LUSTOPIA

LUSTOPIA

LUSTOPIA

Silke Z., Laurynas Žakevičius, Airida Gudaitė | die metabolisten x LOWAIR

 

Choreographer Silke Z. and her ensemble die metabolisten are working on an intergenerational and inclusive stage piece on the theme of desire and utopia in co-production with the company LOW AIR (Vilnius) and their choreographers Laurynas Žakevičius and Airida Gudaitė.

The project LUSTOPIA takes a look at the current gender discourse and the supposedly generation-specific positioning it contains with a focus on the topic of lust. LUSTOPIA poses the question of how desire is bound to a certain age, gender, body or disability and how the living out of desire depends on individual socialisation.

What happens when dancers make themselves available to their desire and get to know it independently of gender identities and generational affiliation? What forms of pleasure or desire do the dancers know (not only in relation to sex)? What taboos do they submit to? Why is male and young desire allowed more than female or old desire?

DATES

Thu 26.10.2023

20:00

ehrenfeldstudios, Cologne

Fri 27.10.2023

20:00

ehrenfeldstudios, Cologne

Sat 28.10.2023

20:00

ehrenfeldstudios, Cologne

Sun 29.10.2023

16:00

ehrenfeldstudios, Cologne

TICKETS

Sliding Scale: 8-20 €
➔ Book Tickets
WITH US – EPISODE 3: KAREL (65) MEETS HANNA (27)

WITH US – EPISODE 3: KAREL (65) MEETS HANNA (27)

WITH US – EPISODE 3: KAREL (65) MEETS HANNA (27)

Silke Z. & die metabolisten

 

Each of the invited guest performances in the DIVERSITY series is accompanied by a duo dance piece by Silke Z. with dancers from the ensemble die metabolisten, in which the transgenerative perspective on the content of the guest performance is taken up.
Karel and Hanna put themselves in each other’s skin. Themes such as age, shame, belonging and touch are negotiated. The skin as a border to the world offers both performers the possibilities of opening up and communication, as well as resistance and withdrawal.

CREDITS / CAST / FUNDING

Artistic direction and choreography: Silke Z.

In collaboration with:

Dance performance: Hanna Held, Karel Vanek
Sound design, music: Liam Giles
Production management: Charlotte Brune
Administration: Carina Graf
Public relations: Anna Boldt
Video documentation: Barbara Schröer

The guest performance series DIVERSITY is funded by the Diversity Fund of the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia.

SHARING ACROSS BORDERS #2

SHARING ACROSS BORDERS #2

SHARING ACROSS BORDERS #2

International Dance Network Festival

 

The international, innovative festival for dance performance and networking SHARING ACROSS BORDERS will take place for the second time. 

On three festival days, SHARING is all about dialogue and the coming together of artists, young talents and the public. ACROSS BORDERS refers to our mission to build an international network. The PITCH (IM)PERFECT format offers young artists a platform to present their own work to experienced performers and thus to help them further develop their ideas. The ehrenfeldstudios invite its national and international partners from their studiotrade network to create a space for dialogue and exchange with six young performing talents.  

Come join us for a weekend of discussing and performing at shows, talks, workshops and party!

PROGRAMME ON FRIDAY 19.05.
19.00  OPENING
19.30  DANCE PERFORMANCES

BAAL | GINOIDE (Spain)

Year 2029. GINOIDE is a robot with female resemblance. „Nana“ was built following rules set by a neoliberal society. Rules that our bodies, real or fake, have to obey. GINOIDE, will make us think about sentimental and sexual relationships. Where is humanity heading to? What will happen to the reproduction of our species? The performers Catalina Carrasco and Gaspar Morey present the intergenerational piece GINOIDE together with Max. 

Performance: Catalina Carrasco, Gaspar Morey, Max   

       

YELENA ARAKELOW (PHYSICAL félagið) | WAITING FOR A DANCE (Island)

What do we experience in the state of waiting? If we wait together, can we collectively experience a desire for change? Unfolding time through repetition and nothingness increases the anticipation for something to happen. Perhaps something we don’t yet know …

Choreography and music: Yelena Arakelow | Performance: Baiba Vanaga and Yelena Arakelow | Costume: Sólbjört Vera Ómarsdóttir | Financial support: Rúv Tónskáldasjóður and UNM Iceland | Special Thanks to: Khetsin Chuchan, Eydís Rose Vilmundardóttir, Jóhannes Stefánsson, Sól Ey, Dansverkstæðið, Reykjavík Dance Festival and tóma rýmið.

PROGRAMME ON SATURDAY 20.05.
13.00 – 14.00  WORKSHOP: studiotrade | SHARING KNOWLEDGE

Studiotrade network shares experiences in self-management and networking for freelance performing artists.

14.00  PITCH (IM)PERFECT #1

Ido Grinberg | Keep in Touch (Sweden / Germany)
The performance explores the relation between the individual and the society in a changing world, and examines the movement created in the interaction between the body and the screen through the sense of touch.  

Dessa Ganda | Erb-Beben (Germany)
Erb-beben is a multidisciplinary exploration of the socio-philosophical significance of traditions, legacies and heritage. A project with live music, theatre, texts and songs. 

Thaddäus Maria Jungmann, Daniela Riebesam & Carolina Brinkmann | JUNGMANN // JUNGHEINRICH (Germany)
The performance explores the physical relationship between a human and a machine body. The pas-de-deux addresses experiences of discrimination Jungmann made as a queer person jobbing in a logistics centre. 

20.00  DANCE PERFORMANCE

LOW AIR Vilnius city dance theatre | Me Two / We, The Clique (Lithuania)

A group of young dancers share their experiences of growing up between developing queer identities, sexual harassment and power abuse. The performance portraits personal perspectives and conveys the importance of open discussion in creating a sense of belonging and community within The Clique. The audience is invited to revisit vibrant teen-hood, through the lens of the spectator, a parent, a teacher, and a decision-maker, and to reflect on the boundaries of power in interpersonal and intergenerational relationships. 

Idea, choreographer: Airida Gudaite | Dancers: Greta Snitkute, Arminas Kazanavicius, Rokas Bugys, Ugne Laurinaviciute, Grete Vosyliute, Elena Milaknyte, Beatrice Saltenyte, Emilija Ieva Giedraityte, Barbora Mickute, Aura Sriubsaite, Saule Buciunaite, Smilte Kavoliunaite | Director: Jonas Tertelis | Composer: Agnė Matuleviciute | Scenographer: Renata Valcik, Emilis Seputis | Light designer: Julius Kursys | Producer: Laurynas Zakevicius | Manager: Gabriele Kundrotaite

21.30 CHAT – CHOP – CHEERS!

Ain’t no party like a kitchen party! According to this principle, we provide performers, young artists and the public a space to get curious, to get to know each other better and to exchange ideas and experiences informally while we prepare dinner all together. After dinner, it’s time to hit the dancefloor! 

PROGRAMME ON SUNDAY 21.05.
10.00 – 12.00  WORKSHOP: LOWAIR | GROOVE YOUR FLOW

LOWAIR experiments with different forms of movement and dance styles. Laurynas and Airida’s creative exercises encourage to build interdisciplinary bridges. Their workshop connects Breaking Transitions, Isolations and Grooves from Hip-Hop, Intelligent House and Jazz Footwork. Open for all levels. 

13.00  PITCH (IM)PERFECT #2 

Ema Senkuvienė, Marius Eidrigevičius & Greta Snitkutė | Truth or Dare (Lithuania)
As pieces of a global game we move on the space-like game board, hoping to be on the right side at the end. But: What is 
right for you? The performers reflect on their own origins and their history. 

Hanna Held, Vivien Kovarbasic, Vika Grin, Rina Schmeing & Andrea Kößler | FOODPORN (Germany)
In FOODPORN, the performers put food at the centre of their feminist utopia and offer an invitation to collective seduction through the seemingly sinful charms of food.
 

Mariona Jaume & Maya Triay | TRENTA-SET I MIG (Spain)
Our paths create a multitude of possibilities: encounters, crossings, approaches and distances. Tension and curiosity draw lines in the common and individual space. Simultaneity of seemingly contradictory realities will be explored through dance.
 

CREDITS

Artistic direction: Silke Z.
Network partner: studiotrade 
Organisation/Production management: Anna Boldt
Administration:
Carina Graf
Photo:
Audrius Solominas
Graphic:
Caroline Simon

FUNDING

        

   

      

DATES

Fri 19.05.2023

from 19:00

ehrenfeldstudios, Cologne

Sat 20.05.2023

from 13:00

ehrenfeldstudios, Cologne

Sun 21.05.2023

from 10:00

ehrenfeldstudios, Cologne

TICKETS

EVENT BLOCK:
Sliding Scale 8-20 euros

 

WORKSHOP: 20 euros
➔ Reserve tickets

INFO

Event block =
1 Performance OR 3 Pitches
#1 WE (THE EMPATHIC BODY)

#1 WE (THE EMPATHIC BODY)

 

#1 WE (THE EMPATHIC BODY)

# 1 WE is a dance laboratory with artistic working methods. The workshop is led by choreographer Silke Z.

In the workshop, choreographer Silke Z. presents her artistic working method in the context of her production WE which is the first part of the multi-year project THE EMPATHIC BODY.

The performance WE deals with the question of personal qualities as a precondition for an encounter. In the workshop, the participants will be guided in developing biographical movement material and exploring it in different interpersonal and choreographic contexts. In a playful and performative setting, labels, self- descriptions and attributions to others will be explored and developed. The practical result will be transformed into a common vocabulary on empathy through different methods of reflection.

DATE

Fri 17.03.2023

11:00 – 14:00

Liisa Pentti +Co Studio
Helsinki, Finland

TICKETS

 

DETAILS

LANGUAGE  English
DURATION  3h

LOCATION

Laivakatu 5 K, 4. Stock, 00150 Helsinki, Finnland
WE. THE EMPATHIC BODY VOL. 1

WE. THE EMPATHIC BODY VOL. 1

WE.

THE EMPATHIC BODY VOL. 1 

Silke Z. & die metabolisten

 

We are emotional.
We are resilient.
We are dependent.
We are loving.
We are uncertain.
We are jealous, assaulting, grateful.
We are strange, tender, ignorant, freaky.
We are online.
We are diverse.

Humans as social beings have the ability to empathise with others, to put
themselves in their place, to take the place of the other. WE transfers the
natural forms of emotional contagion into dance-choreographic settings. The
performers walk tightrope between attraction and aversion, affection and
assault.

In WE, Silke Z.’s ensemble die metabolisten negotiates empathy and
faces the invasive, encroaching side of empathy. This first production of the
project THE EMPATHIC BODY lays the foundation for a perennial
examination of the topic of empathy. The intergenerational company is
looking for new performative perspectives to approach the complexity of
themes and cultivate feelings of WE.

PAST DATES
Theaterrevier | Bochum:

06.11.21 – 7:30 pm
07.11.21 – 6 pm
08.11.21 – 10 am

ehrenfeldstudios | Cologne:

11.11.21 – 10 am (school performance)
12.11.21 – 10 am (school performance)
13.11.21 – 4 pm (family performance)
14.11.21 – 4 pm (family performance)

 

CREDITS / CAST / FUNDING

Artistic direction + Choreography: Silke Z.
Performance: Daniela Riebesam, Caroline Simon, Dennis Schmitz, Bettina Muckenhaupt, Jimin Seo, David Winking
Lighting design: Wolfgang Pütz
Costume + Stage: Claudia Grünig, Silke Z. und Team
Dramaturgical advice: Barbara Fuchs, André Zimmermann
Sound advice: André Zimmermann
Dance education: Caroline Simon, Dennis Schmitz, Andrea Marton, Hanna Held
Administration/Management: Hanna Held
Public relations: Vinya Cameron
Press work: Kerstin Rosemann
Photo documentation: Claudia Grünig
Video documentation: Barbara Schröer

The overall concept is supported by the following partners: Coproduction
Fokus Tanz e.V. Munich, Junges Schauspielhaus BochumCooperation
Albertus-Magnus-Gymnasium Cologne, ehrenfeldstudios e.V.
Funded by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia as part of the 3-year conceptual funding and the city of Cologne as part of the multi-year project funding.
The performances in Helsinki are supported by Exportförderung Land NRW.

DATES

Wed 15.03.2023

19:00

Cirko – Center for New Circus Helsinki, Finnland

Thu 16.03.2023

19:00

Cirko – Center for New Circus Helsinki, Finnland

TICKETS

10-25 euros
Tickets online

LOCATION

DETAILS

LANGUAGE  English
DURATION  1h
THE AGEING BODY

THE AGEING BODY

THE AGEING BODY

Dance research labs for people 55+

ARE YOU OVER 55 YEARS OLD?

ARE YOU CURIOUS?

ARE YOU KEEN TO MOVE?

Sign up for our next DANCE LAB. We explore MOVEMENT and BODY in AGE(ING) dance, physically, playfully and always in exchange with each other. What do I gain from age(ing)? We EXPLORE this and more together. The lab is led by choreographer Silke Z. and dancer Caroline Simon.

On Friday at 6 pm there will be the opportunity to participate in the presentation of the lab results.

For ALL with or without previous experience. For ALL with or without physical peculiarities. For ALL !

LAB DATES 2023

27.03. – 31.03.| ehrenfeldstudios, Cologne

25.09. – 29.11. | ehrenfeldstudios, Cologne

NEXT LAB WEEK:

25.09.23 – 29.11.23

each day from 10:00 – 15:00 at ehrenfeldstudios, Köln

REGISTRATION

Do you want to participate?
Sign up at: vermittlung@resistdance.de
0221 222 666 3
Costs and sponsorships*
Sliding Scale: 150 – 350 €
 
*There is the possibility to take over a sponsorship (assumption of costs) for people with low income. Just get in touch with us if a sponsorship can be taken over or should be needed.

DETAILS

No previous experience is required for participation.