spin / the seating arrangement for this series of performances is arranged like a 360 degree arena. the pieces were designed by the choreographers and teachers teaching at b12.
victor rottier: greywax 140
in „greywax 140“ six dancers and a musician express interpersonal relationships and conflicts through movement, text and sound while trying to find a way to deal with the complexity of a present full of contradictions. they explore how to deal with everyday bullshit and disagreements while remaining grounded in reality. they explore their freedom, while it lies for the taking. in this way, text and dance blend more and more into a wild and physical dance theater storm. social phenomena such as superficiality, hypocrisy, hysteria and the inability meet each other in honesty and authenticity.
staging/choreography: victor rottier
dance: angela demattè, jordan gigout, melissa kieffer, aline perino, niki anjes stalder, victor rottier
music: martin waespe
costumes: luisa später
stage design: anan stürmer
graphics: jimmie balster
lighting design: pascal pompe
production management: niki anjes stalder
production assistance: melissa kieffer, victor rottier
victor rottier, born in the netherlands, received his education from artez university of the arts arnhem, the netherlands. victor is currently working as a freelance choreographer, director and teacher. in 2013-2014 victor worked as a member of the poetic disasters club, with club guy & roni in groningen, the netherlands. from 2014-2018 victor was a full time ensemble dancer with staatstheater kassel, and performed pieces by johannes wieland, hofesh shechter, maxime doyle, tom weinberger, and helder seabra. he worked as rehearsal director and choreographic assistent, alongside johannes wieland, until 2022. he tours his workshops slam! and callus & analysis throughout contemporary dance festivals in europe.
lukas malkowski: microphone controller
hello people and the world, my name is microphone controller, and i’ve come to play, with you, dearly beloved, thank you all for joining me here, i wanna talk about how, every single one of us, every single one of you in the audience tonight has your own voice, your expression, your movement, your feelings, your movements, your favourite songs, your excitement, your love… things only matter when you believe they’re worth saying, worth doing, it’s important that you’re all here, watching, listening, making noise, getting excited, make some noise, that, that makes me excited, that makes me believe i’m worth something believing this, is worth celebrating, is worth keeping alive, forever, guiding us through the uncertainty, just like our heroes, prince, bowie, nina, freddie, whitney, leonard, sinead, thank you all for joining me here tonight, you could’ve been anywhere in the world tonight, but you’re here there’s so much i want to say, can i play one more?
choreography, performance: lukas malkowski
dramaturgy: antonia gersch
lighting design: christopher malkowski
videography: drew berry
asl coach: gaitrie persaud
outside eyes: woosang jeon, rocio becerra paraga,
inside eyes: annalise van even, breeanne saxton
music composers: ozzy osbourne and randy rhoads, lukas malkowski, prince and the revolution, alphaville (performed by youth group)
made possible by the senatsverwaltung für kultur europa berlin tanzpraxis 2022/23 scholarship fund
Lukas malkowski is a coda (child of deaf adult), dance artist, choreographer, filmmaker and aquarius, based in berlin. he was the recipient of canada’s 2015 hnatyshyn foundation developing artist grant for contemporary dance. since attaining his bfa in dance performance at toronto metropolitan university, he has worked with ceren oran/moving borders, toronto dance theatre, wang ramirez, staatsballett berlin, sasha waltz & guests, kate hilliard, jasmine ellis, diane borsato, adelheid, mocean dance, and deaf spectrum. he has performed in ctm festival, babylon berlin, an upcoming hollywood feature film(tba), the rodeo festival(munich), holland dance festival, and cervantino festival(mexico). lukas has performed the works of sidi larbi cherkaoui and maxine doyle at the banff centre and springboarddansemontreal. lukas’s choreography is shaped by embodiment, physics, and languages. he has choreographed ambient sets, music videos, and films for sam slater (joker ost), lbt, and luke slater. flowmentum, his movement practice, is driven by social dialogue and physics embodiment using sight and touch. he has taught in toronto, berlin, munich, slovakia, and mexico city. he is currently screening his film, takeoff, with jubal battisti across international film festivals, touring an emoji contemporary duet, face to face, with naishi wang, and developing solo work.
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b12
festival for contemporary dance and performance art berlin
july 01 - 28, 2024
every year in july, b12 showcases in berlin the breadth and diversity of contemporary dance and performance art with a wide range of workshops, performances and events.Professional dancers have the opportunity to dance with and learn from a wide range of inspiring teachers, artists and choreographers. b12 creates community and a passionate connection through dance.
this year's festival welcomes over eighty teachers and experts in the field of dance
the field of dance and presents a variety of approaches in the formats asteroids, sungrazers and critical mass a variety of approaches: from film to text, movement, acrobatics, theater, the experimental, the unexpected and the futuristic.
b12's mission is to support unconventional approaches and artists who take physical and emotional risks on stage and in the rehearsal process. discussion platforms are organised to exchange ideas and network. in addition to the opportunities for professional performers, all dance enthusiasts are cordially invited to the community workshops.