The PerformanceLabs provide our audiences with an eclectic taste of dance from exciting local/global dance companies and choreographers.
The diverse curation of the PerformanceLab program will arouse and delight both new and established followers of dance. Be it TanzTheater, Breakdancing, Ballet, Improvisation or contemporary dance, the PerfromanceLab showcases and embodies the diversity of dance in all its beauty.
24.05.2022 - Dance workshop with Edan Gorlicki
25.05.2022 - IMPACT: INTER-ACTIONS / Edan Gorlicki
11.06.2022 - 23.06.2022 - Ulm Moves! Dance Festival (4th edition)
13.06.2021
The performance consists of the world premieres of two international dance projects created as part of two different ResearchLabs in 2021. The performances were presented in a livestream evening that included a dance film by Jasmine Ellis Projects and a live dance performance by Yoram Pellet & The Free Radicals.
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20. - 22.08.2021
3. - 5.09.2021 & 10. - 12.09.2021
14.10.2021
22.10.2021
MAWU brings femininity to the stage through the figure of six free and empowered women and their search for identity in the collective, in movement and in their ritual.
4.10.2021
Wabi-Sabi
Wabi-Sabi, originating from Japanese, is an aesthetic concept, a worldview that focuses on the acceptance of transitoriness, finding beauty in the "imperfect, impermanent and incomplete" of our lives. Wabi-Sabi explores our life journey as individuals, most of whom are in constant turmoil and various states of grief, and proposes a deeper understanding of our existence. Acceptance of the essence of our nature and the beauty found in its apparent imperfections brings constant growth, renewal and joy through the process of moving forward with it, not away from it.
REVA
REVA, from Hindi: "to gather strength", "rain", asks the question: What if you woke up tomorrow and had nothing left of what we often take for granted in everyday life? Nowadays, we are often so conditioned by our interpretation of the past and our expectations of the future that we live in a constant survival mode, desperately trying to find meaning and purpose for our limited lives. If you suddenly found yourself naked with nothing to lose, you would probably instead join the universal dance of life and the unconditional love of the present moment. It's like getting caught in the rain: either you try in vain to run away from it and not get wet, or you stop and consciously choose to feel the rain and thus connect with the universe.
9. - 16.12.2021
06.03.2022
This double feature dance performance was inspired by the DANCE DATE concept, a dating platform for contemporary dance initiated by TanzNetz and E-WERK Freiburg. The first piece "Gestik" was performed by company Idem, the second piece "Stampede Disaster Control" by Moving Orchestra from Freiburg.
company Idem: GESTIK
In this work, company Idem explores how gestures affect us emotionally. Corona's restriction of close contact and the wearing of masks has made us more aware of the importance of gestures. In a matter of seconds, we interpret gestures and are moved or "touched."
Gestures generate emotions, refer to the nature of relationships between people, and offer an infinite spectrum of communication possibilities. While upward facing palms symbolize openness, downward facing palms can be interpreted as dominance on the one hand, or have a calming effect on the other.... With walls that divide, exaggerated facial expressions and with explosive movements Company Idem choreographically interprets the social Covid19 situation.
Choreography: Matthias Kass
Dancers: Matthias Kass & Rosalia Pace
Moving Orchestra Freiburg/ Michael Langenecker: Stampede Disaster Control
Originally, "stampedes" refer to the escape movement in a herd of animals, as well as the dynamics of crowds. Under the artistic direction of Michael Langeneckert, the dancers inspired by current events explore the effects of stampedes and are accompanied live by the musician Bernd Wegener. In the production, chaos is explored with the aim of finding a new order. What becomes visible when the obvious gives way to what lies hidden beneath the surface? Can these dynamics bring about positive developments?
Choreography: Michael Langeneckert
Dancers: Tina Halford, Raul Martinez, Robin Rohrmann, Rebecca Weingartner
Music: Bernd Wegener
Photo: Guido Stuch