Studio Preview - Berlin

Ritual. Transformation. Rebirth.

Ancient folklore collides with imagined futures in this bold and visually captivating
dance performance. Beginning with an act of physical endurance, three performers
push their bodies to the limit before embarking on a journey of transformation.

Drawing on female archetypes that have endured across generations- witches,
mermaids, mothers, snakes, and warriors - the work explores how stories of
womanhood are carried, inherited, and reimagined. As these figures emerge and
dissolve, the performers navigate shifting landscapes of power, identity, and
community, revealing the tension between tradition and technological progress.

Inspired by collective folk practices, the choreography moves between moments of
unison and disruption. Shared rhythms fragment into collisions, repetition, and
resistance, creating a physical world that reflects the contradictions of contemporary
life: increasing connection alongside growing isolation. Shaking becomes a central
movement language, appearing as both the residue of exhaustion and a force of
transformation, release, and defiance.

Visually, reflective metallic materials evoke futuristic technologies and robotic forms,
yet continually transform into fluid, organic shapes reminiscent of rivers, clouds, and
mythical creatures. These shifting worlds blur the boundaries between human and
machine, nature and technology, past and future.

At its heart, the work is a search for connection. Through endurance, transformation,
and collective movement, it explores what it means to belong to one another in a
world where technological advancement increasingly shapes how we relate,
communicate, and care.