In their upcoming premiere, Martin Hansen and Kareth Schaffer explore cultural and physical narratives of suffering
Spring 2024
Bird Dances
A three-part choreographic project about birds and people
Spring 2021
Question of Belief
Inspired by the contemplative practices of the desert monks, Question of Belief proposes a demonology of the contemporary
Spring 2021
Bee Dances
An embodied exploration of what cultural exchange can mean in postcolonial times
August – October 2021
Bewegte Gespräche
A series of public choreographic practices with guest artists Kerim Becker, Olympia Bukakkis, Olivia Hyunsin Kim and Cathy Walsh
Winter 2020
Emojiland
Are emojis the language of the future?
Spring 2019
Merkel Dances
An examination of Angela Merkel’s physicality during her career in the public eye. She once decribed herself as a “kleine Bewegungsidiotin”, but this might be an exaggeration
Spring 2018
Cassandra Has Turned 2
A dance opera dedicated to the tragic Greek prophetess Cassandra, princess of Troy
Winter 2017
Cassandra Has Turned 1
A performative installation featuring the spontaneous creation of prophecies
Summer 2016
Unheard Of
Unheard Of dives into the world of cinematic post-production, where the sounds of movement, steps, clothing are synchronized with moving images
Summer 2016
Letter to Dance
Based on the poem “America” by Alan Ginsberg, the work is performed in whatever the most common language of the audience is
Winter 2016
An Animal Went Out
A story we can’t tell you. We can dance it, sing it, mime it, swim it, but it’s about something one wouldn’t normally discuss on stage
Summer 2015
Dirty Money Mudwrestling
We’re in it for the money, honey: that dirty ol’ flipside of life in the limelight.
Winter 2014
Interluding
In Interluding the artists make room for absence and conjecture, inviting the spectator to divine for herself
Winter 2014
As Easy As 1, 2, 3
The bare minimum needed to tell a story on the stage
Summer 2013
OPFER/ The Sacrifice of Kareth Schaffer
A Chosen One speaks