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Reut Shemesh: Esther (Cologne) / 20:00h

A Dance Piece About Youth & Uniforms | From 13+

In ESTHER, five adult performers review their youth and connect it with the current young generation. They combine fragments of urban dance, folk dances and dance videos. Reflecting on their own upbringing, they share memories of their youth and bring uniforms, symbols, behaviors, rituals and their social class into a nuanced relationship, illuminating the delicate balance between conformity and individuality.

Reut Shemesh, born in Tel Aviv, works in contemporary dance, experimental film and poetry. She studied at the ArtEZ Institute of the Arts in Arnhem and at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne. She has lived and worked in Cologne since 2011. One focus of her work is multimedia dance performances, often combined with research into Jewish women's culture and education. Her pieces have been shown internationally and won several awards.

Credits :

Concept & Choreography: Reut Shemesh
Dance and co-choreography: Juliana Oliveira, Kelvin Kilonzo, Mihyun Ko, Brit Rodemund, Enis Turan
Lighting and stage design: Ronni Shendar
Costume design: Marie Siekmann
Music: Micha Kaplan
Choreographic assistance: Katja Pire

Project management: Sabina Stücker

A joint production by fabrik moves Potsdam and Reut Shemesh, in co-production with K3 | Tanzplan Hamburg, Fokus Tanz | Tanz und Schule e.V. München and HELLERAU - Europäisches Zentrum der Künste Dresden as part of the cooperation explore dance - Netzwerk Tanz für junges Publikum. Funded by the Jupiter - Performing Arts for Young Audiences program of the German Federal Cultural Foundation. Funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media. The explore dance network is supported by the Art Mentor Foundation Lucerne.

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Lisa Kaschubat: PHYGITAL INTIMACY (Berlin/Cologne) / 21:15h

VR glasses are available for up to 7 people per performance.

Phygital Intimacy is an interactive mixed reality performance and cooperative multiplayer game that combines contemporary dance, generative music production and XR technologies to create an immersive experience of connection and intimacy between the players and the technology.

Lisa Kaschubat (she/they) is a transdisciplinary artist from Berlin. Her work explores physicality, relationships and emancipation in the field of tension between technology and virtuality. Using XR, digital worldbuilding, 3D animation, performance and sculpture, she connects virtual and physical spaces and questions common boundaries between real and virtual.

Duration: 30 min.

Concept and artistic direction: Lisa Kaschubat
Choreographic development: Tasha Hess-Neustadt
Dance performance: Yurika Sophie Yamamoto
Sound composition and interaction design: Jane Arnison
Live sound: Luca De Michieli
3D programming: Leonid Barsht
3D art: Lisa Kaschubat and Dagmar Schürrer
Project coordination and production: Maja Stark
Avatar and portal design: Carolina Ovando
Cup design: wro wrzesińska
Stage design: Louis Caspar Schmitt

The project was realized with the support and in cooperation with the AURORA XR team and supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the program "Strengthening the Innovation Potential in Culture III" (INP-III) and DOCKdigital Berlin.