Posts Tagged ‘performance review’

Laughter at the Threshold: ‘Finite Jest’ at Sophiensaele

the artist stands on stage holding the skeleton of a skull in her hand

by Alice Heyward // Mar. 23, 2026

What’s worse than the insincerity of comedy as a response to the grave? The performance of sincerity. Unsolicited, self-serving gestures of moral goodness…[read on]

Performative Encounters: ‘Billie & Maria’ at Volksbühne

by Valentina Iancu // June 3, 2025

The stage of the Volksbühne’s Grüner Salon is conceived as a modest interior, sparsely furnished in the style of early 20th century design…[read on]

The Disempowered: Leo Naomi Baur at Tanztage Berlin

by Mia Butter // Jan. 14, 2025

“A white, short person with brown short hair” is how Leo Naomi Baur—who is standing on a chair, addressing their audience at Sophiensaele—introduces themselves minutes…[read on]

Staging Silence: Gisèle Vienne’s Three-Part Berlin Presentation

by Mats Antonissen // Dec. 17, 2024

Gisèle Vienne’s dolls stare. They do so impassively; at the gallery’s floors, at the ceilings, at the walls or out its windows. They never lock eyes, despite always existing in each other’s vicinity…[read on]

Fundraising for the Roof: ‘No! More White Money’ at Sophiensaele

by Sumugan Sivanesan // Nov. 26, 2024

‘No! More White Money’ begins before we enter the theater, when Konstantin “Kunst” Kunze of Flinn Works—acting as a representative of a funding organization…[read on]

‘The Melancholic Melody’ Exposes Berlin’s Tech Culture

by Sumugan Sivanesan // Sept. 24, 2024

After the performance of ‘The Melancholic Melody of the New Economy’ at Ballhaus Naunynstraße, first-time director Ariel William Orah told an appreciative audience that…[read on]

A Challenge to Listening: Maryanne Amacher’s ‘GLIA’ at CTM

by Johanna Hardt // Feb. 10, 2023

Ensembles Contrechamps and Zwischentöne brought the performance to life under the direction of Bill Dietz, who had collaborated with Amacher for many years and is dedicated to…[read on]

Performance // The Body Under Inspection: ‘Körper’ by Sasha Waltz

Article by Beatrix Joyce in Berlin // Dec. 16, 2016
The body — Körper — is the carrier of our weight, the instigator of movement, the instrument with which we breathe, perceive and act upon the world. It is this essentialist perspective that underpinned Sasha Waltz’s…[read on]

Posts Tagged ‘performance review’

Laughter at the Threshold: ‘Finite Jest’ at Sophiensaele

by Alice Heyward // Mar. 23, 2026

What’s worse than the insincerity of comedy as a response to the grave? The performance of sincerity. Unsolicited, self-serving gestures of moral goodness…[read on]

Performative Encounters: ‘Billie & Maria’ at Volksbühne

by Valentina Iancu // June 3, 2025

The stage of the Volksbühne’s Grüner Salon is conceived as a modest interior, sparsely furnished in the style of early 20th century design…[read on]

The Disempowered: Leo Naomi Baur at Tanztage Berlin

by Mia Butter // Jan. 14, 2025

“A white, short person with brown short hair” is how Leo Naomi Baur—who is standing on a chair, addressing their audience at Sophiensaele—introduces themselves minutes…[read on]

Staging Silence: Gisèle Vienne’s Three-Part Berlin Presentation

by Mats Antonissen // Dec. 17, 2024

Gisèle Vienne’s dolls stare. They do so impassively; at the gallery’s floors, at the ceilings, at the walls or out its windows. They never lock eyes, despite always existing in each other’s vicinity…[read on]

Fundraising for the Roof: ‘No! More White Money’ at Sophiensaele

by Sumugan Sivanesan // Nov. 26, 2024

‘No! More White Money’ begins before we enter the theater, when Konstantin “Kunst” Kunze of Flinn Works—acting as a representative of a funding organization…[read on]

‘The Melancholic Melody’ Exposes Berlin’s Tech Culture

by Sumugan Sivanesan // Sept. 24, 2024

After the performance of ‘The Melancholic Melody of the New Economy’ at Ballhaus Naunynstraße, first-time director Ariel William Orah told an appreciative audience that…[read on]

A Challenge to Listening: Maryanne Amacher’s ‘GLIA’ at CTM

by Johanna Hardt // Feb. 10, 2023

Ensembles Contrechamps and Zwischentöne brought the performance to life under the direction of Bill Dietz, who had collaborated with Amacher for many years and is dedicated to…[read on]

Performance // The Body Under Inspection: ‘Körper’ by Sasha Waltz

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by Alice Heyward // Mar. 23, 2026

What’s worse than the insincerity of comedy as a response to the grave? The performance of sincerity. Unsolicited, self-serving gestures of moral goodness…[read on]

by Valentina Iancu // June 3, 2025

The stage of the Volksbühne’s Grüner Salon is conceived as a modest interior, sparsely furnished in the style of early 20th century design…[read on]

by Mia Butter // Jan. 14, 2025

“A white, short person with brown short hair” is how Leo Naomi Baur—who is standing on a chair, addressing their audience at Sophiensaele—introduces themselves minutes…[read on]

by Mats Antonissen // Dec. 17, 2024

Gisèle Vienne’s dolls stare. They do so impassively; at the gallery’s floors, at the ceilings, at the walls or out its windows. They never lock eyes, despite always existing in each other’s vicinity…[read on]

by Sumugan Sivanesan // Nov. 26, 2024

‘No! More White Money’ begins before we enter the theater, when Konstantin “Kunst” Kunze of Flinn Works—acting as a representative of a funding organization…[read on]

by Sumugan Sivanesan // Sept. 24, 2024

After the performance of ‘The Melancholic Melody of the New Economy’ at Ballhaus Naunynstraße, first-time director Ariel William Orah told an appreciative audience that…[read on]

by Johanna Hardt // Feb. 10, 2023

Ensembles Contrechamps and Zwischentöne brought the performance to life under the direction of Bill Dietz, who had collaborated with Amacher for many years and is dedicated to…[read on]

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