by Carl Kruse
The Dancae dance company, headed by friend of the Carl Kruse arts Blog Soraya Schulthess has two upcoming performances in the Charlottenburg neighborhood of Berlin. The performances explore the tension between our primal instincts and the constraints of the alienating, competitive pressures of modern life.
The event takes place at the Quantum Oddity Gallery at 210 Kurfürstendamm in Berlin on November 22 and 23, 2024, from 7:30 PM – 11:30 PM.
Tickets are available at https://www.tickettailor.com/events/danc/1432563
The first performance is called “Origin’s End” and traces the internal battle between the numbing pull of routine and our innate urge to free ourselves from it. Trapped in a cycle of monotony, the dancer embodies a life stuck on autopilot as slowly cracks in this façade begin to show. Can we exist without the patterns that define us, or is the freedom we seek constantly shaped by what holds us back? This piece will be performed by Eoin Robinson who after graduating in 2018 from the renowned Juilliard School in New York,joined the Staatsballett Berlin, where he performed works by Sharon Eyal, Pina Bausch, Mats Ek, and William Forsythe, among others. As of the 2024/25 season, Eoin Robinson is a permanent ensemble member of the Staatsballett Hannover.
The second performance, “ESSAY___TH003,” explores existential questions about authenticity and the relationship between human experience and artificial creation. The piece challenges audiences to reconsider the boundaries of art, science, and ethics, immersing them in a reflection on the ethical implications and the future of artistic expression. This piece is performed by Caterina Politi, a freelance artist based in Berlin. She was born in Italy in 1994 and trained at Balletto di Toscana, later joining Spellbound Contemporary Ballet. Since then, she has performed internationally for renowned choreographers such as Marcos Morau, Sang Jijia, and Jean Guillaume Weis. Currently, she is working with Wang Ramirez on “A l’origine,” premiering early next year.
The last performance, “Daer,”is performed by the Ballet Sur Real’s ensemble. In a world dominated by the alienating, competitive pressure of modern life, Daer explores the tension between our primal instincts and the constraints placed upon us by contemporary society. Based on ideas discussed by Georges Bataille, the piece grapples with themes of excess and transgression. Bataille’s concept of the “accursed share” illuminates modern culture’s idealization of productivity and progress over all pursuits. In contrast, the dance floor becomes a site of sovereign release, where participants engage in non-productive expenditure through collective movement and quasi-ritualistic gatherings. “Daer” challenges audiences to confront what has been lost – our connection to emotion, nuance, and instinct – while simultaneously examining the paradoxes of present-day expectations and the fascination with club culture. Featuring a signature design piece by the Berlin-based fashion label marlon Ferry.
Ballet Sur_real is a dance collective that combines ballet with electronic music. Its productions facilitate collaborations with new media and visual artists, DJs, fashion designers, and tech innovators.
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