Delicate and flowing, „sinnestaumel“ is almost like chamber music. It unfolds into a sensual work that treats the body as a resonance chamber for music, light and movement.
Three sonatas from Johann Sebastian Bach's „Six Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1014–1019“ lay the groundwork and drive an extraordinary encounter: Midori Seiler (violin) and Christian Rieger (harpsichord), who specialise in historical performance practice, collaborate with the dancers of Laborgras to create a space in which Baroque lines and contemporary bodies engage in a finely tuned dialogue. The five performers open up associative spaces in endless variations, oscillating between hope, longing, melancholy and joie de vivre. They interweave lyricism, drama, humour and the grotesque to create the poetic power of a humanity that is reflected in dance and music time and again.
Concept, artistic direction: laborgras
Artistic collaboration: Barbara Weigel
Choreography: laborgras, in collaboration with dancers Abraham Iglesias Rodriguez and Tian Gao.
Dance: Abraham Iglesias Rodriguez, Renate Graziadei and Djamila Polo
Violin: Midori Seiler
Harpsichord: Christian Rieger
Dramaturgy: Arthur Stäldi
Costumes: Claudia Janitschek
Lighting design: Raquel Rosildete
Artistic production: Micaela Trigo and Urszula Heuwinkel
PR: Yven Augustin (Augustin PR)
Social media: Marcelo Vilela da Silva
Photography: Phil Dera
Design: Mia Sedding
Music: Johann Sebastian Bach – Six Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord (BWV 1014–1019), of which BWV 1014, 1017 and 1019 are featured.
Duration: 50 min
Link Trailer: vimeo.com/1112326834
Following the performance sinnestaumel by the dance collective laborgras, 24 october 2025, we cordially invite you to Language & Art Lovers, a lively exchange about art, languages and life in the Foyerbar. After all, what better way to practise a language than by talking about shared experiences?
Language & Art Lovers in collaboration with theaterscoutings
A production by laborgras with the kind support of DOCK ART. laborgras is supported by the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion. Media partnerships: tip Berlin