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)!
sebastian zuber // lali ayguade // Maura Morales
performance projects
dates (dock 11 theater)
unfortunately, there are no disabled parking spaces near DOCK 11.
sebastian zuber
sebastian zuber was born in basel and graduated from the salzburg experimental academy of dance in 2015. he collaborated with the choreographer eyal bromberg, became a member of the more than naked ensemble, under the directorship of doris uhlich, co-founded the yugsamas movement collective, was commissioned for various productions at the opera zurich, and performed with edivaldo ernesto (a strong influence on sebastians approach to movement) in micro revolution, by judith sanchez ruiz, before he joined the johannes wieland company in 2016. being a part of the company gave him the chance to work with the guest choreographers tom weinberger and helder seabra. his latest appearances on stage were at the states opera bavaria, the susanna leinonen company, and the panorama dance company. as a choreographer and producer, he yielded pieces such as professional failure, lowball, accalia, industrial seagrass and, most recently, shallow waters. furthermore, he launched an ongoing workshop series called quercimovers, on the island corsica, in 2016. since 2019, he has been commissioned as a choreographer for the drama piece, aggro alan, at staatstheater mainz, under the directorship of alexander nerlich, and the contemporary circus piece, wilt and shine, by florian zumkehr. since 2021 he has been curating and producing guest shows darwintodarwin by johannes wieland, wilt and shine by florian zumkehr, and 42 by the panorama dance company at the new cultural venue walzhalle/muenchenstein.
Echoes of Tomorrow
Echoes of Tomorrow is a dance theatre production that positions itself in the midst of the complex debate about the significance of the human body in the modern world. In a dystopian and provocative landscape, the idea of the human body as a commodity is made tangible. The piece reflects the fear of the increasing commercialisation and control of the human body by political and economic forces. In an era of media saturation and easily generated images of fear that do not always correspond to reality, we find ourselves in an age of sensations and uncertainties, where the fiction of reality is hard to distinguish. Amidst this confusion and uncertainty, Echoes of Tomorrow focuses on the body as our safe harbour and anchor point, which we can at least partially understand, and over which we can (still) have free will.
lali ayguade
Lali Ayguadé has worked with Akram khan Company, Hofesh Shechter company, Marcos Morau, baró d'Evel (circus company), Roberto Olivan, and many others. for many years, She has been doing her own work. She recently won two prizes in Barcelona, for best choreographer with her latest group work, hidden, and for best dancer, sha, and she also won two maxS for BEST FEMALE DANCER AND BEST CHOREOGRAPHER. She created a short film, which won the Cannes festival, and many more, and it was also nominated for the oscars. she has Sometimes choreographed for other companies, such as the state theatre in Bielefeld and the national company of Korea.
Hold
In my work, I seek to go into the complexities of identity, shifting between abstract and theatrical movement to express the fluidity of who we are. The body becomes a canvas, a vessel through which emotions are not only felt but also embodied and released. At the same time, the sense of belonging to a group is important to this process. The group, in its diversity, is a reflection of the broader human experience. The individual shapes the group, just as the group shapes the individual. Sometimes the group will appear as a constellation but not as a fixed structure; a living, breathing entity - a dance of balance and tension.
Maura Morales
dancer/choreographer/director of the Cooperativa Maura Morales
Maura Morales completed her education in classical ballet, modern dance, choreography, acting and folklore at the Camagüey State School of Arts Camagüey in Cuba. She was soloist at various state theatres in Cuba, Germany and Switzerland. Since 2008, she has been a freelance dancer and choreographer and performs regularly at renowned international dance festivals. She has received a large number of prizes and was awarded, Among others, the renowned Kurt Jooss Prize in 2013, as well as the jury prize for the best dance performance at the international dance fair in Huesca/Spain. In 2014 she was awarded the Förderpreis für Darstellende Kunst of Düsseldorf. In 2015 she received the DURI Prize at the ACT International Dance Festival in Bilbao/Spain. Since 2010, Maura has been leading her own dance company, the Cooperativa Maura Morales, together with the composer Michio Woirgardt, for which she has since created a number of full-length pieces. With a touring volume of about 50 performances per year, the ensemble is one of the most touring (nationally & internationally) independent dance companies in Germany, touring regularly throughout Europe, Asia, and South America. Maura Morales is also a sought-after guest choreographer and has created commissioned works for numerous state and municipal theatre ensembles all over the world.
It's the why not the how
Maura Morales, together with composer and musician Michio Woirgardt, will invite you to dive into the the Cooperativa Maura Morales' way of working and creating. You will get an insight into Maura Morales' unique, intimate, and expressive movement language, which fundamentally explores the potential and limits of the moving body, as well as the importance of the why, before the how, during a creative process. The close correlation between movement and sound, the tangible, visible and audible communication between choreography and music, as equal partners and actors in the performance, are a core element of Cooperativa's aesthetic work. Music and dance are to be understood as equal dialogical partners in production and performance, which is also part of the aesthetic uniqueness of Cooperativa: the body always appears as a resonating and sounding body, the musical compositions are the guiding impulse for the movement and, at the same time, a direct reflection. We'll explore the dynamics/rhythms of movement, the valuable guide that music is when listened to attentively while creating. You will work on an organic and dynamic dramaturgy, which orchestrates the rhythms and dynamisms that affect the performer on a nervous, sensorial and emotional level. A journey from the visible and the invisible between the intellectual and the intuitive. To enter with our stories and language into other bodies and then let them free. Alone with their body/mind, their interpretation and own needs.
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lali ayguade // hold
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sebastian zuber // echoes of tomorrow
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maura morales // it's the why not the how
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