Ein Tanz für Valeska Gert
Performance · Premiere
by
Fernanda Silva
In the frame of FEMINIST FUTURES WEEKEND
The stage as a free space for marginalized characters
For Brazilian trans artist Fernanda Silva, the stage is a place where she can live her identity freely. In her homage «Ein Tanz für Valeska Gert», she follows in the footsteps of the controversial grotesque dancer, cabaret artist and dance avant-gardist of the golden 1920s. Silva's solo work is a very personal encounter with Gert. Reality and fiction, memories of her own origins and biography intersect with the life and work of an icon who not only inspired the expressionists and the punk scene, but also became a symbol of female resistance. A surreal kaleidoscope of two very different and yet similar women and artists.
Accessibility
The event will take place in Studio 4. Studio 4 is completely at ground level and therefore accessible without steps. Wheelchair spaces are available. The barrier-free toilet is located in the foyer of the studio, in front of Studio 3.
If you have any further questions about the access requirements for this performance, please contact: access@tanzfabrik-berlin.de
Further information on accessibility can be found on our website: https://www.uferstudios.com/de/barrierefreiheit.
Fernanda Silva
Fernanda Silva (she/her) is a Brazilian actress, dancer and choreographer. She directs the Grupo de Teatro Metáfora, which is based in Parnaíba in the state of Piauí. Founded 30 years ago, the today´s Espaço Cultural Metáfora has established itself as a place of active political resistance since 2005. Silva has been performing on stage since the age of fifteen. Her own works include: «Trovoada» (Thunderstorm), «The Lady Macbeth» and «Antônia uma luz que chora» (Antônia - The Crying Light), as well as «Impossivel estuprar esta Mulher cheia de vícios» (It is impossible to rape this woman full of vices) and «Involuntários da Pátria» (Involuntaries of the Fatherland) together with researcher and curator Sonia Sobral. Silva also recently took part in the dance piece «Uirapuru» by Brazilian choreographer Marcelo Evelin. She began researching her solo «A Dance for Valeska Gert» in Brazil in 2021. She will expand on this during her residency at Tanzfabrik Berlin in 2024.
Duration: 50 minutes
Tickets:
Pay what you can (10€/15€/20€/25€), 5€ tickets for BIPoC and trans people
Tickets:
Pay what you can (10€/15€/20€/25€), 5€ tickets for BIPoC and trans people
Creation & Performance: Fernanda Silva
Thanks to: Lia Rodrigues, Sonia Sobral, Marcelo Evelin.
A production by Fernanda Silva. Supported by apap - FEMINIST FUTURES, a project co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union and the Goethe Institute.
A production by Fernanda Silva. Supported by apap - FEMINIST FUTURES, a project co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union and the Goethe Institute.
The residency of Fernanda Silva from May 13, 2024, to June 2, 2024, is part of a cooperation between Lia Rodrigues Companhia de Danças and apap - FEMINIST FUTURES, a project co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union.
