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Richard Pettifer

is an Australian theatre director, theorist, and critic based in Berlin. His work concerns ecological crises and anti-oppression discourses in former Eastern Bloc contexts, writing criticism since 2013 on his platform ‘Theaterstück’. Since February 2022, Pettifer works to support cultural workers from Ukraine at Cultural Workers Studio, Flutgraben.
The Cool, Deep Maths of the Body

The Cool, Deep Maths of the Body

17. March 2023, Richard Pettifer
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Questions of time, space, and mathematics dominate in “Deepspace”, a choreography based in scientific collaboration and research from James Batchelor, viewed at Trauma Bar und Kino in Berlin-Moabit on 14 March 2023.

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Splitting Roles

Splitting Roles

11. March 2023, Richard Pettifer
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“Time Out of Joint” is a concept and choreography from Jule Flierl and colleagues, targeting the perception of female* politicians speech. Premiering 8 March 2023, International Women’s Day, at Sophiensæle.

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Still Bursts, Frills, and a Mating Call

Still Bursts, Frills, and a Mating Call

28. February 2023, Richard Pettifer
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“Oiseau” from Berlin-Paris company La Cage undertakes a detailed movement examination of birds, under the direction of Aliénor Dauchez and viewed at Kultur Büro Elisabeth in Berlin-Mitte on 26 February 2023.

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A Committed Sense of Rhythm

A Committed Sense of Rhythm

18. February 2023, Richard Pettifer
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“Rhythm Is The Place” certainly has a sense of humour. Developed by clown-cowboy-dancer Juan Domínguez at Radialsystem and viewed on 16 February 2023, the performance has an array of eccentric and esoteric nods and winks – almost as if the performer is undertaking some kind of deadpan dad joke.

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Drama Without Drama

Drama Without Drama

21. January 2023, Richard Pettifer
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Constanza Macras and the team of DorkyPark have created a funny beast in “DRAMA” – a smorgasbord of performance styles within an absurd satire, premiering at Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz on 19 January 2023.

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A Sensation of a Truth

A Sensation of a Truth

16. January 2023, Richard Pettifer
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TANZTAGE BERLIN 2023 >>> Is there no way out in choreographer/performer Kévin Bonono’s “A Sensation of a Truth”, played over 13 and 14 January 2023 at Sophiensæle?

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“Ahhhhhhhh……..”

“Ahhhhhhhh……..”

8. January 2023, Richard Pettifer
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TANZTAGE BERLIN 2023 >>> Marga Alfeirão and collaborators’ premiere “Lounge”, the second performance on opening night of Tanztage Berlin at Sophiensæle on 5 January 2023, blurs the lines between self and other in an erotic exploration of resting.

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A Phantasmagoric Gamelan Frenzy

A Phantasmagoric Gamelan Frenzy

21. December 2022, Richard Pettifer
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In “AWAL / BEGINNING” created by choreographer Ruben Reniers and collaborators at the Rumah Budaya Indonesia Berlin, an explosion of performative pedagogy blends traditional and contemporary choreography in a phantasmagoric performance event taking place over three days from 16 to 18 December 2022.

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Some Uncertainty in the Relationship

Some Uncertainty in the Relationship

11. December 2022, Richard Pettifer
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A certain ‘sliding doors’ approach to interpersonal relationships and the realities they create marks Sita Ostheimer Company’s premiere “The Inevitable and You”, playing at DOCK 11 from 8 to 11 December 2022.

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Die Steuer-Erklärung

Die Steuer-Erklärung

28. November 2022, Richard Pettifer
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Actually… what is taxation? “Die Steuer-Erklärung” by hannsjana premiered on 22 November 2022 at Sophiensæle, and took a languid look at the absurdities of the tax system, with curious results.

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In the Dark, Dark, Ship

In the Dark, Dark, Ship

14. November 2022, Richard Pettifer
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What happens when we peer into the violent void? Based on extensive artistic research, Min Yoon‘s “Dancing with Violence” shown at Hošek Contemporary on 12 November 2022 invites us to “evolve the perpetrator and victim archetypes” and glimpse at the atrocities around us.

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Floating Over the Philippines

Floating Over the Philippines

28. October 2022, Richard Pettifer
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A part of Ballhaus Naunynstraße’s PORTRAIT series, “Pepe Dayaw: a portrait performance”offers the performer’s unique set of skills and performance research as a means to dissect contemporary performative paraphernalia.

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A Brief Chance for Dwelling

A Brief Chance for Dwelling

17. October 2022, Richard Pettifer
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Christina Ciupke and Darko Dragičević’s “Take me somewhere nice” offers a deep spatial contemplation of travel – transforming Uferstudio 5 into a dark portal, filled with conceptual water, for the 13 October 2022 premiere as part of Tanzfabrik Berlin’s Fold – New Works.

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