Cock, Cock… Who’s There? is an unsettling, touching and private documentary performance of a young woman’s research into intimacy and violence. Through online platforms and close encounters Samira Elagoz takes the audience on her journey of regaining power. She showcases gender relations in all their ambivalence, experimenting with the empowerment of her own sexuality and attempts to relating to men.
Samira Elagoz (1989) is a Finnish/ Egyptian artist currently based in Amsterdam. She graduated as a choreography BA from the Amsterdam University of the Arts in 2016. In 2014 Elagoz won the visual art competition Blooom Award in Cologne. In 2016 her performance Cock, Cock.. Who’s There? won the André Veltkamp Award, and in 2017 has been selected for the prestigious [8:tension] series at ImPulsTanz. Her feature Craigslist Allstars premiered at IDFA 2016 and was nominated for DOX:award at CPH:DOX 2017
Director, performer: Samira Elagoz
Performer: Tashi Iwaoka, Yuko Takeda
Technical runner: Ricardo Sandoval