Tanzfabrik
Berlin
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The Last Open Spaces?

17.02. - 28.02.2022
Wait, what? Is this… the last "Open Spaces" Festival? Maybe. We don’t know yet. Because from time to time, things need to be reconsidered. Are they still working as planned? Are any adjustments needed? Any changes necessary? Cultural organizations – and their formats – need regular assessment. Tanzfabrik Berlin has decided to involve the public in its process of self-evaluation, and go about in a playful manner, starting with its signature presentation format.

Since 2014, "Open Spaces" has been appealing to broad audiences with a diverse program across various formats, displaying some of the most prominent voices in Berlin’s Contemporary Dance scene, that have produced and rehearsed their work at Tanzfabrik’s studios.

This year’s festival will be no exception! From the 17th to the 28th of February, "Open Spaces" will light up the gloomiest month of the year. The opening night will take place in Radialsystem, with two major Berlin premieres: “DRANG” by Sergiu Matis and “Terrain” by Milla Koistinen. Both works are part of an ongoing, recently renamed, collaboration between Tanzfabrik and Radialsystem – “:LOVE:” – whose aim is to support artists in order to reach wider audiences.

During the second week, Uferstudios will become once again the center of the festival. In collaboration with NEUE HÄUTE, Studio 1 will transform into a “WINTERBAR”— a welcoming space for formal and informal meetings, free performances and musical evenings. The other studios will host many premieres: “In return” by Sandra Man & Moritz Majce, “Remixes” by Christina Ciupke & Boris Hauf, and “No More Suffering” by Kareth Schaffer & Martin Hansen. Moreover, the exhibition “CATALYSTS – Somatic Resonance” by Margrét Sara Guðjónsdóttirwill be presented at ICI Berlin as part of the Symposium “Performing Embodiment: Practices of Reduction”.

Ten exciting days mark the high point of Tanzfabrik’s annual calendar! Unimaginable to renounce to them! They say all the best things must come to an end... but do they?

All performances will take place in compliance with the current legal protection and hygiene measures for cultural operations.

Stage

  1. Festival Opening: The Last Open Spaces? (cancelled)
    Eröffnung
    Radialsystem Hof
  2. DRANG Sergiu Matis
    Dance Performance · Premiere
    Radialsystem Halle
  3. Terrain Milla Koistinen, Paul Valikoski, Ladislav Zajac
    Installative Performance for one visitor at a time · Berlinpremiere
    Radialsystem Saal
  4. DRANG Sergiu Matis
    Dance Performance · Premiere
    Radialsystem Halle
  5. SCHRUMPF! Terrain Milla Koistinen, Paul Valikoski, Ladislav Zajac
    Immersive Installation
    Radialsystem Saal
  6. SCHRUMPF! Terrain Milla Koistinen, Paul Valikoski, Ladislav Zajac
    Immersive Installation
    Radialsystem Saal
  7. Terrain Milla Koistinen, Paul Valikoski, Ladislav Zajac
    Installative Performance for one visitor at a time · Berlinpremiere
    Radialsystem Saal
  8. DRANG Sergiu Matis
    Dance Performance · Premiere
    Radialsystem Halle
  9. Terrain Milla Koistinen, Paul Valikoski, Ladislav Zajac
    Installative Performance for one visitor at a time · Berlinpremiere
    Radialsystem Saal
  10. DRANG Sergiu Matis
    Dance Performance · Premiere
    Radialsystem Halle
  11. In Return Moritz Majce, Sandra Man
    Space Choreography with Live Installation & Video Poem · Premiere
    Uferstudios
    5
  12. Emerging Change Makisig Akin, Adrian Marie Blount aka GodXXX Noirphiles
    Performance
    Uferstudio 1 / Winterbar Stage
  13. In Return Moritz Majce, Sandra Man
    Space Choreography with Live Installation & Video Poem · Premiere
    Uferstudios
    5
  14. Remixes Christina Ciupke, Boris Hauf
    Performance · Premiere
    Uferstudios
    12
  15. CATALYSTS – Somatic Resonance Margrét Sara Guðjónsdóttir
    Interdisciplinary Choreographic Installation Exhibition
    ICI Berlin
  16. No More Suffering Martin Hansen, Kareth Schaffer
    Dance Performance · Premiere
    Uferstudios
    14
  17. Open Studio Joannie Baumgärtner, Selin Davasse
    Residency@Tanzfabrik
    Uferstudios
    4
  18. In Return Moritz Majce, Sandra Man
    Space Choreography with Live Installation & Video Poem · Premiere
    Uferstudios
    5
  19. Remixes Christina Ciupke, Boris Hauf
    Performance · Premiere
    Uferstudios
    12
  20. No More Suffering Martin Hansen, Kareth Schaffer
    Dance Performance · Premiere
    Uferstudios
    14
  21. CATALYSTS – Somatic Resonance Margrét Sara Guðjónsdóttir
    Interdisciplinary Choreographic Installation Exhibition
    ICI Berlin
  22. CATALYSTS – Somatic Resonance Margrét Sara Guðjónsdóttir
    Interdisciplinary Choreographic Installation Exhibition
    ICI Berlin
  23. In Return Moritz Majce, Sandra Man
    Space Choreography with Live Installation & Video Poem · Premiere
    Uferstudios
    5
  24. Remixes Christina Ciupke, Boris Hauf
    Performance · Premiere
    Uferstudios
    12
  25. No More Suffering Martin Hansen, Kareth Schaffer
    Dance Performance · Premiere
    Uferstudios
    14
  26. Falscher Abgang – Unzeitgemäße Themen des Zeitgenössischen Theaters. Folge 5: ZUSCHAUEN (cancelled) Peter Stamer
    Live Podcast Recording
    Uferstudio 1 / Winterbar Stage
  27. #StandWithUkraine
    Spontaneous reading event in reaction to the Ukraine invasion
    Uferstudios
    1
  28. CATALYSTS – Somatic Resonance Margrét Sara Guðjónsdóttir
    Interdisciplinary Choreographic Installation Exhibition
    ICI Berlin
  29. Remixes Christina Ciupke, Boris Hauf
    Performance · Premiere
    Uferstudios
    12
  30. No More Suffering Martin Hansen, Kareth Schaffer
    Dance Performance · Premiere
    Uferstudios
    14
  31. copernicus drifting Emmilou Rößling
    Showing / Durational Dance Performance
    Uferstudio 1 / Winterbar Stage
  32. CATALYSTS – Somatic Resonance Margrét Sara Guðjónsdóttir
    Interdisciplinary Choreographic Installation Exhibition
    ICI Berlin