asteroids / researched and developed ideas are woven together into a choreography.
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joy alpuerto ritter: oculus
as a professional dancer, joy has developed a unique movement language that is inspired by different cultural contexts. this versatility is at the heart of her choreographic work. as part of the b12 performance project, she will work with different techniques, including contemporary dance and urban dance forms. the main focus is on transformation, character work and the power of unity. the movement language is precise, detailed, playful and physical. rhythmic patterns and musicality are important elements of her physical research. the focus is always on individual differences as well as the fundamental interest in shared desires, struggles and hopes.
joy alpuerto ritterwas born in los angeles and grew up in freiburg, in breisgau, germany. in her youth, she was trained in ballet, jazz, philippine, and polynesian folk dance, and graduated at the palucca school in dresden, germany, with a dance diploma. she started working as a freelance contemporary dancer in and around berlin, with choreographers like christoph winkler, heike hennig, yui kawaguchi, and wangramirez. during this time, she expanded her repertory in hip hop dance styles and was active in this community in europe. in 2011 she joined cirque du soleil as a dancer and aerial artist for the michael jackson immortal world tour. since 2013 she has been touring as a dancer and rehearsal director of the akram khan company and has been nominated as outstanding female dancer (modern), for the performance until the lions, by the national dance awards uk. since 2016 she has found international response as a choreographer and creates works for film and own dance theatre pieces. her signature is finding an interesting fusion of movement vocabulary that comes from different cultural backgrounds. following her internationally acclaimed solo babae (selected for aerowaves 2020) and award winning piece oz - the magic in us, joy’s body of work develops as she leads on the direction of collaborative cross-pollinated performances with an array of talented artists and creatives like akram khan, chen shi-zheng, viviana durante, gideon berger and floria sigismundi.
bret easterling: on second thought
the piece „on second thought“ has an improvised structure that the dancers; presented as real-time research, the dancers confront and filter their decisions within the performance to constantly create something new and unpredictable.
the different social, cultural and geographical backgrounds generate unique stories, finding creative expression in dance movements and instinctive challenges, present and full of liveliness and surprises.
bret easterling is a dance artist, creator, producer, and educator based in los angeles, california. he received his bfa and the hector zaraspe prize for choreography from the juilliard school, and was a formative member of andrea miller's gallim dance. after graduation, bret moved to tel aviv to join ohad naharin’s batsheva dance company, where he danced for seven years. during his time in israel, he became a certified gaga teacher and an ilan lev method practitioner. bret is currently on faculty at usc’s glorya kaufman school of dance, and stages naharin’s repertory at collegiate dance programs and professional dance companies around the world. he was recognised as a choreographic fellow at the inaugural ann & weston hicks choreography fellowship at jacob’s pillow in 2018 and was an artist in residence at la dance project in 2019. bret is the artistic director of the non-profit bemoving, an organisation dedicated to building communal environments for the research, development, and dissemination of dance works and movement practices. he is also the co-creator of the ghost light residency, a program which grants dance-theatre artists, from historically marginalised communities, the opportunity to further their craft inside of proscenium theatres of the greater los angeles area.
gabrielle nankivell: our impermanent universe
a sequence of slow blinks that reveal constantly changing patterns of thought and
action reveal
like heartbeats in glass jars
or fireworks in space
the ethereal, the indeterminable, that which eludes our grasp...
a personal mythology, built from collective experiences
enchantment, haunting, madness and magnetism
an instruction manual for new rituals.
thought patterns are important elements in dance. dancing together is therefore a great opportunity to see some very interesting people thinking.
dancing and thinking together creates a performance of process and product, a snapshot of concrete transience - for weird, ugly, beautiful and wild things.
Gabrielle nankivell is an acclaimed australian artist. her atmospheric performative works and immersive projects are known for vibrant and immersive choreography. her work has been shown across australia, europe and asia in theatres, galleries and open-air venues. in 2024 she worked with maxine doyle as artistic assistant/co-choreographer on her new work „fifteen minutes“ for nederlands dans theatre 2 and premiered „kaleidoscope“, a new work for ql2 dance in canberra. as a performer, gabrielle has worked with the australian dance theatre, alexander baervoets, chunky move/gideon obarzanek, gavin webber/regurgitator, jurij konjar, maxine doyle, the farm, thomas steyaert, raul maia & ultima vez/wim vandekeybus, among others. she is currently performing in „salamander“, conceived by maxine doyle & es devlin. gabrielle received the first keith bain choreographic travel fellowship as well as the tanja liedtke fellowship in 2025 and an arts south australia fellowship in 2019. she was artist in residence at the hong kong academy of performing arts in 2017, sydney dance company's inaugural training associate 2021 and is part of the artistic team of the australasian dance collective.
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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.
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