18.11.2026
Weaving Belonging
Showing · Performance · Emerging Change Tanzfestival
by Sointu Pere
by Sointu Pere
Venue:
Uferstudios 4
Badstr. 41A
Uferstr. 23
13357 Berlin
Badstr. 41A
Uferstr. 23
13357 Berlin
Tickets:
Free entry. First come, first served.
Duration:
approx. 120 Min
Dates:
Access:
Description
Presented as part of Emerging Change Tanzfestival at Tanzfabrik Berlin BÜHNE
As part of the Emerging Change Tanzfestival, Sointu Pere presents a Residency Showing at Tanzfabrik Berlin BÜHNE, exploring movement, identity, and the politics of visibility.
"This embodied research explores belonging through movement, understanding identity as something fluid and continuously emerging. I draw inspiration from social and club dance cultures, reconnecting with my own lineage of these forms. I approach them as cultural spaces of soulful groove, communal care, and embodied survival strategies.
Through movement, I look forward to exploring different somatic states. I am interested in how sensuality is experienced in the body: What rhythms and sounds invite it? How can slowness create agency? How can these internal shifts invite emotional release? The research also engages with the politics of being seen. I ask how sensuality and the act of taking up space can be reclaimed while maintaining authorship over my own narrative, and how movement can become a site for negotiating belonging and not-belonging. How does intimacy shift under the gaze? Can pleasure remain self-defined in a performative space?"
The full program of the Emerging Change Tanzfestival, taking place from November 2 to 22, 2026 at various locations across Berlin, can be found here
"This embodied research explores belonging through movement, understanding identity as something fluid and continuously emerging. I draw inspiration from social and club dance cultures, reconnecting with my own lineage of these forms. I approach them as cultural spaces of soulful groove, communal care, and embodied survival strategies.
Through movement, I look forward to exploring different somatic states. I am interested in how sensuality is experienced in the body: What rhythms and sounds invite it? How can slowness create agency? How can these internal shifts invite emotional release? The research also engages with the politics of being seen. I ask how sensuality and the act of taking up space can be reclaimed while maintaining authorship over my own narrative, and how movement can become a site for negotiating belonging and not-belonging. How does intimacy shift under the gaze? Can pleasure remain self-defined in a performative space?"
The full program of the Emerging Change Tanzfestival, taking place from November 2 to 22, 2026 at various locations across Berlin, can be found here
Accessibility, Content Note & Sensory Stimulations
The event will take place in Studio 4. Studio 4 is completely at ground level and therefore accessible without steps. Wheelchair spaces and beanbags 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.tanzfabrik-berlin.de/en/barrierefreiheit#
A Resting Room is available on the premises of Uferstudios, feel free to check-in with our evening staff about it.
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#
A Resting Room is available on the premises of Uferstudios, feel free to check-in with our evening staff about it.
Biographies
Sointu Pere
I am an Afro-Finnish dance artist, performer, and cultural worker based in Berlin. My movement practice is rooted in improvisation and is influenced by my background in street dance styles, Afro-Cuban styles, and contemporary dance. In my movement practice I’m curious to explore the different states the body can inhabit, allowing pleasure and other bodily sensations. I care about creating and holding queer and BIPOC spaces. I work toward building dance spaces that honor multiple embodied knowledges and challenge the dominance of Western cultural frameworks. Recently, I began co-hosting a BIPOC drag group that explores the in-betweens, centering movement and music traditions. I’ve performed and worked artistically in venues including Dock 11, Sophiensaele, ImPulsTanz in Vienna and HAU. Most recently my work has been supported by Durchstarten, UrbanApa and Ausland residency.