Keeping collective in fragmented times
Sharing of Practice by Urgent Bodies Collective
As part of its residency at Tanzfabrik Berlin BÜHNE x Grüntaler 9, the Urgent Bodies collective invites the public to a Sharing of Practice. Under the title ‘Keeping collective in fragmented times’, the theme of togetherness will be at the centre of the joint artistic and activist practice.
How do we stay in relationship and commitment to each other in spite of fragmented work realities, tumultuous lives and the rupturing political landscapes? How can we organise around our political visions when physical presence in same time and space is a consistent challenge?
Our residency is a series of physical encounters that leave documented traces for the next encounter - with the aim of creating and sustaining togetherness, nurturing each other despite the conditions that seek to drive us apart. The members of Urgent Bodies come from different physical practices, cultural backgrounds and activist spaces. Our aim is to create opportunities for collective resilience to enable bodily and political movements that put life at the centre.
How do we stay in relationship and commitment to each other in spite of fragmented work realities, tumultuous lives and the rupturing political landscapes? How can we organise around our political visions when physical presence in same time and space is a consistent challenge?
Our residency is a series of physical encounters that leave documented traces for the next encounter - with the aim of creating and sustaining togetherness, nurturing each other despite the conditions that seek to drive us apart. The members of Urgent Bodies come from different physical practices, cultural backgrounds and activist spaces. Our aim is to create opportunities for collective resilience to enable bodily and political movements that put life at the centre.
Accessibility
The Grüntaler 9 store is at ground level and is wheelchair accessible via two provisional ramps (16% und 18%). The entrance door is 90cm wide. The toilet is not barrier-free. If you need any help with the use of the ramp, please do not hesitate to contact a member of staff. Two Beanbags will be available.
Content Note
English will be spoken during the performance. Forms of violence and discrimination will be addressed during the performance.
Content Note
English will be spoken during the performance. Forms of violence and discrimination will be addressed during the performance.
Urgent Bodies Collective
Urgent Bodies is a group of artists and activists that formed in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic, a time when social isolation was on the rise. Its members came together to address exhaustion and burnout in artist education and political activism - understood as a problem for society as a whole, stemming from a social structure that prioritises productivity over health. At their meetings, Urgent Bodies share nourishment and movement practices and deal with their creative and accessible archiving.
Duration: approx. 60 minutes
Admission free. First come first served.
Admission free. First come first served.
Concept & Sharing of Practice: Urgent Bodies / Henna-Elise Ventovirta, Promona Sengupta, Ming Poon, Maricarmen Gutiérrez Castro, Leo Naomi Baur, Joy Atkinson, Akseli Aittomäki, Akiles Agaili
Supported by Tanzfabrik Berlin BÜHNE. Supported by the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion of the State of Berlin.
Supported by Tanzfabrik Berlin BÜHNE. Supported by the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion of the State of Berlin.