Article by Bárbara Borges de Campos// Jan. 17, 2020
‘Las Casas Invisibles’ (Invisible Houses) is the first performance by KDV Dance Ensemble, premiering February 1st at Funkhaus Berlin. KDV Dance Ensemble is a multidisciplinary dance…[read on]
Article by Faye Campbell // Oct. 07, 2019
The lights dimmed momentarily, and then the performance began. From the entranceway, a figure—artist Paul Maheke—emerged backwards on their hands and knees…[read on]
Article by Sarah Messerschmidt // Sept. 03, 2019
‘What the Body Remembers. Dance Heritage Today’ is a month-long series of discussions, performances and exhibitions hosted by the Akademie der Künste in Berlin…[read on]
July 16, 2019
The 2019 iteration of Berlin’s annual international dance festival Tanz im August will feature performances, lectures and workshops that explore contemporary dance practices, as well as a retrospective of work by Deborah Hay…[read on]
Article by Johanna Hardt // May 24, 2019
It starts off in low light. In almost total darkness, the dancers walk on stage. Standing motionlessly until the first beat of the music drops. Low beats, blue lights – the duo starts to turn, twist, jerk on the floor…[read on]
July 20, 2018
Known as Berlin’s premiere festival for international contemporary dance, Tanz im August features an array of performances by renowned companies as well as newcomers…[read on]
Article by Samuel Staples // June 21, 2018
In ‘Forever Endless’ artists Jayson Patterson and Caner Teker deal with the negotiation and “snakes and ladders” of queer relationships. Here the Australian-born, Berlin-based Patterson and German…[read on]
Article by Beatrix Joyce // May 22, 2018
Premiering at Acker Stadt Palast on May 24, ‘Through The Eyes Of The Other’ is a collaboration between dance artists Edith Buttingsrud Pedersen and Alexander Windner Lieberman…[read on]
Article by Louisa Stark in Berlin // Feb. 28, 2018
From the moment the audience enters the studio space at Tanzfabrik for the performance ‘Now and Then’, they are made acutely aware of time. Two performers, Christina Ciupke and…[read on]
Article by Beatrix Joyce in Berlin // Feb. 23, 2018
Race, heritage and the act of Othering are currently trending on Berlin’s stages. That said, ‘Unrestricted Contact’ by Grupo Oito was not just “another work about race,” as quoted from their performance. The collective…[read on]
Article by Beatrix Joyce, Photos by Michela Filzi in Berlin // Jul. 10, 2017
Berlin’s free dance scene, in all its eclecticism and diversity, provides fertile grounds for experimentation within performance. An approach to…[read on]