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LA BECQUE PORTRAITS - Colin Self
Learn more about the American artist, composer and puppeteer Colin (@colinself)’s three-month residency as part of our Principal Residency Program with this new video in our series of portraits of La Becque residents.

While at La Becque, Colin worked on a series of videos with Bobbi Salvör Menuez (@hi_its_bobbi), relating to their forthcoming record, ‘respite ∞ levity for the nameless ghost in crisis’, which comes out on February 21, 2025 on RVNG Intl. (@rvngintl). Colin also created some new ceramics and puppets, and developed a performance called ‘Voice for a Shadow’, which they presented at the Centre Pompidou in Paris (@centrepompidou) last October and at La Becque during the last session of our Open Studios in November 2024.

Video credits
Direction, photography, editing and sound: Matthias Staub (@mattia_al_rascass)
Additional footage: Laura Morales (@blablu)
Sound Mix: Boris Gétaz (@borisgetaz)
Sound design: Jonathan Vallin (@than__lin)

#labecque #labecqueportraits #labecqueartistresidency #labecqueresidencedartistes #principalresidencyprogram #2024residents #colinself #fromlabecquewithlove

…. AND we’re back!

Doll Park Doll Park ft. @macyrodman , the second single from r∞L4nGc is out now on @rvngintl along with the video out now on @purplefashionmagazine ! I am very proud of this music video , please go check out the whole thing on YouTube!
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Art direction & videography @hi_its_bobbi
Edited by Moi
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Nameless Ghost Allstars
@angel.hubris
@baby___angel69
@x_omegadeth_x
@fovenne
@venn_danni_gram
@poppetsblackbirds
@xavierames.co
@larissalarx
@djnatalienyc
@tenyardsclothing
@lindafelcher
@drugstorefancy

Special thanks to
@q_u_o_r_i
@mariannasimnett
@charleneincarnate
@la_becque
@lacroixwater

#colinself #dollparkdollpark #newmusic #rvngintl #respiteandlevityforthenamelessghostincrisis #∞

“I will hold you in the shadows until you are free” 🌗🫂

It is with a deeply seated spirit of gratitude and joy that I announce today my third LP, respite ∞ levity for the nameless ghost in crisis, aka r∞L4nGc, to be released on @rvngintl on February 21.

This is an album about guidance, honoring the legacies of deceased friends and strangers, and a journey of lost and found during times of despondence.

A few years ago I was introduced by my friend @tourmaliiine to Agosto Machado, an incredible artist and crucial figure in the history of Downtown New York, good friends and co-conspirator of the Stonewall Riots with Sylvia Rivera, Marsha P. Johnson, and an integral figure of John Vaccaro’s Play-house of the Ridiculous, in the company of the Warholian dolls and the legacy of Pyramid Club. Agosto creates shrines which commemorate deceased community members, the countless figures lost to the AIDS crisis, and those who made up “the ensemble of life”. Immediately upon meeting Agosto I felt a deep sense of kinship, joy, and reverence for his thoughtful way of being with the dead community and the impact they’ve created on our lives.

It would be perhaps easiest for me to describe this album as a sonic shrine. Through my conversations with Agosto, Asher Hartman, and many others, I realized I was creating a record for/with my dead community as a way to celebrate and remember them, and create space to celebrate all the unnamed figures who created a world for me and my loved ones to survive and thrive in. This record could not have arrived into the world at a better time to build sanctuary with one another, find each other in coalition, to create islands of respite and levity for all of us living amidst times of crisis; the living, the dead, and all of those in between.
👤♾️𖣂♡👤

today we share the first single “respite for the tulpamancer,” accompanied with a video by colin and bobbi salvör menuez (@hi_its_bobbi). an artist edition of the lp, including a unique water color painting by myself, standard lp, japanese import cd (via @plancha_92104), and digital format are up for pre-order now.

“I will hold you in the shadows until you are free” 🌗🫂

It is with a deeply seated spirit of gratitude and joy that I announce today my third LP, respite ∞ levity for the nameless ghost in crisis, aka r∞L4nGc, to be released on @rvngintl on February 21.

This is an album about guidance, honoring the legacies of deceased friends and strangers, and a journey of lost and found during times of despondence.

A few years ago I was introduced by my friend @tourmaliiine to Agosto Machado, an incredible artist and crucial figure in the history of Downtown New York, good friends and co-conspirator of the Stonewall Riots with Sylvia Rivera, Marsha P. Johnson, and an integral figure of John Vaccaro’s Play-house of the Ridiculous, in the company of the Warholian dolls and the legacy of Pyramid Club. Agosto creates shrines which commemorate deceased community members, the countless figures lost to the AIDS crisis, and those who made up “the ensemble of life”. Immediately upon meeting Agosto I felt a deep sense of kinship, joy, and reverence for his thoughtful way of being with the dead community and the impact they’ve created on our lives.

It would be perhaps easiest for me to describe this album as a sonic shrine. Through my conversations with Agosto, Asher Hartman, and many others, I realized I was creating a record for/with my dead community as a way to celebrate and remember them, and create space to celebrate all the unnamed figures who created a world for me and my loved ones to survive and thrive in. This record could not have arrived into the world at a better time to build sanctuary with one another, find each other in coalition, to create islands of respite and levity for all of us living amidst times of crisis; the living, the dead, and all of those in between.
👤♾️𖣂♡👤

today we share the first single “respite for the tulpamancer,” accompanied with a video by colin and bobbi salvör menuez (@hi_its_bobbi). an artist edition of the lp, including a unique water color painting by myself, standard lp, japanese import cd (via @plancha_92104), and digital format are up for pre-order now.

“I will hold you in the shadows until you are free” 🌗🫂

It is with a deeply seated spirit of gratitude and joy that I announce today my third LP, respite ∞ levity for the nameless ghost in crisis, aka r∞L4nGc, to be released on @rvngintl on February 21.

This is an album about guidance, honoring the legacies of deceased friends and strangers, and a journey of lost and found during times of despondence.

A few years ago I was introduced by my friend @tourmaliiine to Agosto Machado, an incredible artist and crucial figure in the history of Downtown New York, good friends and co-conspirator of the Stonewall Riots with Sylvia Rivera, Marsha P. Johnson, and an integral figure of John Vaccaro’s Play-house of the Ridiculous, in the company of the Warholian dolls and the legacy of Pyramid Club. Agosto creates shrines which commemorate deceased community members, the countless figures lost to the AIDS crisis, and those who made up “the ensemble of life”. Immediately upon meeting Agosto I felt a deep sense of kinship, joy, and reverence for his thoughtful way of being with the dead community and the impact they’ve created on our lives.

It would be perhaps easiest for me to describe this album as a sonic shrine. Through my conversations with Agosto, Asher Hartman, and many others, I realized I was creating a record for/with my dead community as a way to celebrate and remember them, and create space to celebrate all the unnamed figures who created a world for me and my loved ones to survive and thrive in. This record could not have arrived into the world at a better time to build sanctuary with one another, find each other in coalition, to create islands of respite and levity for all of us living amidst times of crisis; the living, the dead, and all of those in between.
👤♾️𖣂♡👤

today we share the first single “respite for the tulpamancer,” accompanied with a video by colin and bobbi salvör menuez (@hi_its_bobbi). an artist edition of the lp, including a unique water color painting by myself, standard lp, japanese import cd (via @plancha_92104), and digital format are up for pre-order now.

Sexy! Loving! Original! People!!! Tomorrow night at @the_parkside_lounge_nyc I am joining @agaywhitemale alongside the genius of @hidingfrommystalker @skirtsuit @duddylynn @djgaypanic and other strange people ! Only a few tickets left!

Registration is now open for the fourth iteration of This is a Performance School!

It has been a great joy to build this program over the last four years alongside @fluct_monica @donchristianjones @eatplaylove69 @mskrissylou @temp.girl.1.2.3 @mahamscience and several other angels

‘This is a performance school’ is a week-long intensive that will host 12-15 participants who are interested in developing a new approach to performance pedagogy. This school offers an opportunity to cultivate skills as a Performer or Performance Facilitator and build relationships within a performance community. All workshops, food and accommodations are included in the tuition. Travel expenses are not included.

The Dates are:
September 12 - 21, 2026
in Lincolnville, ME

The prices vary depending on accommodation. We also have two full scholarships available and 5 partial scholarships.

Registration and scholarship applications can be found through the link in my bio~

Registration is now open for the fourth iteration of This is a Performance School!

It has been a great joy to build this program over the last four years alongside @fluct_monica @donchristianjones @eatplaylove69 @mskrissylou @temp.girl.1.2.3 @mahamscience and several other angels

‘This is a performance school’ is a week-long intensive that will host 12-15 participants who are interested in developing a new approach to performance pedagogy. This school offers an opportunity to cultivate skills as a Performer or Performance Facilitator and build relationships within a performance community. All workshops, food and accommodations are included in the tuition. Travel expenses are not included.

The Dates are:
September 12 - 21, 2026
in Lincolnville, ME

The prices vary depending on accommodation. We also have two full scholarships available and 5 partial scholarships.

Registration and scholarship applications can be found through the link in my bio~

Registration is now open for the fourth iteration of This is a Performance School!

It has been a great joy to build this program over the last four years alongside @fluct_monica @donchristianjones @eatplaylove69 @mskrissylou @temp.girl.1.2.3 @mahamscience and several other angels

‘This is a performance school’ is a week-long intensive that will host 12-15 participants who are interested in developing a new approach to performance pedagogy. This school offers an opportunity to cultivate skills as a Performer or Performance Facilitator and build relationships within a performance community. All workshops, food and accommodations are included in the tuition. Travel expenses are not included.

The Dates are:
September 12 - 21, 2026
in Lincolnville, ME

The prices vary depending on accommodation. We also have two full scholarships available and 5 partial scholarships.

Registration and scholarship applications can be found through the link in my bio~

Registration is now open for the fourth iteration of This is a Performance School!

It has been a great joy to build this program over the last four years alongside @fluct_monica @donchristianjones @eatplaylove69 @mskrissylou @temp.girl.1.2.3 @mahamscience and several other angels

‘This is a performance school’ is a week-long intensive that will host 12-15 participants who are interested in developing a new approach to performance pedagogy. This school offers an opportunity to cultivate skills as a Performer or Performance Facilitator and build relationships within a performance community. All workshops, food and accommodations are included in the tuition. Travel expenses are not included.

The Dates are:
September 12 - 21, 2026
in Lincolnville, ME

The prices vary depending on accommodation. We also have two full scholarships available and 5 partial scholarships.

Registration and scholarship applications can be found through the link in my bio~

Registration is now open for the fourth iteration of This is a Performance School!

It has been a great joy to build this program over the last four years alongside @fluct_monica @donchristianjones @eatplaylove69 @mskrissylou @temp.girl.1.2.3 @mahamscience and several other angels

‘This is a performance school’ is a week-long intensive that will host 12-15 participants who are interested in developing a new approach to performance pedagogy. This school offers an opportunity to cultivate skills as a Performer or Performance Facilitator and build relationships within a performance community. All workshops, food and accommodations are included in the tuition. Travel expenses are not included.

The Dates are:
September 12 - 21, 2026
in Lincolnville, ME

The prices vary depending on accommodation. We also have two full scholarships available and 5 partial scholarships.

Registration and scholarship applications can be found through the link in my bio~

Registration is now open for the fourth iteration of This is a Performance School!

It has been a great joy to build this program over the last four years alongside @fluct_monica @donchristianjones @eatplaylove69 @mskrissylou @temp.girl.1.2.3 @mahamscience and several other angels

‘This is a performance school’ is a week-long intensive that will host 12-15 participants who are interested in developing a new approach to performance pedagogy. This school offers an opportunity to cultivate skills as a Performer or Performance Facilitator and build relationships within a performance community. All workshops, food and accommodations are included in the tuition. Travel expenses are not included.

The Dates are:
September 12 - 21, 2026
in Lincolnville, ME

The prices vary depending on accommodation. We also have two full scholarships available and 5 partial scholarships.

Registration and scholarship applications can be found through the link in my bio~

Registration is now open for the fourth iteration of This is a Performance School!

It has been a great joy to build this program over the last four years alongside @fluct_monica @donchristianjones @eatplaylove69 @mskrissylou @temp.girl.1.2.3 @mahamscience and several other angels

‘This is a performance school’ is a week-long intensive that will host 12-15 participants who are interested in developing a new approach to performance pedagogy. This school offers an opportunity to cultivate skills as a Performer or Performance Facilitator and build relationships within a performance community. All workshops, food and accommodations are included in the tuition. Travel expenses are not included.

The Dates are:
September 12 - 21, 2026
in Lincolnville, ME

The prices vary depending on accommodation. We also have two full scholarships available and 5 partial scholarships.

Registration and scholarship applications can be found through the link in my bio~

Registration is now open for the fourth iteration of This is a Performance School!

It has been a great joy to build this program over the last four years alongside @fluct_monica @donchristianjones @eatplaylove69 @mskrissylou @temp.girl.1.2.3 @mahamscience and several other angels

‘This is a performance school’ is a week-long intensive that will host 12-15 participants who are interested in developing a new approach to performance pedagogy. This school offers an opportunity to cultivate skills as a Performer or Performance Facilitator and build relationships within a performance community. All workshops, food and accommodations are included in the tuition. Travel expenses are not included.

The Dates are:
September 12 - 21, 2026
in Lincolnville, ME

The prices vary depending on accommodation. We also have two full scholarships available and 5 partial scholarships.

Registration and scholarship applications can be found through the link in my bio~

Registration is now open for the fourth iteration of This is a Performance School!

It has been a great joy to build this program over the last four years alongside @fluct_monica @donchristianjones @eatplaylove69 @mskrissylou @temp.girl.1.2.3 @mahamscience and several other angels

‘This is a performance school’ is a week-long intensive that will host 12-15 participants who are interested in developing a new approach to performance pedagogy. This school offers an opportunity to cultivate skills as a Performer or Performance Facilitator and build relationships within a performance community. All workshops, food and accommodations are included in the tuition. Travel expenses are not included.

The Dates are:
September 12 - 21, 2026
in Lincolnville, ME

The prices vary depending on accommodation. We also have two full scholarships available and 5 partial scholarships.

Registration and scholarship applications can be found through the link in my bio~

This past month, Colin Self took residence in the Pioneer Works Recording Studio as our April–May Music Resident. ⁠
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An artist, composer, and puppeteer based between Brooklyn and Berlin, Self creates music, performances, and new systems for interfacing with the human spirit on a spectrum between the living and deceased. ⁠
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This past Sunday, Self hosted an XOIR session—Self's group singing collective—in the garden as they continue work on a new choral LP which utilizes a specialized multi-channel wireless roving speaker array developed in collaboration with their cousin @peterjbowling. ⁠
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Follow @colinself on Instagram, and visit our link in bio to learn more about Colin's work. ⁠
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P.S. Next week, we'll welcome our next Music Resident, Astrid Sonne (@astridsonne_)! Stay tuned for more updates about our residency program in the coming weeks. 👀

It brings me great joy to announce that @thisisaperformanceschool will be hosting our first ever NYC event: DOING DOING DOING, a showcase fundraiser at @pageantpageantpageant for our 2026 program
May 30th, 8pm-12am !

Performance School is in its 4th year and we

🚨👯👯‍♀️👯‍♂️🚨
Hosted by @donchristianjones
w/ performances by
@torrestial
@tch.lss
@angel.hubris
@callajandro
@biological.clocked
@sazonpackets
@the.footage_
Star & Stan ( @temp.girl.1.2.3 + @reedrushes )
@fatasskellypryce
+ a special performance by @colinself and @fluct_monica

Image 2: @sazonpackets
Image 3: @fatasskellypryce
Image 4: @callajandro

Tickets are LIMITED and this is a FUNDRAISER but if you are not in NYC but want to donate please check the givebutter link in bio!
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It brings me great joy to announce that @thisisaperformanceschool will be hosting our first ever NYC event: DOING DOING DOING, a showcase fundraiser at @pageantpageantpageant for our 2026 program
May 30th, 8pm-12am !

Performance School is in its 4th year and we

🚨👯👯‍♀️👯‍♂️🚨
Hosted by @donchristianjones
w/ performances by
@torrestial
@tch.lss
@angel.hubris
@callajandro
@biological.clocked
@sazonpackets
@the.footage_
Star & Stan ( @temp.girl.1.2.3 + @reedrushes )
@fatasskellypryce
+ a special performance by @colinself and @fluct_monica

Image 2: @sazonpackets
Image 3: @fatasskellypryce
Image 4: @callajandro

Tickets are LIMITED and this is a FUNDRAISER but if you are not in NYC but want to donate please check the givebutter link in bio!
🪩

It brings me great joy to announce that @thisisaperformanceschool will be hosting our first ever NYC event: DOING DOING DOING, a showcase fundraiser at @pageantpageantpageant for our 2026 program
May 30th, 8pm-12am !

Performance School is in its 4th year and we

🚨👯👯‍♀️👯‍♂️🚨
Hosted by @donchristianjones
w/ performances by
@torrestial
@tch.lss
@angel.hubris
@callajandro
@biological.clocked
@sazonpackets
@the.footage_
Star & Stan ( @temp.girl.1.2.3 + @reedrushes )
@fatasskellypryce
+ a special performance by @colinself and @fluct_monica

Image 2: @sazonpackets
Image 3: @fatasskellypryce
Image 4: @callajandro

Tickets are LIMITED and this is a FUNDRAISER but if you are not in NYC but want to donate please check the givebutter link in bio!
🪩

It brings me great joy to announce that @thisisaperformanceschool will be hosting our first ever NYC event: DOING DOING DOING, a showcase fundraiser at @pageantpageantpageant for our 2026 program
May 30th, 8pm-12am !

Performance School is in its 4th year and we

🚨👯👯‍♀️👯‍♂️🚨
Hosted by @donchristianjones
w/ performances by
@torrestial
@tch.lss
@angel.hubris
@callajandro
@biological.clocked
@sazonpackets
@the.footage_
Star & Stan ( @temp.girl.1.2.3 + @reedrushes )
@fatasskellypryce
+ a special performance by @colinself and @fluct_monica

Image 2: @sazonpackets
Image 3: @fatasskellypryce
Image 4: @callajandro

Tickets are LIMITED and this is a FUNDRAISER but if you are not in NYC but want to donate please check the givebutter link in bio!
🪩

Deejaying tomorrow on @thelotradio at noon playing some things I’ve made while at my residency at @pioneerworks I am maybe gonna get a haircut in time we will see hmmm

Deejaying tomorrow on @thelotradio at noon playing some things I’ve made while at my residency at @pioneerworks I am maybe gonna get a haircut in time we will see hmmm

Deejaying tomorrow on @thelotradio at noon playing some things I’ve made while at my residency at @pioneerworks I am maybe gonna get a haircut in time we will see hmmm

Good morning! Hosting a XOIR session at @pioneerworks this Sunday from 1pm-3pm as a part of their open studio program. I’ve been an artist-in-residence at PW for the last month working on a choral LP and will present a prototype of a specialized multi-channel wireless roving speaker array developed in collaboration with my cousin @peterjbowling ! It is also maybe a sneaky performance :)
RSVP in the comments below.
My fav 📸 @ichoubandet

Good morning! Hosting a XOIR session at @pioneerworks this Sunday from 1pm-3pm as a part of their open studio program. I’ve been an artist-in-residence at PW for the last month working on a choral LP and will present a prototype of a specialized multi-channel wireless roving speaker array developed in collaboration with my cousin @peterjbowling ! It is also maybe a sneaky performance :)
RSVP in the comments below.
My fav 📸 @ichoubandet

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Excited for tomorrow’s show at @union_pool with @bliscord @thedavidriley @ryan_henry_lucer0 ! Ticket link in bio! Will have merch for sale!

Merch drop! Shirts from our show DOOM with @vittucciteresa for the performance on the 9th at @tanzhauszuerich &&& will also be on sale at my New York show at @union_pool on April 15th! Proceeds go to @palestinianchildrensfund 30 CHF / 33 EUR / 40 USD , sizes S-5XL ! If you want one come to the show in NYC and comment what size for me to bring you!

Merch drop! Shirts from our show DOOM with @vittucciteresa for the performance on the 9th at @tanzhauszuerich &&& will also be on sale at my New York show at @union_pool on April 15th! Proceeds go to @palestinianchildrensfund 30 CHF / 33 EUR / 40 USD , sizes S-5XL ! If you want one come to the show in NYC and comment what size for me to bring you!

Merch drop! Shirts from our show DOOM with @vittucciteresa for the performance on the 9th at @tanzhauszuerich &&& will also be on sale at my New York show at @union_pool on April 15th! Proceeds go to @palestinianchildrensfund 30 CHF / 33 EUR / 40 USD , sizes S-5XL ! If you want one come to the show in NYC and comment what size for me to bring you!