Continue reading “Tanz im August Review: ten”In this Tanz im August Review David and Alex talk about the simplicity in the complexity in Deborah Hay’s piece “ten” at Radialsystem.
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Tanz im August Review: Piece for Person and Ghettoblaster
Continue reading “Tanz im August Review: Piece for Person and Ghettoblaster”In their first review the tanzschreiber authors Beatrix Joyce and Alexandra Hennig chat about Nicola Gunn´s performance. A report about humour, ducks and throwing stones.
Tanz im August Interview Series: deufert&plischke
Continue reading “Tanz im August Interview Series: deufert&plischke”I meet deufert&plischke in their shared apartment. Not by chance is there a framed tarantula on the wall: Arachne, mythological figure of weaving and heroine of story-telling. In “Liebestod” love stories are woven into music and dance.
Defy Unrest
Continue reading “Defy Unrest”The “Permanente Beunruhigung (Permanent Disturbance)” Festival opens on Friday evening with “Your Devices”. With it, Ballhaus Naunynstraße celebrates 10 years of post-migration theater, aesthetics, and cultural diversity, and the courage to show perspectives beyond the mainstream discourse.
So So Happy. Or: Everything is a Question of Practice
Continue reading “So So Happy. Or: Everything is a Question of Practice”In “Happyology – Tears of Joy” Dragana Bulut provides the audience with (unsolicited) training in self-optimization poses
The Body as a Place of Longing
Continue reading “The Body as a Place of Longing”Thiago Granato presents the final piece of his trilogy “CHOREOVERSATIONS” with “Trrr” at Tanz im August. In “Trrr”, Brazilian dance choreographer Thiago Granato asserts his body as a transcendental archive repository.
On the Ups and Downs – Tanz im August 2018 Opening
Continue reading “On the Ups and Downs – Tanz im August 2018 Opening”In honor of its 30-year anniversary, the Haus der Berliner Festspiele heads underground from “Trois Grandes Fuges” to post-digital visions for the future.
Before this text embarks on the three “Grandes Fuges”, standing ovations, canceled flights, and three outstanding choreographers – Lucinda Childs, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, and Maguy Marin – I am first drawn to the basement.
Back to the Future
Continue reading “Back to the Future”In honor of its 40 year anniversary, Tanzfabrik Berlin invites us to look back at its beginnings – but not without opening the Uferstudios stages to young artists. A review of the program from 17 July 2018.