08.12.26
Convoi Exceptionnel
Detached from others
Detached from Others is a choreography of loneliness performed by Kenzo Kusuda. Accompanied by the sound of an organ, Jon R. Skulberg and the iconic dancer Kenzo Kusuda explore the solitary body. Through Kusuda's unique sensitivity, we catch a glimpse of the ambivalence of loneliness somewhere between self-imposed isolation and the experience of being unwillingly alone.
The organ music, composed by Lil Lacy, demonstrates her talent for crafting immersive and sensual soundscapes. In Detached from Others, she takes the organ as her point of departure - an instrument inherently solitary, confined to a single space and its reverberations. It possesses a distinct architectural and sonic presence. While an organ often plays alone, in Detached from Others it encounters itself through multiple recorded layers, intricately mixed within a quadraphonic sound system.
Detached from Others explores the universal experience of loneliness, highlighting its dual nature as both a fundamental human condition and a critical societal issue. While chosen solitude can offer a sense of peace and introspection, involuntary loneliness remains one of today's most pressing public health challenges, with more than one in ten people feeling isolated and disconnected.
Biographies
Jon R. Skulberg
Jon R. Skulberg uses a precise artistic practice and a sharp dramaturgical eye when he challenges different scenic formats. As a choreographer and scenographer, he works analytically, visually and methodically. He works cross-aesthetically and creates original works from a sensational starting point. He established Convoi Exceptionnel as a platform for his work in 2017. Skulberg and Convoi Exceptionnel creates unique performances that exists in the intersection between dance, opera, music and installation. The company has created genre-breaking performances that have made a strong impression on reviewers and audiences.
Kenzo Kusada
Kenzo Kusuda is a Holland-based Japanese choreographer/dancer. He is a unique phenomenon in the world of dance. He reveals the poetry of the dancing body in a personal and often breathtakingly intense manner. Kusuda takes the audience to a world filled with imagination. His work is possessed of a mystic beauty that lies beyond the perception of our physical senses. Simply with the body's movement on an almost empty stage, he is able to reveal that which is the invisible. In the days he was studying economics and business management and working part-time at the fish market in Tokyo, Kusuda discovered dance as his form of expression and gained almost immediate recognition with his very personal and intense movement language. Kusuda's work stems from a highly original imagination and aims for a communication with his audience precisely by finding a connection with their imaginative powers.
Lil Lacy
Lil Lacy is a DK/US composer and musician. She refined her curiosity of composition and improvisation in creative collaborations of a long series of artistic projects. Lacy composed, arranged and recorded music for different concerts and performances, a.o. CRAWL CRAWL CRAWL 60' (2022), for 12 singers staged in a swimming pool and the multichannel piece, film and audiovisual concert; you’re somehow connected, 76’ (2022). Lacy is Artist in Residence at the Danish Philharmonic Orchestra (2024-2027). Lacy is part of several ensembles in the Danish avantgarde scene as a vocalist and experimental cellist. She performed and had her music performed in Europe, America, Australia and Japan, and released several critically acclaimed and award-winning albums with different ensembles. Graduated in 2020 with an Advanced Postgraduate Degree in Music in Classical Composition from The Royal Academy of Music Aarhus and is a recipient of the Léonie Sonning Talent prize 2020.
David Bendix Nielsen
David Bendix Nielsen is a trained organist from The Royal Danish Music Conservatory and Hochschule für Music and Theater Hamburg, and debuted as a soloist in 2019. David is currently the organist at St. Mark’s Church in Frederiksberg and teaches at Sjællands Church Music School. He has previously been assistant organist at Roskilde Cathedral and Holmens Church. David is an active concert organist and has been on the program in e.g. Westminster Abbey in London, basilique Sainte-Clotilde in Paris, Copenhagen Cathedral and festivals in Germany, Italy, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. He is also active as an assistant with various ensembles such as DR Symphony Orchestra, Copenhagen Phil and Theater of Voices. In 2018, he received the Léonie Sonnings Talent Prize, and in 2022/23 the grant “The Young Artistic Elite” from The Danish Arts Council. In 2022 Davi’s first organ album “Bach & Pärt” was released by the English recoed company Orchiud Classics. David is the artistic director of the concert series Orgeldrømme and the ensemble Arte Divine.
Preben Iwan
Preben Iwan, occupies a unique position as one of Europe’s finest producers within the classical music scene. His professional background as a French horn player, with leading positions in the Copenhagen symphony orchestras, has given him a musical base that very few producers have. Add to that a unique technical training as ‘Tonmeister’ for 10 years when employed as chief sound producer at The Danish Broadcasting Corporation, and you have a perfect classical producer. Preben Iwan’s work has lead to numerous international awards and nominations, to him as well as the artists and labels he has been producing for.
Koh Taniguchi
Koh Taniguchi is a fashion designer based in Budapest. He has a Bachelor of Arts from Tokyo Mode Gakuen College of Fashion and Design. After completing one semester in the Design for Planet Master's program at Designskolen Kolding in Denmark, he moved to Hungary. Growing up in Tokyo surrounded by technology, he has always been drawn to futuristic designs, but also value the warmth of handmade craftsmanship. Growing up in Tokyo surrounded by technology, he has always been drawn to futuristic designs, but also value the warmth of handmade craftsmanship. He finds beauty in "imperfect completeness"— the little flaws that give things their warmth and character.
Astrid Hansen Holm
Astrid Hansen Holm is a trained dramaturg from Aarhus University and Universität Wien. Astrid works as a director, dramaturg, and stage director with a particular focus on musical narratives and productions. In addition to her work with Datterselskabet, Astrid is a freelance dramaturg, librettist, and director. She has worked with Convoi Exceptionnelle, Ruby Gamache, and Opera Nord, among others. In 2022, Astrid received a Reumert nomination for the production TYK.
