featured in Aletta's award winning dance film 'Alistair Fish' for BBC and played Anna II in Kurt Weill's 'Seven Deadly Sins' at the Musica nel Chiostro Opera Festival, Italy. She has recently completed the 2002 tour of 'Nemesis' with Random Dance Company. Her choreography includes a duet for Ricochet, Amaranth Dance Co. in Bulgaria and Intoto Dance, London. In 1996 Anna was the recipient of the performance award Prix Individuel (ADAMI) in Paris.