For her new solo show, The Pressing, premiered July 29th, 2022 at Radialsystem in Berlin, Dani Brown re-appropriates the word CUNT with a capital C from its realm of vulgarity and gives herself, her body, soul, intellect, her dance and choreographic practice over to what she is terming a CUNT entity. Together with CUNT Brown creates a world of speculation, belief, queer narrative, and a solo performance that surpasses one's own self.

The preoccupation with the vulva spreads through all genres of art, from feminist performance art of the seventies (V.Export, G.Pane, C.Schneemann) to pop-cultural phenomena of today (e.g. Liv Strömquist's graphic novel "The Origin of the World", or Janelle Monae's music video "PYNK"). In Brown’s new work she takes another step in this long line of preoccupation with pussy, she gives herself over to CUNT, a procedure at the center of the preparation for and execution of The Pressing. Brown starts with the physical qualities of the female sexual organ, the neural connections between brain, clitoris and carnal knowledge seeking out the expressive possibilities of this anatomically and socially complex organ. Incorporating the notion of a CUNT entity as her interlocutor, dialogue partner, diva, psychic, her director, and at times channeled performer, Brown asks what a vulva-oriented / cunt-centric performance would look, feel and sound like. A virtuosic performer in her own right she generates slippery movement principles, poetic stories, hilarious monologues and marvelous songs from the perspective of CUNT. 

Accompanied sonically by the immersive music of artist and DJ Justin F. Kennedy who weaves their own queer ode to CUNT throughout the show with laid tracks, historic samples and their own angelic voice. The stage setting, designed by the Belgian designer Jan Fack with huge floral arrangements and live moths curated by Project Cultivation (Kieran Behan and Sina Kempe), is inspired by the sensually luscious and equally complex Vanitas paintings of the 16th and 17th century.