the "astroids" are short pieces created by three choreographers and their workshop participants each over a period of 12 days and then presented to an interested audience.
choreographers:
nadine gerspacher
johannes wieland
ben wright
language: english
duration: 90 min.
photo: nadine gerspacher / by carlota mosquera
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paradise is a feeling - nadine gerspacher
nadine gerspacher's penchant is dance theatre inspired by everyday life. as humans have done since the beginning of time, nadine explores our experience of relationships, emotions, motivations, struggles and successes through stories, in search of meaning and deeper truths. she conceives and brings to life characters inhabiting imaginative worlds of absurdity, poetry, and unfiltered physicality. grotesque moments filled with humour, vulnerability and transformation are trademarks of her creations. her physicality is defined by a raw, powerful movement balanced with a special attention to detail, particularly in the movement of the hands. playing with different textures, switching from light to thick, her movement is a consistent search for surprises. in this way, each creation emerges from both the personal and the collective essence created by nadine and the participants. she enjoys getting to know the dancers, developing special roles for character work with them. the intention is to provide a fertile group for creative work by cultivating exchange, openness and diversity. nadine encourages spontaneity in the creation process. the play of contrasts and extremes, moving pictures, as well as her cinematographic style, are essential to her creations. nadine fosters collaboration in the studio, offering the opportunity for dancers to be actively engaged in the creation process and to bring their own knowledge and experience into the process.
deadly trinity /// bǝɒblγ ɈɿiniɈγ - johannes wieland
never go back! never look back! never think back! you are the first protagonist of the constructed, startling dream of now vs the fluid memory of then vs the exciting hope for the future. this deadly trinity is the architect of the dream you always wanted to dream of - or not? could be a calling! just to say: i am a by-passer looking at an unleashed, uncontrollable monster born from your psychological mess you left us all with. i think you know what silence is for, right? /// ɒlwɒγƨ ϱo dɒɔʞ! ɒlwɒγƨ looʞ dɒɔʞ! ɒlwɒγƨ Ɉʜinʞ dɒɔʞ! i ɒm Ɉʜǝ lɒƨɈ ƨυqqoɿɈinϱ ɒɔɈoɿ oʇ Ɉʜǝ bǝɔonƨɈɿυɔɈǝb υnƨυɿqɿiƨinϱ ɿǝɒlɈγ oʇ Ɉʜǝnˎ ɈoϱǝɈʜǝɿ wiɈʜ Ɉʜǝ ɿiϱib ʇoɿϱǝɈʇυlnǝƨƨ oʇ nowˎ ɈoϱǝɈʜǝɿ wiɈʜ Ɉʜǝ lɒmǝ ʜoqǝlǝƨƨnǝƨƨ oʇ Ɉʜǝ qɒƨɈ. ɈʜɒɈ livǝlγ ɒnɈi-ɈɿiniɈγ iƨ Ɉʜǝ bǝƨɈɿoγǝɿ oʇ Ɉʜǝ niϱʜɈmɒɿǝ i nǝvǝɿ wɒnɈǝb Ɉo livǝ Ɉʜɿoυϱʜ - oɿ bib i⸮ ɔoυlbn’Ɉ dǝ ɒ ɔɒllinϱ! imqoɿɈɒnɈ Ɉo noɈ ƨɒγ: γoυ ɒɿǝ Ɉʜǝ qɿoɈɒϱoniƨɈ looʞinϱ ɒwɒγ ʇɿom ʜɒɿnǝƨƨǝbˎ ɔonɈɿollɒdlǝ ɔυbblγ ʇɒiɿiǝƨ υndoɿn ʇɿom mγ non-qƨγɔʜoloϱiɔɒl oɿbǝɿ i will noɈ lǝɒvǝ γoυ wiɈʜ. γoυ bon’Ɉ Ɉʜinʞ i bon’Ɉ ʞnow wʜɒɈ noiƨǝ iƨ noɈ ʇoɿˎ ɿiϱʜɈ⸮
a surrender to small humanness - ben wright
'all living things are interwoven each with other, the tie is sacred, and nothing or next to nothing, is alien to ought else’ - marcus aurelius. experience is paramount to empathy and perception. wright’s performance project seeks to enliven senses, encouraging the practice of moving together to explore what might be most important - our mutual dependencies and interrelatedness to one another and a wider world that we are a part of. the connection is both ordinary and extraordinary. as a dance artist with over 30 years experience, wright will steer this collaborative project as an opportunity for participants to play, make, discuss ideas, which when interwoven will lead to a new choreographic composition. wright will guide participants through task-driven action and improvisational practices to encourage moving together as a means to configure a felt sense of connectedness to one another, self, and to experience. wright’s choreographic work has been described as poetic and physically sumptuous, placing humanity and storytelling at the heart of his practice. he commits to creating an inclusive, supportive and generous making space for participants, to which they can bring themselves wholly. he works with non-assumptive openness, is transparent in his thinking and observations, and sees questions as guidance.
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the performance formats sungrazer and astroids are organised by b 12 - festival for contemporary dance and performance art berlin. b12.space
b 12
festival for contemporary dance and performance art berlin
1 - 30 July 2023
b12 - the festival for contemporary dance and performance art berlin 2023 - has once again put together a varied programme with different works: during the four weeks in july there will be workshops and symposia, but also exciting events and fantastic performances.
in addition to performances for the public, the festival offers participating dancers and performers the opportunity to work with and learn from a variety of renowned international artists. b 12 is a platform for professional exchange of experience and teaching in a beautiful studio environment.
since its inception, b 12, the festival of contemporary dance and performance art, has been dedicated to supporting artists who take physical and emotional risks on stage and in the rehearsal process, and to supporting different approaches and styles.
the b12 summer festival remains the flagship event, complemented by the two brand new b12 satellite programmes in spring and autumn, each lasting four days. the festivals take place here in berlin with participants, teachers and choreographers in berlin in various studios and theatres.