26.09.2026
The Belly Connecting Us: Cooking & Memory Sessions
Cooking Event
by Lina Gómez
by Lina Gómez
Venue:
SAVVY Contemporary
Reinickendorfer Str. 17
13347 Berlin
Reinickendorfer Str. 17
13347 Berlin
Tickets:
Free entry. First come, first served.
Duration:
approx. 120 Min
Dates:
Description
Before it becomes movement, it is memory. Often, memory begins in the kitchen.
As part of V A S T A, choreographer and dancer Lina Gómez invites the audience to join her in preparing a recipe from her grandmother. While cooking together, stories are shared, memories resurface, and recipes become a way of connecting across generations.
Everyone takes part. Someone cuts, someone peels, someone washes. Together, we reflect on familiar rituals, the flavours that bring back memories, and the traditions we carry with us. The evening ends with a shared meal and an open conversation about what has changed, what remains, and what we choose to pass on.
This participatory gathering extends the themes of V A S T A, offering a space where food, memory, and exchange come together and reminding us that some of our deepest connections begin around the table.
Accessibility, Content Note & Sensory Stimulations
SAVVY Contemporary is a ground floor wheelchair accessible space. A wheelchair-accessible toilet is available.
The cooking session takes place as a relaxed event. Early boarding and later arrival are possible. The language spoken will mainly be English, spontaneous translations on site into German, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian are possible in case needed. The cooking session may touch on familiy histories and personal stories.
If you have any further questions about the access requirements for this event, please contact: access@tanzfabrik-berlin.de or communications@savvy-contemporary.com
Further information on accessibility can be found on the website of the location: https://savvy-contemporary.com/en/contact/address/
Further information on accessibility at Tanzfabrik stage department can be found on our website: https://www.tanzfabrik-berlin.de/en/barrierefreiheit#
The cooking session takes place as a relaxed event. Early boarding and later arrival are possible. The language spoken will mainly be English, spontaneous translations on site into German, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian are possible in case needed. The cooking session may touch on familiy histories and personal stories.
If you have any further questions about the access requirements for this event, please contact: access@tanzfabrik-berlin.de or communications@savvy-contemporary.com
Further information on accessibility can be found on the website of the location: https://savvy-contemporary.com/en/contact/address/
Further information on accessibility at Tanzfabrik stage department can be found on our website: https://www.tanzfabrik-berlin.de/en/barrierefreiheit#
Credits
With:Lina Gómez
A production by Lina Gómez in co-production with Tanzfabrik Berlin BÜHNE. Funded by the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion.
A production by Lina Gómez in co-production with Tanzfabrik Berlin BÜHNE. Funded by the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion.
Biographies
Lina Gómez
Lina Gómez is a Colombian-born, Brazilian-raised choreographer, dancer, and teacher based in Berlin. Her work challenges our perception of time through persistence and repetition, interweaving diverse movement traditions with the energy that flows between music and body. Gómez studied Dance and Theater in São Paulo and completed a Master's in Choreography at HZT Berlin. Her most recent ensemble creations include "WIRRUNGEN – Sapatos Cegos" (2024), a performance for public spaces, "Antigone" (2025), in collaboration with Jörg Wesemüller at Staatstheater Braunschweig, "Vagarosas" (2023) and "Träumerei des Verschwindens" (2022), both presented at Radialsystem Berlin. Since 2015, she has been selected for residencies across continents, including the prestigious Villa Kamogawa Residency – Goethe-Institut in Kyoto. www.linapgomez.com