SWEAT (anthem)
Performance · Premiere by Milla Koistinen, Dance On Ensemble
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SWEAT (anthem) moves through the terrains of resilience and endurance where determination and persistence become a quiet form of protest.
SWEAT (anthem) moves through the terrains of resilience and endurance where determination and persistence become a quiet form of protest.
Endurance is not only stamina and sustained effort, it is also a radical gesture to stay alive, alert and hopeful amidst fatigue, fracture and exhaustion. Between tension, release and play, the performance celebrates the courage to keep dancing and turn exhaustion into a collective rhythm; an anthem of defiance and joy.
Following GRIT (for what it’s worth), the work continues to explore the languages of sport and dance and how resilience and the demands made on the body and performer intersect with culture and societal events.
SWEAT (anthem) highlights the tension between vulnerability and strength, singular ambition and collectivity, asking how to persevere, remain emphatic and keep moving in times of unrest.
Created with the Dance On Ensemble and four emerging dancers, the performance celebrates the ensemble’s long and compelling careers and the combined strength of a multigenerational collective.
Accessibility
The performance takes place in Studio 14, Studio 14 is almost at ground level. The entrance is via Studio 13, there is a slight gradient of 1.0% from the outside to the entrance of Studio 14. Studio 14 has 2 wheelchair spaces. The barrier-free toilet is located in the foyer of Studios 3, 4 and 5, which is about 6 meters across the courtyard.
Early boarding (early seating) is offered before the performance. Please register in advance at ticket@tanzfabrik-berlin.de
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.tanzfabrik-berlin.de/en/barrierefreiheit#
Content Note / Sensory Stimuli
The language spoken during the performance is English. There will be moments of loud sounds, ear plugs are available at the entrance before the start of the show. Blinking and flickering lights (no stroboscope) are used during the performance and there will be a moment of complete darkness. Beanbags and chairs with a back are available upon request.
19.12. - 20:30 with Audio-Deskription and Haptic Tour
The audio description and haptic tour will take place during the performance on December 19, 2025, at 8:30 p.m. The meeting point is 45 minutes before the start of the performance, at 7:45 p.m. in Studio 13, directly in front of Studio 14, where the performance will take place. The tactile tour starts at 8:00 p.m., and the performance with audio description begins half an hour later, at 8:30 p.m.
We kindly ask you to register for the tactile tour and audio description by phone at least one day before the performance at
030 / 200 592 70 or by email at access@tanzfabrik-berlin.de
There you can indicate whether you would like to be accompanied from the train station. Pick-up is at the Pankstraße subway station, line U8. The pick-up service is available before the haptic tour on December 19 between 7:15 p.m. and 7:45 p.m., and accompaniment back to the train station is available up to 1 hour after the end of the performance.
20.12. - Artist Talk with Milla Koistinen, Ty Boomershine and dancers of the Ensemble, moderated by Jacopo Lanteri. The talk will follow the performance and will be in English .
21.12. - 18:00 Family Friendly Environment
Early boarding (early seating) is offered before the performance. Please register in advance at ticket@tanzfabrik-berlin.de
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.tanzfabrik-berlin.de/en/barrierefreiheit#
Content Note / Sensory Stimuli
The language spoken during the performance is English. There will be moments of loud sounds, ear plugs are available at the entrance before the start of the show. Blinking and flickering lights (no stroboscope) are used during the performance and there will be a moment of complete darkness. Beanbags and chairs with a back are available upon request.
19.12. - 20:30 with Audio-Deskription and Haptic Tour
The audio description and haptic tour will take place during the performance on December 19, 2025, at 8:30 p.m. The meeting point is 45 minutes before the start of the performance, at 7:45 p.m. in Studio 13, directly in front of Studio 14, where the performance will take place. The tactile tour starts at 8:00 p.m., and the performance with audio description begins half an hour later, at 8:30 p.m.
We kindly ask you to register for the tactile tour and audio description by phone at least one day before the performance at
030 / 200 592 70 or by email at access@tanzfabrik-berlin.de
There you can indicate whether you would like to be accompanied from the train station. Pick-up is at the Pankstraße subway station, line U8. The pick-up service is available before the haptic tour on December 19 between 7:15 p.m. and 7:45 p.m., and accompaniment back to the train station is available up to 1 hour after the end of the performance.
20.12. - Artist Talk with Milla Koistinen, Ty Boomershine and dancers of the Ensemble, moderated by Jacopo Lanteri. The talk will follow the performance and will be in English .
21.12. - 18:00 Family Friendly Environment
In the afternoon performances marked «Family Friendly Environment - All families welcome», parents and caregivers are warmly welcome together with their children. Although the performances are not specifically designed for young audiences, we aim to create a family-friendly environment, both outside and inside the studio. We understand if children cannot sit still throughout and families may wish to leave the performance in between or earlier. Unfortunately, we are not yet able to offer childcare. Admission is free for all accompanied children up to and including the age of 12. We kindly ask you to bring your own noise-canceling headphones. Earplugs are available on site in Studio 13 and at the entrance to the performance in Studio 14.
Milla Koistinen
Milla Koistinen (she/her) is a Finnish choreographer based in Berlin and Helsinki. She has graduated from the Theatre Academy in Helsinki with a MA in dance and from HZT Berlin with a MA in choreography. Since 2008 she tours her own work internationally and teaches in various contexts. In 2020-2024 Koistinen’s work was supported by apap - FEMINIST FUTURES – a project co-founded by the Creative Europe Program of the European Union.
Dance On Ensemble
The Dance On Ensemble was founded in 2015 by the Berlin-based cultural non-profit organisation Bureau Ritter as part of the Dance On initiative that celebrates the artistic excellence of dancers aged 40+ and explores the relationship between dance and age both on stage and in society. Working with internationally renowned choreographers and directors, including among others Rabih Mroué, Lucinda Childs, Meg Stuart, Christos Papadopoulos and Jan Martens, the Dance On Ensemble is developing a repertoire of groundbreaking and challenging contemporary dance works. Its aim is to create a solid base for a rich and ambitious future repertoire for dancers 40+.
Concept, choreography & direction: Milla Koistinen
Creation and performance: Ty Boomershine, Gesine Moog, Alba Barral Fernández,
Javier Arozena, Tim Persent (Dance On Ensemble) and Jin Lee, Emma Sofie Gautestad,
Raul Aranha, Victor Aaron Bolzmann, Milla Koistinen
Sound design: Paul Valikoski and Grégoire Simon
Light design: Martin Beeretz
Dramaturgy: Synne Behrndt
Costumes: Jin Lee and Jihun Choi
Production Director: Anastasia Luck (Dance On Ensemble) and Jana Lüthje (M.i.C.A.)
Production: DANCE ON / Bureau Ritter Co-Funded by the Europeans Union’s Horizon Europe programme for research and innovation in the frame of DanceMap. Co-production: Milla Koistinen, SPRING Performing Arts Festival (The Netherlands), Tanzfabrik Berlin BÜHNE. International Distribution: FAUVES - agency for the performing arts Supported by Bora Bora Residency Centre, Arts Promotion Centre Finland, Finnland-Institut. With thanks to Dance House Helsinki and the Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux.
DANCE ON is a project by BUREAU RITTER gUG, funded by the German Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media.
