Laura DeAngelis & Armonia Stamataki: In Our Clubhouse
"How can we understand something as fragile as intimacy? It's about authenticity, about getting as close as possible to our true selves. In Our Clubhouse is an artistic exploration of intimacy to create a connection between us and our audience that feels safe and authentic. The piece is a series of dialogs that fluctuate between physical and verbal expressions. Our dialogues simultaneously allow media experiences to speak to interactive photographic projects to create an experience that is both intimate and multi-sensory. We explore communication with our bodies and words that brings us closer together.
In Our Clubhouse is an exploration of where our boundaries lie and what happens when we share our most intimate selves with others. We hope that our radical honesty radiates beyond the stage and creates a collaborative environment where our audience feels equally safe, seen and validated in their authentic expressions."
-Statement from the performers
Let's be radically honest: it's time to experiment again! Tuesday evenings at the Eschschloraque.
Laura DeAngelis works in dance and performance in Berlin. Her involvement began with what is now The Rock Dance Collective in New Jersey, USA. Laura received a BFA in Dance from The Ohio State University in 2019, training under artists such as Bebe Miller, André Zachery, Susan Hadley, Mitchell Rose and others. For example, Laura co-curated the dance film festival with BIPOC artists JELLO: 2020; collaborations with StilGo Dance+Tech; selection of films: Siren Redress 2020, Going Dutch Dance Film Festival; Slip 2021, Side Street Arts. Laura also continued her career in dance photography, for example on tour with the Hall of Fame Dance Showcase through the USA, and completed her Master in Photography in Berlin. Performances at Uferstudios: Markt der Weisheit 2022; dance theater piece Glitch for Manifest-IO, Alte Münze 2024; Chapter 12 of the series The Monuments, Kühlhaus, directed by Jaša Mrevje-Pollak. In Our Clubhouse will also be shown in October 2024 at "Can I Say Something", LCG ARTLAB Gallery Neukölln.
Armonia Stamataki is a Berlin-based dancer and performer. She began dancing with ballet training and completed her dance studies in Greece in 2019. She later became acquainted with contemporary dance and improvisation, which she continues to explore. She is interested in performance as a spectrum without rules and boundaries and experiments with different stimuli from her life experience as well as the social and political environment. She danced with "Thessalian Ballet" (Larissa) for two years and worked with "The opposite reflection" (Berlin) in "Aloof".
Text: Vera Fischer
Start: 21:00
Box Office: 20:00
Tickets at the Box Office: 8-10€
