OFFSITE by Wehrmuehle presents Aura's Dance

TICKET ONLY EVENT - LIMITED CAPACITY

Event Details:

• Date:  Thursday, 29th of August 2024
• Doors: 18:00 - join us for food and drinks by VOLK Mitte before the performance.
• Performances:  20:00 Performance of Aura's Dance with dancers from Staatsballett Berlin and live accompaniment on the piano by Kaan Bulak.
• Afterparty:  23:00 at Veronika Bar in Fotografiska with Amounka
• Location:  Offsite by Wehrmuehle, Friedrichstraße 112b, 10117 Berlin

TH 29 AUG 2024

"Aura's Dance: Identities in Motion" is an interdisciplinary project comprised of both a live dance performance and accompanying exhibition.  The performance portion of the evening will be performed by dancers of the Staatsballett Berlin in collaboration with the couture designer label Kaviar Gauche..

A photo series by the photographer Tiana Lenz and video installation by visual artist Theresa Maria Forthaus will also be exhibited. The two artists documented the performance and rehearsal process, highlighting themes and tropes addressed in the piece.


TIMELINE

Doors Open

Join us for a curated food experience from VOLK Mitte with a champagne bar by Wine Damager before the performance begins, available from 18:00 to 23:00. Food will not be served during the time of the performances. Cash and card accepted.

Dance Performance -  Aura's Dance 

For many women, their upbringing emphasized the significance of appearing thin and attractive as a means to achieve success - for dancers this rings even more true. "Aura's Dance: Identities in Motion" questions how societal expectations placed on women have shaped female identity and contributed to prevailing notions around femininity. The work concludes with an introspection of unexplored and suppressed aspects of the self. 

Live Accompaniment on the Piano by Kaan Bulak

Kaan Bulak is a composer, pianist, sound artist moving between instruments and geographies. With his strings ensemble or with visual artist Ali M. Demirel, Kaan unites contemporary classical music with electronic music on stages such as Philharmonie Berlin, Opernhaus Zürich, Sónar Istanbul. Throughout his catalog that consists of works for piano, orchestra, chamber music, sound installations and electronic art music, his focus primarily lies on being expressive in the moment. At his solo concert at Offsite by Wehrmühle, Kaan will be performing at the augmented piano - an electronically enhanced piano setup - merging his written pieces with improvisations on the spot, creating an immersive sonic experience - dancing with the intuitive mind until all borders disappear.



Afterparty at Veronika Bar

After the performance, come dance with us in the beautifully renovated courtyard of Wehrmuele OFFSITE. For the official Afterparty, we will move to the Veronika Bar in Fotografiska at At 23:00 with tunes by Amounka.


Performances and exhibition curated by Tjioe Hecken and Felipe Schwager

                                                                                     
Artists:

Concept: Soraya Schulthess

Choreographer: Annick Schadeck

Dancers: Mari Kawanashi, Leroy Mokgatle, Vivian Koohnavard, Lia Kemendi, Soraya Schulthess

Costume Design: Kaviar Gauche

​Video Artist: Theresa Maria Forthaus

​Photographer: Tiana Lenz

Piano Solo: Kaan Bulak