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b12 summer main event

mavericks

 

the b12 mavericks program is a three-month training program based on the principles of b12. part of this program is a choreographic process of four weeks. the participants of the b12 mavericks program 2025 went through either a creative process with Akira or johannes. at the end of the program there were two studio performances. in addition, there is now also the opportunity to attend two performances at the b12 summer festival. both pieces will be shown on each performance evening.

 

akira yoshida / johannes wieland // uncoded // the truly amazing unknown piece # 1

 

dates (eden studios)

 

 

akira yoshida

 

akira is a dancer who, after his beginnings with breaking, has dedicated himself to contemporary dance and performing arts. after receiving the main artistic scholarship from navarra, he completed his artistic training at the sead (salzburg experimental academy of dance). he has worked with the companies peeping tom, lali ayguadé company, yoann bourgeois, hungry sharks, physical momentum, roberto oliván performing arts, ceren orán, quieroteatro, etc. akira also has other projects, such as virgil abloh's latest fashion show by louis vuitton, and the new commercials by j.o.t.t. and polaroid. as a creative, he created his own solos home, burial of the bark, and oroimen, and, together with lali ayguadé, created the duets together to get there, and gizaki (a duet nominated for the premis de la critica and premis butaca awards. this duet was also made into a short film that was nominated for the rever awards), and hito with chey jurado (audience award in masdanza and 3 awards in paso a 2). akira has also choreographed where nowehere ends elsewhere for uma, what shall we do? for b12, dreaming nowhere for cobosmika, and he worked as choreography assistant to lali ayguadé in the creation of sublimation for the korean national company of contemporary dance and shelter for the verve company. he has also worked on the short film, the echo of time, by natalia de miguel&asier altuna. he currently combines touring his own work with tours with other companies and workshops around the world at festivals such as deltebredansa, b12, kalamata international dance festival, flip helsinki, portugal summer intensive,

 

 

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 15 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 from 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.

 

akira yoshida / johannes wieland // uncoded // the truly amazing unknown piece # 1

akira yoshida
 

concept: i envision a world steeped in contradictions, where inhabitants grapple with weariness, filth, and a pervasive sense of isolation, despite their shared spaces. these are individuals abandoned by purpose, adrift without direction yet devoid of questioning. they traverse aimlessly, burdened by possessions they can't connect with. gradually, their identities emerge, stirring forgotten memories and resurrecting their true selves.

 

about the process: i like to distinguish between two realms: the physical and the creative. to me, they intertwine, each influencing the other. the more diverse qualities, textures, and physical elements we explore, the richer our creative palette becomes, allowing for a broader spectrum of distinct characters with unique identities. we'll delve into various qualities, systems, and imagery, initially focusing on bodily exploration and theatricality, as i do in conventional workshops. as we familiarize ourselves with one another, we'll begin shaping characters, contexts, and scenarios that will define our collective creation. when it comes to creation, it's never solely my piece; it's ours. collaboration is key, fostering a dynamic of communication and misunderstanding. as i introduce tasks and ideas, it's vital that they resonate with your understanding, even if they lead to misconceptions. this process serves as a bridge between my world and yours, where we converge in the interplay of identities, creations, and propositions.

 

 
 
johannes wieland
 
there is a truly amazing unknown universe.
 
it's so stunning, that it blows everything else away.
in a second.
 
if i really think about it, it makes you feel weak..
but actually i never really have the time to think about it, so i feel very, very strong.
 
we should be together, maybe not forever, but for the time being.
i bet that makes us fantastically strong and gives us the freedom to sing the songs we want to sing, to talk about what we like to talk about and certainly look the way we want to look like. it's an amazing universe.
 
we maybe could be us. and we will.
 
but don't be fooled. there comes this day where either you or me have to fade away. simply fade. no drama.
 
and actually we will never meet again. but how wonderful is that? because there is a future. a promising one.
 
but don't be fooled. there comes this day where the future will have to fade away. no reason to lie.
 
no tears, ok! because then there will be the future future. and that future future will be probably even more amazing. it's very different from the future, you know. hard to explain. just saying. no reason to lie.
 
but don't be fooled.
 
  
 
do we really need to prep ourselves in order to survive, or may it be that we just can be who we are and take it from there? what does it mean to be who you are, being yourself, and is trying to be someone else part of who you are? a lie?
 
 
performance starts at 21:30pm at eden studios (studio 300), breite strasse 43, 13187 berlin
 
program order: on saturday akira's piece will be the first and johannes' second. (on thursday it will be the other way around)

 

akira's cast: carolina gonzález / hanna ragnarsdottir / fabian hellmuth / lily alcock / bianca perrone / olivia adans / alice decandia / ella power / candela arriata / mischa reilley / aline / gia perino / santina leone / cecilia morris / josefina del castillo / bárbara herbst / valentina starita / myra eetgering / joana de meneses correia / jack tuckerman / kasandra hernández muñoz / beatriz lourenço

 

 

johannes' cast: Lara Sutter / Natia Chikvaidze / Alix Kuijpers / Rachel Halmrast / Amber Xu / Uma Supatra-Campbell / Celina Schadow / Lillie Yokom / Anna Tseng / Alyssa Hartstein / Honey Stoove / Ella Alperin / Simone Schäfer / Jackson Menard / Saskia Wulfinghoff / Kiri Maasen

 

johannes' sound design: donato deliano / alix kuijpers

 

 

 

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