Performativity indicates action—and not necessarily the kind involving physical movement. In J.L. Austin’s theory, a performative utterance does not merely describe or refer. Under the right conditions, the utterance can…[read on]
Trees are especially green in the affluent Charlottenburg suburb that’s home to the Georg Kolbe Museum. Nestled between houses, this former residence and studio of the eponymous modern-era sculptor operates…[read on]
At silent green during Berlin Art Week, caner teker’s ‘KIRKPINAR’ saw two performers in an encounter that looked, at different moments, like a contest,…[read on]
In Ana María Caballero’s work, private experience becomes something another person can inhabit. Her recent poetry collection, ‘Material,’ explores language as a performative force…[read on]
“Where is Ana Mendieta?” It is a question that has become familiar over the last decade. Jane Blocker’s 1999 book by that title is regarded as a critical point in the…[read on]
While the terms “performativity” and “performance” are not exactly synonymous, they point to similar modes of expression, by which the act of doing something is…[read on]
What are the implications of play taking place outside of its designated zones? In our interview, artist, curator and game designer Sebastian Quack discusses play as a form of…[read on]
On September 5th and 6th, M-Cult brings ‘The Inexorable Non-Player Character’ to Dance House Helsinki in collaboration with Zodiak – Center for New Dance. Through speculative…[read on]
William Forsythe’s ‘Choreographic Objects’ provides the audience with a veritable fun house in which they can jump, crawl, balance precariously above the floor or, in other words,…[read on]
Ventriloquist Sophie Becker brought her show, ‘Ronnie’s Big Idea’—a spellbinding two-part act that blended the comedic and the absurd—to the Sommerfest at Haus am Waldsee…[read on]
Nearly a decade after her exhibition ‘Margen de juego’ (2017) at the Galería Rosa Santos—where Andrea Canepa transformed the art space into a game board for bodily experience…[read on]
To play is to experiment. It is the way in which children learn social and cultural codes and adults relieve themselves of them. In Umut Azad Akkel’s exhibition at Haus am Lützowplatz…[read on]
