b12 fall
research or die.
© suzy hazelwood
b12 fall
asteroids
b12 participants work out and research ideas with a choreographer in order to present them in a performance setting. the following workshop description is the starting point for the piece to be developed. the draft will then be presented to the public at dock 11. b12ers can get tickets at a reduced ticket price (10 euro)!
Ella Rothschild // Johannes Wieland // toula limniaos
performance projects
dates (dock 11 theater)
unfortunately, there are no disabled parking spaces near DOCK 11.
Ella Rothschild
Ella Rothschild, born in 1984, is a choreographer, multi-disciplinary artist, and dancer. Rothschild has danced with the Inbal Pinto and Avshalom Pollak Dance Company, Batsheva Dance Company under the artistic direction of Ohad Naharin, and currently dances with Crystal Pite’s Kidd Pivot. Since 2010, Rothschild has been creating her own works in collaboration with artists across disciplines. Rothschild’s works include: Acord, 12 Postdated Checks, Judah, Jesus with Soy, Flood, IMO the Mouth Is Redundant, Feed, Timeline, Futuristic Space, and Formula, which premiered in Japan in 2022. Her artist residencies include the Baryshnikov Art Center in NYC (2020) and Suzanne Dellal Centre’s inaugural program, where she created Pigulim. In 2021 Rothschild created a trilogy of artworks for Batsheva Dance Company: Summer Snow, On the Edge of Nowhere, and A Year Without Summer. Between 2022-2024, Rothschild completed another trilogy of works for Kammerballetten Festival, Copenhagen: Unpair, Milk Teeth, and The Guests. In recent commissions, Rothschild created Petrushka for the Royal Ballet of Flanders (2023) and This Solution for Nederlands Dans Theater (2024).
Back to the myth
In this project, we will embark on a vibrant exploration of storytelling through movement, language, and collaboration. Inspired by mythic tales such as Orpheus and Eurydice’s eternal love and loss, or the daring fights of Icarus and Glaucus, the performance weaves through a landscape of interconnected moments, each alive with specific imagery and emotional resonance. Scenes will emerge from a fusion of text-driven prompts and physical expression, creating a dialogue between words and motion. Through ensemble work, the stage will transform into a shared space where timeless conflicts and profound narratives take shape. Each scene builds upon the last, layering vivid visuals charged with emotional texture. This project invites an interplay between individual voices and collective storytelling, evoking a world where myth and imagination come vividly to life.
Johannes Wieland
conceived in lisbon and born in berlin, johannes wieland completed his bfa at the amsterdam university of the arts and worked, thereupon, in various companies with an extensive array of choreographers. after performing with the béjart ballet lausanne, he relocated to new york city, where he received his mfa in contemporary dance and choreography at nyu / tisch school of the arts. while running the company johannes wieland in new york, he built from scratch what, for fiftheen years, has been known as the contemporary dance company at the state theatre of kassel, germany, holding positions as a resident choreographer, artistic director, and director of the dance department. his continued cinematic interest led him to making short movies. creating multi-disciplinary work through his berlin company, mind eraser/johannes wieland is his newest playground, and aside from being commissioned by companies and teaching for universities, his critically acclaimed pieces have been invited to tour internationally to festivals and events. johannes is also directing and curating b12 - the festival for contemporary dance and performance art (www.b12.space), which runs annually in berlin. he is a 1st prize winner of the kurt jooss prize and has been awarded numerous other prizes, recognitions, scholarships, and grants. johannes was a nominee for the german theatre prize der faust, in 2016, for his creation you will be removed. he works on non-categorising art.
falling empires
this is the end. this is the beginning. and everything in-between. there are no fallbacks and there are no plans. but we are eternally free. that's something! and we are eloquent when it comes to hiding our real intentions. we keep up appearances and we can adapt. still, we can be disarmingly beautiful. we love the strange but vote for the conservative. we drink responsibly and play it safe. we are the best of the best - ready to unleash the darkness through our unapologetic way of reflecting the innocent yet merciless light of the sun. this is the end. this is the beginning. and everything in-between.
toula limniaos
choreographer and artistic director of cie. toula limnaios
Toula Limnaios was born in Athens in 1963. After training in classical and modern dance, M. Alexander and Laban technique, as well as music and dance pedagogy in Brussels, she worked as a performer with Claudio Bernardo, Régine Chopinot, and as an assistant with Pierre Droulers. She later continued her training at the Folkwang Hochschule in Essen, where she soon became a member of the Folkwang Tanzstudio. She danced in live improvisations with the musicians Konrad Bauer and Peter Kowald. In 1996 she founded the cie. toula limnaios with the composer Ralf R. Ollertz. They have been running the company together ever since. She has received numerous prizes and awards for her work and is now one of the most renowned choreographers in Germany. Tours and guest performances have taken her to Armenia, Belgium, Brazil, Germany, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Lithuania, Latvia, Mexico, Nicaragua, North Macedonia, Austria, Panama, Poland, Trinidad & Tobago, the Russian Federation, Switzerland, Senegal, Slovenia, the West Bank, Venezuela, and Cyprus. In addition to directing her ensemble, she also works as a guest choreographer at Theater Osnabrück, the University of Performing Arts Frankfurt/Main and Theater Münster. In 2007-2008 Toula Limnaios was a guest professor for choreography at the Ernst-Busch-Hochschule.
wir
Delusion and reason could be seen in our present environment as a couple that cannot be separated and not as a disease as in the past. A different kind of cognition, a counter-reason, as Michel Foucault puts it, which has its own language, or better: its own silence. Focus: to unleash the forces within us. To translate them physically, dynamically, and with expressivity.
performers
ella rothschild // back to the myth
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tool limniaos // wir
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Johannes wieland // falling empires
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