{"id":31833,"date":"2026-03-04T13:30:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T13:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/un-label.eu\/new-residency-carlie-schoonees-i-eat-men-like-air\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T14:06:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T14:06:06","slug":"new-residency-carlie-schoonees-i-eat-men-like-air","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/un-label.eu\/en\/new-residency-carlie-schoonees-i-eat-men-like-air\/","title":{"rendered":"New Residency: Carlie Schoonees \/ I eat men like air"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I eat men like air<\/em><\/strong> is a future piece for a percussionist that explores female rage as a physical, embodied, and often suppressed force. For her research in February and March 2026 Carlie Schoonees is a residency guest at L.I.K. \u2013 Laboratory for Inclusive Culture by Un-Label in Cologne.<\/p>\n

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Presentation<\/h2>\n

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Rhythm & Rage Closing Night L.I.K. \u2013 April 24, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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We cordially invite you to join us in celebrating the conclusion of our three-year pilot program L.I.K. \u2013 Labor f\u00fcr inklusive Kultur (Lab for inclusive Culture)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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The focus of the evening will be on South African composer Carlie Schoonees and her work \u201cI eat men like air,\u201d which was created during her residency at the Un-Label Studio\u2014an intense piece about female rage as embodied, often suppressed energy.<\/p>\n

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Drummer Rita Couto Soares will perform two works that evening: a solo by Ioannis Xenakis exploring rhythm, the body, and presence, as well as the world premiere of Schoonees\u2019 new composition.<\/p>\n

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Join us in raising a glass to three years of international residencies, outstanding artistic practice, and inclusive cultural work.<\/p>\n

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April 24 at 7 p.m. at the Un-Label Studio.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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We look forward to seeing you there!<\/p>\n

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About the residency<\/h2>\n

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During the residency, composer Carlie Schoonees will compose a solo work for percussionist Rita Couto Soares that explores female rage as a physical, embodied, and often suppressed force, alongside what emerges once that rage has burned through. The title, I eat men like air<\/em>, is taken from the final stanza of Sylvia Plath\u2019s<\/a> poem Lady Lazarus<\/em>, in which the speaker appears as a figure repeatedly destroyed, displayed, consumed, and resurrected<\/strong> by doctors, men, institutions, and spectators.<\/p>\n

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[<\/em>\u2026<\/em>]\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Beware<\/em><\/p>\n

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Beware.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Out of the ash<\/em>
<\/em>I rise with my red hair<\/em>
<\/em>And I eat men like air.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The work will engage with this figure not only as a symbol of triumph, but as a body shaped by cycles of oppression, endurance, and survival. Rage will be present as something sharp, raw, consuming, and unavoidable \u2013 an unapologetic response to lived experience and systemic pressure. At the same time, the piece will also be concerned with what follows rage: emotional coldness, detachment, and the altered state that can arise when survival replaces resistance.<\/p>\n

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I eat men like air<\/em> will reflect<\/strong> on how female anger is frequently pathologized, silenced, shamed, or redirected inward. By blurring the boundaries between musical action and physical expression, the piece will seek to give form to emotions that are socially discouraged from being expressed openly. The composer and performer will search for ways to transform gestures and movements of anger, and their aftermath<\/strong>,<\/strong> into sound, emphasising the body as a carrier of memory, frustration, and endurance.<\/p>\n

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Artists<\/h2>\n

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Carlie Schoonees<\/h3>\n

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Carlie Schoonees<\/a>\u00a0 is a South African composer based in Cologne, Germany. Schoonees works across instrumental, theatre, electroacoustic, multimedia, performative, and interdisciplinary projects. Her music frequently explores psychological themes, including her own neurodivergence, through text, metaphors drawn from nature, and musical and performative gestures.<\/p>\n

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Schoonees\u2019 works have been commissioned and performed at festivals such as Acht Br\u00fccken (2024),<\/a> ORBIT Festival for Contemporary Theatre (2024),<\/a> AvantGarten Liedberg (2020)<\/a>, and Woordfees<\/a> (2018) in South Africa, among others. She has had three premieres with Ensemble Musikfabrik<\/a> as part of the Adventure concert series, participated in workshops with ensembles such as JACK Quartett<\/a>, and received a commission from the University of Bonn, which was premiered at the Beethoven-Haus in Bonn.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Rita Couto Soares<\/h3>\n

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Rita\u00a0Couto Soares<\/a> is a Portuguese percussionist whose work focuses on contemporary music. She is particularly interested in performing new works and collaborating with composers. She studied Percussion at the University of Minho with Nuno Aroso and completed two Master\u2019s degrees in Solo Percussion and New Music at the Hochschule f\u00fcr Musik und Tanz K\u00f6ln, where she studied with Carlos Tarcha and Dirk Rothbrust.\u00a0 Rita\u00a0has taken part in international programs such as the Darmst\u00e4dter Ferienkurse<\/a>, the European Workshop for Contemporary Music<\/a> and the Remix Ensemble Academy<\/a>. She has performed at renowned contemporary music festivals including Acht Br\u00fccken<\/a> and Warsaw Autumn<\/a>, and has collaborated with ensembles such as Ensemble Musikfabrik<\/a> and unfeed<\/a> format. She is active as a freelance percussionist and performs regularly in contemporary and interdisciplinary projects across Europe.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Credits: 1) Sophia Hegewald, 2) und 3) Anna Tena<\/p>\n

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About the residence programme by Un-Label<\/h2>\n

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Un-Label\u2019s artist residencies provide artists with disabilities with the opportunity to realise their own creative projects while receiving targeted support. The\u00a0Labor f\u00fcr inklusive Kultur (L.I.K.)<\/strong>\u00a0in Cologne serves as a central space where artists with disabilities can connect, collaborate, and work in an inclusive environment. In addition to financial, personnel, and logistical support, the residencies focus on interdisciplinary and intersectional collaboration. Un-Label also partners with cultural networks to establish accessibility and long-term support for artists with disabilities within the arts sector.<\/p>\n

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