Art

AN UNBOXING BALLET BEAT

September 13th, 2020

Mmakgosi Kgabi and Dasniya Baddhanasiri have been invited to collaborate for the closing event of this Tanznacht Berlin, and bring together their artistic practices. Mmakgosi Kgabi is a voice over artist who self explores the lexicon of the mouth and its embodiment. 
Dasniya Baddhanasiri is a ballet dancer and choreographer and runs a dojo for Japanese tight Bondage in the Wedding neighbourhood.
Between them a conversation takes place. By breaking down sentences or ballet vocabulary a raw working environment is created. Listening to what each of them brings to the space.
They can meet or flow in different directions. The two artists welcome you to visit and travel through their exchange with each other and this time space continuum.

The Männy

In June we were invited to show The Männy at Autoren(theater)tage, but because of the situation it’s now postponed to autumn. Fingers crossed that it can come to Berlin!
It will be a crazy job to set up the installtion in a new space, despite our meticulous documentation of every single rope critter.

Installtion – The Männy

New years vacation, knitting and knotting this and them, developing part of the stage design for ‘The Männy’. On the left suspended a cocoon which gives birth to an adorable rope creature in the piece. The happy side of the cocoon is made of more organic material, flowers, willow cotton, beeswax and compostable left overs. The back is covered in bitumen, an oily and somewhat burned, demolished landscape.   ➿

PERFORMANCE: BLUME BLUME

A quick invitation, if you are in Berlin come by tonight and see our performance ‘blume blume’ at Eurix-Holzmarkt.
Yesterday was fleshy fun! :)

24+25 Oktober. Doors open at 7pm, shows start at 8pm, we are on around 9pm.
More info here

Holzmarktstrasse 25 – Säalchen, shows start at 8pm, doors open at 7pm.
Premiere: with Fisherman, 2nd show with Fel in ropes.

blume, blume

maskuline muskelblumen

blutlarven

blütenblut und wutrinde

seilwinde

seerosenhimmel

gletscherseele

waldschmelze

mytrambienstürme Vortexschluchten

plasmaozean

staubstummel, laubstücke, blütenstaub
wurzelriesen
plantoiden

glauglommel

symchtonisches Zaudern

stille im wald

 

24. October tying with Flo Blondie

is working with foam puppets and dance , theatre and signs
with animals and objects. Worked a lot with other-abled people.
Also Puppetmaker theatres and sometimes film.

25. October tying with Fel

Since about one year Fel attends the Shibari classes in Haus Sommer.
And inspite of his bodysize of 1. 95 meter hight ( and 85 kg weight) the sunnyboy prooved to be surprisingly talented for suspension as a model.
The reason may be in his yoga or surf background or in his other activities which compose his phisicality or in his positiv spirit.
So he made the step from the classes within a single year to the stage and he was nominated from Haus Sommer for this performance.

10 meter in den wilden westen

Fond memories of Dennis Seidel’s western drama 10 Meter in den Wilden Westen early this year. A bunch of cowgirls, chochi and a mare living in Dawsons Creek. Revenching my dead fam, and helping me hunt down this sneaky bitch Tatjana Thorns! 🤠
The rope scene didn’t make it to the final, but it was much fun to work it with Solène.
We remount the show in Mainz and Berlin this autumn.
Photos: Simone Scardovelli