b12 summer | main event
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b12 summer main event
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)!
guy shomroni // maria colusi // antony hamilton
performance projects
dates (dock 11 theater)
unfortunately, there are no disabled parking spaces near DOCK 11.
guy shomroni
Guy Shomroni began his professional career in 2000 as a dancer in the production Beasts at the Suzan Dellal Dance Centre. In 2001 he joined the Batsheva Ensemble, and the Batsheva Dance Company in 2004. During his time at Batsheva, he worked under the direction of Ohad Naharin and with other notable choreographers, such as Sharon Eyal and Yasmeen Godder. He also assisted Naharin in the creation of major works, including Hora (2010), The Hole (2013), and Last Work (2015). In addition to performing, Shomroni developed his own creative path, choreographing ten original pieces for the company’s Dancers Create program. After leaving Batsheva in 2013, Guy continued as a freelance dance artist, collaborating closely with choreographer Yaniv Abraham. Together, they created works such as Kuntz (2013), Vellum (2014), Kumzits (2017), Second Home (2017), Ambush (2018), It Will End in Tears (2019), Idit (2022), and Being Human Being (2023). During the '21/'22 and '22/'23 seasons, Guy returned to Batsheva as rehearsal director. Since 2002, he has been a dedicated Gaga teacher, conducting classes and workshops around the world. Currently, Shomroni continues his career as a choreographer, dancer, and Gaga teacher, in addition to staging works by Ohad Naharin for international companies.
About us
Dispersed along the spectrum between love and death - the mother of all contrasts, exploring storytelling at the meeting point of moving and behaving. Equipped with virtuosity and vulnerability, extracting clarity from chaos, and individuality from the identity of the collective.
maria colusi
former dancer with Sasha Waltz & guests company
Maria Colusi is a dancer, teacher, choreographer, and mentor based in Berlin. She was born in Argentina and obtained her qualifications from the Taller de Danza Contemporanea del Teatro Gral. Colusi undertook studies in dance and choreography in France and at the American Dance Festival in the USA. She has been a member of the Sasha Waltz and Guests Company and the Ballet Contemporáneo Teatro Gral. San Martin, and Tangokinesis Company. She has developed her own interdisciplinary practice, engaging in collaborative work with composers, visual artists, and musicians. Her work has been performed at a number of venues, including RadialSystem, Berliner Ensemble, DOCK11, Delphi Theater, Schloss Solitude (Germany), Teatro Argentino de La Plata (Argentina), and Kunst Festival des Arts (Belgium). Additionally, she has taught improvisation and composition workshops locally and internationally for various companies, and dance centers such as HZT-BA dance programme, Bauhaus University, Weimar, University of Arts in Argentina, PRODA, Norway, Institut del Teatre ITI Spain, Marameo, Tanzfabrik, B12 Summer Festival, Germany, among others. She was awarded grants from various institutions, including Inicial 1/2- Akademie der Kunst, Dis-tanz-solo, Dachverband Tanz Stipendien, Takecare- Darstellende künste, Stipendien SonderProgramm, Einstiegförderung, and Wiederaufnahmeförderung / Berlin Senate Administration in Germany.
Boost
The piece explores extremes - outbursts, intense parties, extreme release, productivity, followed by total stasis due to energy depletion. It explores the moods that lead individuals to extremes and deals with the aftermath of total destruction and exhaustion, similar to the day after the party. In the midst of real-life situations that often fall between these extremes, the work highlights and the tension that arises from the struggle to maintain authenticity amidst societal pressures for conformity. When does a passion become extreme, an addiction or an escape from oneself? The incorporation of electronic dance beats and live construction reflects the dynamic interplay between the external world and the internal experiences of those involved, interpreting the contrasting elements of life - the highs and the lows, the harmony and the discord. The creation of the work will entail the utilisation of improvisation and the setting of material, which will facilitate the generation of solos, duets and trios that can also be shared with the entire group. In each scene, the focus will be on different physical and theatrical tasks initiated by myself, but also incorporating elements emerging from the group dynamic. The final choreographic work will be the result of our collective exchange and shared understanding of the process, embracing the differences between individuals, while also acknowledging the common hopes, desires, and passion for creating together.
antony hamilton
artistic director of Chunky move
Antony Hamilton was appointed Artistic Director of Chunky Move in 2019. His choreographic work examines the elemental nature of the body, set against intersecting narratives exploring past, present and future. He employs a sophisticated melding of movement, sound and visual design to imagine complete worlds and develop new choreographic languages. Antony has been the recipient of major fellowships from Bangarra Dance Theatre, the Tanja Liedtke Foundation, the Australia Council for the Arts, and the Sidney Myer Foundation. In 2013 he was Resident Director of Lucy Guerin Inc and in 2014 was guest dance curator at The National Gallery of Victoria. He was inaugural International Resident Artist at Dancemakers Toronto from 2016 to 2018. He has created numerous national and international commissions, including Keep Everything and I Like This for Chunky Move, Black Project 3 for The Lyon Opera Ballet (FR), Sentinel for Skanes Dansteater (SE), and They Want New Language for La Comète (FR). Antony has received four Helpmann Award nominations, winning for Black Project 1 & 2, and Forever and Ever (Sydney Dance Company). He has won numerous Green Room Awards and has also received a New York Performing Arts Award, Bessie, for Outstanding Production for MEETING. In his time as Artistic Director at Chunky Move, Antony has premiered new works, including Token Armies (2019), Universal Estate (2019), Yung Lung (2022), Rewards for the Tribe (2022), AB_TA_Response (2022), and 4/4 (2023).
dramaturgy of material
antony Hamilton's performance project will incorporate the foundations of his 15 years of choreographic practice. This will include: development of complex choreographies using his unique number based choreographic system; collaborative and democratic choreographic tools; live composition and improvisational strategies; and dramaturgy created from the material conditions of the people, objects, and space. antony's choreographic process calls upon participant's imaginative interpretation of ideas, and intuition with the physical realisation of these ideas. he will guide participants to approach the process with self awareness and criticality towards generating work. Antony cultivates an environment of playfulness and curiosity, alongside rigour and discipline, where process is equal in its value to the outcome.
performers
antony hamilton // dramaturgy of material
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