Metis

The Metis Method is a choreographic, sonic, and documentary project that explores gender geography by collecting and mapping the experiences of women and non-binary people in urban and rural spaces across Romania, the Netherlands, and Italy. These testimonies become a vital part of the performance’s soundscape and narrative.

The project promotes collaboration among non-institutional, women-led organizations to foster a more inclusive, equitable, and diverse performing arts landscape. Key values include inclusion, cultural diversity, and raising awareness on gender issues within each local context.

Audience participation is central: through workshops designed as sharing circles, the public is invited to reflect on their perception of public space and engage with perspectives outside dominant norms. The collected testimonies are transformed into a soundscape that activates the performers' bodies, imagining alternative ways of inhabiting space.

The Metis Method is led by Micce APS (Italy), in partnership with Artipic Association (Romania), Cultureel Centrum Moira (Netherlands), Gynestra (Italy), and Associazione Culturale Fedora (Italy). The project is supported by Perform Europe, co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union.