spring running from the 13th to the 26th of april 2026

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b12

asteroids

 

b12 participants work out and research ideas with a choreographer in order to present them in a performance series setting. the workshop description is the starting point for the piece to be developed. the draft will then be presented to the public at dock 11.

 

Maxine Doyle

performance projects

 

dates (dock 11 theater)

 

 

the theater hall is located at ground level in the second courtyard. It is accessible via a step that can be bridged with a ramp if necessary. due to current renovation work, which is expected to last until september, there is currently no barrier-free toilet available. severely disabled persons who require accompaniment will receive a free accompaniment ticket. unfortunately, it is not possible to book the accompanying ticket online. please book your ticket online and send an e-mail to dockart@dockart-berlin.de for the accompanying ticket. we will then provide the accompanying ticket. People in wheelchairs or with other physical or cognitive impairments who need assistance, we ask for prior registration by email at dockart@dockart-berlin.de. unfortunately, there are no disabled parking spaces near DOCK 11.

 

Maxine Doyle

Associate artist Punchdrunk

 

maxine is an independent choreographer and director. since 2002, she has been director and choreographer for punchdrunk, with whom she co-directed the multi-award-winning sleep no more (london, boston, new york, shanghai, seoul), the drowned man, the house where winter lives, the firebird ball, faust, masque of the red death, tunnel 228, the duchess of malfi (an operatic collaboration with english national opera and thorsten rasch), and the yellow wallpaper. most recently, punchdrunk opened the epic the burnt city (2022–present) in london. work for film and television includes mari (dir: georgia paris), the third day – autumn (punchdrunk), brave new world (dir: owen harris), and 20:20 vision (dir: jake polonsnky). maxine has created work for ndt2, gothenburg dance company, in collaboration with es devlin, the balletboyz (uk), dart dance company, the martha graham company (usa), verve (uk), and johannes wieland company (germany). in 2019, she created the award-winning sunset (australian dance award) for strut dance and the perth festival. maxine is a regular principal artist at springboard dance and b12 festival. in 2023, maxine continued her collaboration with es devlin with the critically acclaimed dance installation work – salamander. future projects include new work i am not myself for eisenhower dance company (usa), in collaboration with composer rachael dease, the ministry (nscd), and mayday for bodhi project (austria).

 

 

what a state

State of being State of mind state of matter state of the nation united state(s) in a state what a state – physical dance theatre creation through an exploration of state and its human, political, and animal associations. this work will be made in collaboration and created through improvisation and tasks.

 

 

 

performers

 

 

maxine doyle // what a state

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