Is this piece about the eponymous bones or about the internality and externality of being human? Or about something else entirely? The encounter between the choreographer Marlene Monteiro Freitas and the ensemble Dançando com a Diferença is a mysterious storm of images. A panopticon of figures exercises birth and death, power and sometimes appropriation as well. A fascinating phantasmagoria is created over the course of meticulously choreographed scenes. Overwhelming, radical and, at times, unsettling, Freitas leaps beyond all modern patterns of dance and narration.

Performers Bárbara Matos, Bernardo Graça, Joana Caetano, Maria João Pereira, Mariana Tembe, Milton Branco, Rui João Costa, Sara Rebolo, and Telmo Ferreira Choreography Marlene Monteiro Freitas Assistant Choreographer Hsin-Yi Hsiang Lighting Design and Set Design Yannick Fouassier Sound Design Rui Antunes Production Dançando com a Diferença (Madeira) and P.OR.K (Soraia Gonçalves, Joana Costa Santos - Lisbon) Co-production CENDREV – Teatro Garcia Resende

It was musical love at first sight between actor Franziska Kleinert from RambaZamba Theater and DJ FRZNTE. As Fränzi & Fränzi, they take us on a journey through the danceable hits of the last decades, full of surprises and a yearning for adventure. With a wild mixture of different pieces of music, mixed with the boundless energy that radiates from the DJ booth, they make their audience get up on their feet and dance. Get ready for a night that will make your musical heart start beating and that will make every single foot start tapping.

For a long time now, the Hora Theatre has been representing a different view of the world as well as a special experience of time and working time. But what happens when the Horas and their new management take a trip into the future? Off into the universe, to distant galaxies, starry vortices and unknown planets? Planets inhabited by alien life forms, bureaucrats, philosophers, workers and creatures who have better things to do than “hold a steady job”? Science fiction squared, the potentiated truth of the power of invention? We promise new findings on work and leisure, but above all, real insights into life on distant planets with aliens, music, dance, bands, robots and many unknowns. First conceived as a play, now realised as a brilliant science-fiction film.

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Cast Victoria Antonova, Alice Giuliani, Laila White Direction, choreography Alessandro Schiattarella Songwriting Gina ÉTÉ Music direction Richard Schwennicke Stage design Margarete Albinger Costume design Giulia Marcotullio Lighting Uwe Wegner Dramaturgy Martin Mutschler Production, assistant direction / voice off Linda Wolf, Terry Blühdorn Costume design assistant Katharina Leu Costume intern Rebecca Stein Assistant direction Ge Lin Xchange / Theater education Matthias  Brandt, Daniel Riedel Sound / Video Eugenio Fabiani, Manuel Justo, Leon Meier, Markus Schwieger Props Stella Kuprat, Ingmar Mühlich

Inspired, in part, by Gustav Mahler's “Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen” led by her lived-experience as a disabled person, her memory of training as a classical singer and knowledge drawn from mountaineers and disabled peers, Claire Cunningham sets out to make a show where she traverses known and unfamiliar landscapes.

In this new solo Cunningham asks what it is to wander? To seek to scale great heights? What can be learned from those of us who reach for the ground through crutches as 4-legged creatures, the choreography of crip* navigation and the maps we would re-draw? Of scale and time and energy? What it means to keep going and, importantly, the wisdom to know when to turn back.

Join this internationally renowned disabled leader and choreographer for an evening-length work, where she comes to understand her own journeying as a love song - to the ground, to her disabled peers and the innate wisdom of crip* expertise and joy.

*Crip is a political and cultural identity embraced by some disabled individuals

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Conceived, choreographed and performed by Claire Cunningham Associate Director Dan Watson Dramaturg Luke Pell Artistic Collaborator Julia Watts Belser Set and Costume Design Bethany Wells Sound Design Matthias Herrmann Lighting Design Chris Copland Video Design Michelle Ettlin Executive Producer Nadja Dias Project & Access Producer Vicky Wilson Production Manager Gregor Knüppel Technician Keir Martin Stage Management Anna Booth Artistic Access Consultancy Nelly Kelly, Panthea, Angela Alves, Rita Mazza, Naomi Sanfo-Ansorge Administrative Support (for HZT) Susanne Adam, Jeanette Gogoll Mountaineering Consultants Cormac Lynch, Simone Kenyon Co-Producers & Partner Organisations A Claire Cunningham Production Co-commissioned and co-produced by Mousonturm Frankfurt, Next Festival Kotrijk, HAU Hebbel am Ufer & No Limits Festival Berlin, No Limits Festival Hong Kong, Kammerspiele Munich, Sadler ́s Wells London and Dampfzentrale Bern. Created as part of the Einstein Strategic Professorship „Choreography, Dance and Disability Arts“at the HZT Berlin

Four young lovers, a jealous fairy king who tries to tame his wife with a love potion, a chaos-creating hobgoblin and a humble band of craftsmen - these are the ingredients of this confusing tale in the forest. Nothing is as it appears, nothing ever stays the way it was. But every dream comes to an end eventually.

Matthias Mosbach, who has been working closely with the RambaZamba Theater for many years, directs Shakespeare's play about the trials and tribulations of love, about the blurred lines between the sensual and the supernatural and about the boundaries between dream and reality.

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With Kaan Aydemir, Grit Burmeister, Friedrich-Ferdinand Dambeck, Julian Jäckel, Juliana Götze, Hans-Harald Janke, Vincent Köhler, Anil Merickan, Joachim Neumann, Rebecca Sickmüller, Michael Wittsack Direction Matthias Mosbach Stage, costume, make-up Janina Brinkmann Music Leo Solter Dramaturgy Juliane Koepp Lighting Andrei Albu, Anton Seidlitz Sound Mikhail Barabanov, Kevin Sanchez Assistant Direction Dalina Schambach, Vicki Steinmüller Intern Direction Emilia Sita Jacob, Jonas Sippel Stage design intern Arina Balas Costume and make-up intern Helene Schnauder

Alban Berg drew inspiration for his opera from Georg Büchner's dramatic fragment Woyzeck. The simple soldier, harassed from all sides to such an extent he can only resist with an act of madness.

21 downbeat, the house band of the RambaZamba Theater, reworks Alban Berg's orchestral fragments, melody snippets and bits of libretto into a pop opera that drives Wozzeck, portrayed by puppeteer Hannah Elischer, across the stage with electronic sounds and straight into the open blade of his personal catastrophe.

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With Eva Fuchs (Gesang), Moritz Höhne (E-Drums, Percussion, Posaune), Hieu Pham (Gesang), Leo Solter (Elektronik, Keyboards, Gesang), Hannah Elischer (Puppen und Gesang) Direction Jacob Höhne

Who wants to have a baby and should not? And who doesn't want to have babies, but should? Over the course of an entertaining birth preparation course, performers of Theater Thikwa and the feminist collective hannsjana negotiate the big political questions that are addressed to their bellies every day. For example, what goes in: beer, cake or children – and what is allowed to come out. In a humorous stage show, the performers in Bauchgefühl take responsibility for themselves and others, develop new forms of reproduction, parenthood and care – or consciously decide against sharing their bodies and attention with anyone.

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With Laura Besch, Heidi Bruck, Kristin Feuerer, Jule Gorke, Hannah Grzimek, Jasmin Lutze, Mereika Schulz, Katharina Siemann, Marie Weich Concept & Direction hannsjana Costume & Stage design Jelka Plate Lighting design Katri Kuusimäki Artistic collaboration Merete Kaatz Technical department Holger Duhn, Eric Scheller Assistance Inge Pabel, Kimberley Süptitz Audio Description Elena Altenmüller, Evelyn Sallam

In their Schule der Liebenden, the Swiss artists Daniel Cremer and Yanna Rüger ask how one can flirt and attentively touch while still respecting boundaries. Or, to put it briefly, how things work with love and self-love. This is a genre-busting artistic experience in a magical spatial installation that embeds the teaching bodies of Theater Hora and the audience in a school of life. And, to cap things off, we all watch a brightly colored sexual education film together. Learning about love for people with and without disabilities.

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Performance & Ideas Film Noha Badir, Gianni Blumer, Caitlin Friedly, Simone Gisler, Matthias Grandjean, Nikolai Gralak, Fredi Senn, Simon Stuber, Fabienne Villiger Performance & Ideas Live Noha Badir, Gianni Blumer, Caitlin Friedly, Matthias Grandjean, Simon Stuber, Fabienne Villiger Concept melanie bonajo, Daniel Cremer, Yanna Rüger Director live performance Daniel Cremer, Yanna Rüger Director Film & Art Direction melanie bonajo Room installation Carolin Gieszner Costume Lara Lancereau-Jaulin Music & sound design live performance Thomas Jeker Assistant director Yanik Riedo Space & Costume Assistance Giuliana Gjorgjevski Assistant stage manager Liene Murken Theater Education Anna Fierz, Svenja Koch Internship Katrin Heydekamp Technical direction & lighting design Micha Bietenharder Sound consulting Rebecca Vonlaufen Production management HORA Jörg Schwahlen General Management Theater HORA Curdin Casutt Screenplay Film melanie bonajo, Daniel Cremer, Yanna Rüger Camera & cinematography Nadja Krüger Technical assistance & lighting film Janne Ebel Set Sound Film Anuk Schmelcher Editing, 3D Environments, VFX etc. Film Kolbeinn Hugi, Coco Magnusson Music, Score, Soundmix & Mastering Film Tommie Bonajo Subtitles, translation live/film Yanik Riedo Graphics, Title Design Film Philippe Karrer, Ronja Burkard Producers Film melanie bonajo, Yanna Rüger

Four human beings tap their bodies, shake themselves and make grimaces. They ask “Are you ready?” to each other. Then they enter the orange-colored house – and come back out as animals. Tiere treffen Tiere tells a story, full of situational comedy, of unexpected encounters and the curiosity for the unknown. In doing so, the piece does not only surprise the audience, but the performers as well. There is no fixed text, no agreed-upon story – everything is created through improvisation and the collaboration with the audience members.

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With Caroline Erdmann, Kaveh Ghaemi, Jakob Kraze, Lia Massetti Director Lia Massetti Stage, costumes Hella Prokoph Music Vredeber Albrecht Dramaturgy Leonie Graf Artistic communication Pauri Röwert Consulting Relaxed Performance Miles Wendt

On this day, a mixed-able team from Theater Thikwa will spend some time with you and reflect on the piece Undressed by tanzbar_bremen. The workshop will be facilitated by the actors Louis Edler and Lukasz Loska as well as the theater educator Saskia Neuthe. You will take a closer look at images and topics from the piece, try some of the elements of the dance out for yourselves and, at the end, you will present a small showing. There will be a short break after the workshop, and then the event will continue with Schrumpf! Undressed.

Lead by Louis Edler, Lukasz Loska, Saskia Neuthe (Theater Thikwa)

In Undressed, the dancers from tanzbar_bremen pretty themselves up for the world. They want to show themselves off! Then, however, they have to decide: do they want to talk about themselves or would they prefer to play a role? All of us make this decision, day in and day out – and it can change from moment to moment.

Schrumpf! brings demanding music and theater experiences to the stage for young people and their families. To do so, the performances are consolidated, moderated and made interactive. Everyone can take part!

Undressed – With Jenny Ecke, Tim Gerhards, Till Krumwiede, Corinna Mindt, Adriana Sinram, Oskar Spatz, Adrian Wenzel Choreography, concept Tomas Bünger Production assistance Anna Rödiger, Caline Weber Costume Katja Fritzsche Production tanzbar_bremen in cooperation with steptext dance project

SCHRUMPF! – Artistic direction, moderation Daniella Strasfogel Graphic design Suse Sebald Documentation Christina Voigt Social media Richard Mattmüller Artistic production management Natascha Tertre With the support of NO LIMITS Disability & Performing Arts Festival. tanzbar_bremen is funded by the Senator for Culture Bremen and Aktion Mensch. Schrumpf! is supported by the Fonds Darstellende Künste with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media and the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion.

Live is a performance and entering into the world also means taking the stage. How much of ourselves, however, will be visible in the public performance?

In Undressed, the dancers from tanzbar_bremen pretty themselves up for the world and consciously enter into the theatrical space as a place for possibilities, a room of staging. Only gradually they attempt to shed the layers of the performance in order to reveal a view of what also wants to shine through. What do I disclose and how much of it do I disclose? This is an intimate performance between roles and personality.

With Jenny Ecke, Tim Gerhards, Till Krumwiede, Corinna Mindt, Adriana Sinram, Oskar Spatz, Adrian Wenzel Choreography, concept Tomas Bünger Production assistance Anna Rödiger, Caline Weber Costume Katja Fritzsche Production tanzbar_bremen in cooperation with steptext dance project

A second of time can change a life. In Marc Brew’s case, it was a car accident that transformed him from a Ballet dancer into a paraplegic. An Accident / A Life reconstructs the accident and its consequences in minute detail. At the same time, it tells a story of vulnerability and resilience. The body of the dancer becomes a map of its own experiences.

With spectacular images, the members of the audience experience this battle for survival up close and personal. This is fantastic theatrical cinema that questions societally normalized images of people with disabilities and, at the same time, searches for new forms of movement.

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Director Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui Performer and co-creator Marc Brew Artistic team Pepijn Van Looy, Veerle Van den Wouwer, Alexandre Dai Castaing, Julia Kent, Adam Carrée, Maxime Guislain, Hayley Earlam, Lewis Landini, Pol Van Den Broek, Sam Martin-Randerson, Susan Worsfold, Susan Hay Production team / Technical team Nils Geernaert, Jamie Wardrop, Pascal Shutijser, Nia Wood, Melanie Wilson, Andy Pennycuik, Emma Jane McHenry, Gert Van Overloop, Tanker: Floris Van Looy and Robbie Van Nieuwenhove, Jonas Schildermans, Joy Parkinson, Rebecca Doggett A collaboration between Marc Brew and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui Production A Marc Brew Company and Eastman production Co-production with Perpodium; the Hessisches Staatsballett in the frame of Tanzplattform Rhein-Main a collaboration project between the Hessisches Staatsballett in Staatstheater Darmstadt and Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden and Künstler*innenhaus Mousonturm; Holland Dance Festival and Migros Culture Percentage Dance Festival Steps

In Plato’s Symposium, the great philosophers and poets of his time fight about the proper conception of love. Danza Mobile takes this occasion to put on a celebration of the body. In a way all their own, the ensemble combines gentle yet powerful dance with fulminant gender comedy to create a sensuous interplay of the identities and sexualities. This is a serious yet sassy contribution to the current debates and networks of theories, translated into a wonderful round dance of desire and diversity.

With Helliot Baeza, Manuel Cañadas, Jaime García, Arturo Parrilla, Teresa Rodríguez-Barbero, Paqui Romero Direction Arturo Parrilla Playwriting Antonio Álamo Choreography Manuel Cañadas, Ana Erdozain, Arturo Parrilla Sound space S'yo Fang, Bernardo Parrilla, Yoojin Ko and Emilio Parrilla Scenic space Emilio Parrilla Muñoz Lighting Benito Jiménez Sound Diego Cousido Production, Distribution Fernando Coronado Artistic advisor  Esmeralda Valderrama Musical direction Emilio Parrilla

Scarcely perceptibly, an alleged warm-up exercise becomes a flow of dancing movements, testing out the possibilities of different bodies intimately and cautiously. That is, until it suddenly explodes with pop songs.

Unusual Symptoms invites the members of the audience to discover the body and its significance in dance and in society anew. Somewhere in between explorations of physical diversity and joyful exuberance with a good dash of self-irony thrown in, the ensemble questions the hierarchies of classical dance and playfully redirects our gaze.

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By and with Aaron Samuel Davis, Florent Devlesaver, Gabrio Gabrielli, Paulina Porwollik, Leisa Prowd, Tamara Rettenmund, Nora Ronge, Andor Rusu, Young-Won Song, Károly Tóth Co-creation Yanel Barbeito, Carolin Hartmann Choreography Adrienn Hód Artistic collaboration Csaba Molnár Music Ábris Gryllus Stage and costumes Anna Lena Grote Lighting Christian Kemmetmüller Dramaturgy Gregor Runge Dramaturgical assistance Ármin Szabó-Székely Production management Alexandra Morales, György Ujvári-Pínter Production assistance Emily Masch, Andy Zondag Design assistant Naomi Darleen Schade Co-production with Trafó House of Contemporary Arts and OFF Foundation Supported by NATIONALES PERFORMANCE NETZ Koproduktionsförderung Tanz - funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media - and the Goethe-Institut Hungary. Unusual Symptoms is the dance company of Theater Bremen

A brother and sister put on a voice casting. Due to a gene defect, the voice of the brother will soon be lost. This is why they are searching together for a voice that he can use to continue to speak. Or, even better, many voices! One for each different situation in life.

What would things be like if you could have more than one voice? And what does that do with the siblings, when his sister writes about it? In a mixture of spoken word theater, puppet theater and audio drama, Schauspielhaus Wien asks, not least of all, who represents whom.

With Leonard Grobien, Katharina Halus, Florentine Krafft On video Samuel Koch Speakers Levin Çavuşoğlu, Martin Engler, Godehard Giese, Tobias Herzberg, Tobias Kluckert Directed by Marie Bues, Anouschka Trocker Stage and costumes Heike Mondschein Puppetry concept Katharina Halus, Sarah Zastrau Music Liz Allbee Video Bateira Sound Christoph Pichler Lighting Oliver Mathias Kratochwill Technical management Tom Skoruppa Dramaturgy Tobias Herzberg Assistant director Melina Papoulia Production management Anna Gräsel Sound recording Martin Eichberg

The English performer Laura Murphy dares to put on a wild balancing act between new circus, feminist stand-up comedy, trash and vulnerable intimacy. At the same time, her solo performance is also a deeply personal confrontation with the question of what it means to not be deemed suitable and still demand space in society. In doing so, criticism and her love for circus flow seamlessly into each other and become a provocative and clever show where the vertical aerial rope becomes a very personal instrument for storytelling.

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Performer & Writer Laura Murphy Director Ursula Martinez Producer Nicole A’ Court-Stuart Lighting Designer Jen Roxburgh Video Designer Ben Glover Filmmaker Holly Black Production Manager Dean Sudron Devising Projection Designer Mark Morreau Access Consultant Max Sutherland Lip Sync Supervisor Dickie Beau A Contra co-production with Le Carré Magique and Cambridge Junction Supported by Arts Council England National Lottery Project Grants. Summerhall Mary Dick Award Winner 2023 German language creative captioning commissioned by CircusDanceFestival Cologne Supported by The Island Bristol, Le Carré Magique, Jerwood Arts, National Centre for Circus Arts, La Verrerie d’Ales, La Grainerie, Cambridge Junction and Jacksons Lane

Together with Tim Gerhards, Oskar Spatz disarranges his life into a choreographic evening: it is about breakthroughs and setbacks, the artistic, the human and the private.

Once upon a time, he made the decision to want to work as a dancer by himself. Back then, he did not know exactly what that meant. But, he knew what he wanted. He almost always knows what he wants.

In his solo performance about self-determination as well as living and working in a community, he, as the host, invites everyone to be his guests.

Concept & Dance Oskar Spatz Choreography Tim Gerhards Music Björn Jentsch Film Lars Mindt Dramaturgical support Jenny Ecke Production management Corinna Mindt Production tanzbar_bremen Supported by the Waldemar Koch Foundation and the Karin and Uwe Hollweg Foundation

Trapped in the bathroom with a nasty potato, Jack sees himself confronted with being alone. This is how this moving autobiographical one-man-show starts off – a true story of twins who are growing up with cerebral palsy. Using tempo, videos and absurd humor, Jack Hunter describes a very special relationship between siblings, from the amniotic sac into the here and now – a laundry list of societal challenges and doubtful role models of heroes included.

Writer & Performer Jack Hunter Director & Dramaturg Joe Douglas Composer & Sound Designer Nik Paget-Tomlinson Technical Stage Manager Susan McWhirter Producing Team Nina Doherty, Mhari Robinson Projects Coordinator Katherine Dilworth With thanks to Robert Softley Gale, Paul Fitzpatrick, Wendy Niblock, Karen Steel, Michelle Rolfe, Birds of Paradise Theatre

The Geheime Dramaturgische Gesellschaft, or Secret Association of Dramaturgs, is inviting everyone to take a seat at the table. Artists and culture makers from all disciplines are invited to find a place for themselves at the table and enter into conversation over a bit of dinner.

We want to talk about inclusive art and inclusive work: how can joint artistic work be successful? At this table, we can talk about future projects, visions and desires, but frustration and anger can also be shared and demands can be stated out loud.

The networking meeting is an invitation to find allies, exchange ideas and, most of all, to network. We will take care of the culinary side of things. Drinks will be available at the bar.

The hall of mirrors of Ballhaus Ost will transform into a space of sparkling encounters and glittering ecstasy. Beginning at 8:00 pm, the doors will open to let you into cozy salon rounds which will allow you to close out the festival in a chill manner with a drink and conversations. You can reinvent your outfit at the Tisch der Endlosen Möglichkeiten, or Table of Endless Possibilities, or try your luck in the Ecke der zahlreichen Wege, or Corner of Many Paths. Anyone who is looking to take a break can do so by finding some repose in the low-stimulus Oase des Schweigens, or Oasis of Silence.

Beginning at 8:30 pm, Anna Berndtson and Yingmei Duan will bring together everyone who is attending in an interactive performance that is part of Harmony Within the Noise.

And, at 10:00 pm, the CherrYO!kie Kollektiv will kick off a simply superlative karaoke show; an unforgettable dance party with sparkling costumes and brilliant song performances. The karaoke guests will shimmer in the spotlight, surrounded by glamorous background singers and dancers. This will be a fireworks show of delights where the atmosphere will simply explode – an ecstasy of loving empowerment which will enthrall every single person, on the stage as well as in front of the stage.

With Lived Fiction, the English Stopgap Dance Company makes a suggestion for how inclusive dance can look like in the future: without barriers. A diverse multiethnic ensemble tells the story of the utopia of being together with equal rights. Dreamy dances are juxtaposed with group choreographies bursting with energy. The performance of the beauty of individual worlds of perception connects itself with an aesthetic that is as poetic as it is innovative of all-encompassing accessibility. This is a multi-faceted, brilliantly danced ensemble work that is as soft as cotton candy.

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With Christian Brinklow, Monique Dior Jarrett, Emily Lue-Fong, Jannick Moth, Lily Norton (Audio Describer), Nadenh Poan, Hannah Sampson and Dan Watson (Voice of DAN) Director & Co-Writer Lucy Bennett Access Artist & Co-Writer Lily Norton Rehearsal Director Amy Butler Composer & Sound Designer Dougie Evans Digital Artist & Creative Captions Ben Glover Lighting Design Jackie Shemesh Costume Design Ryan Dawson Laight Props Designer and Builder Colin Holden Access Guide Lauren Trim Production & Stage Manager Ethan Duffy Production Manager Emma Henderson Technical Manager Francois Langton Lighting Associate Joe Hornsby Costume Associate Rosie Whiting Project Manager James Greenhalgh Access Workers Abbie Thompson, Laurel Flatley Executive Producers Sho Shibata & Lucy Glover Lived Fiction was developed as part of the research project “DANCING: Protecting the Right to Culture of Persons with Disabilities and Enhancing Cultural Diversity through European Union Law: Exploring New Paths” led by Delia Ferri, Professor of Law at Maynooth University, Ireland.

The finale of the intercultural exchange project MOBILE in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut: 25 artists and 8 theater and dance companies from Germany, France and Switzerland present their results in workshops and scenic experiments.

In summer 2024, the network of Goethe-Institutes in France brought together over 40 artists with a wide range of performing talents in the MOBILE project. They belong to eight renowned theater and dance companies from Germany, France and Switzerland. The intercultural exchange is now reaching its conclusion. Twenty-five of the artists with and without disabilities will come together in Berlin. After two intense days of workshops, the ensembles will present an insight into their collaborative artistic work and invite everyone interested to a day of workshops, scenic experiments and discussions.

A thousand small creatures work day and night to turn organic waste into something useful – a never-ending game with many crawling legs. After all, the world urgently needs new fertile soil.

In Kompost-Horror, everyone becomes players in the game. Audience members can work through the compost as dung beetles or earthworms. Playing against the audience are a team made up of actors from Theater an der Parkaue and Theater Thikwa. At the end of the day, who will create the soil for new life? This is an interactive game that deals with questions regarding sustainability and individual responsibility.

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With Birgit Berthold, Fabian Bischoff, Robert Janning, Jakob Kraze, Rachel Rosen, Nicolas Sidiropulos Concept, direction, stage Manuel Gerst, Leonie Graf Costumes, concept collaboration Helene Payrhuber, Sophia Profanter Music, composition Tobias Vethake Design Playing field Louis Edler, André Nittel, Tim Petersen, Sammy Serag (Theatre Thikwa) Post-production Design Álvaro Martínez-Alonso Dramaturgy Daniel Richter Artistic communication Pauri Röwert, Shalün Schmidt Funded by the Berlin Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Europa

With Lived Fiction, the English Stopgap Dance Company makes a suggestion for how inclusive dance can look like in the future: without barriers. A diverse multiethnic ensemble tells the story of the utopia of being together with equal rights. Dreamy dances are juxtaposed with group choreographies bursting with energy. The performance of the beauty of individual worlds of perception connects itself with an aesthetic that is as poetic as it is innovative of all-encompassing accessibility. This is a multi-faceted, brilliantly danced ensemble work that is as soft as cotton candy.

With Octavio Bernaza, Jaime Cruz, Lucas Demarchi, Manuel García, Diana Gutierrez, Cristina León Barandiarán, Ximena Rodríguez, Álvaro Toledo Playwrite, Direction Chela De Ferrari Associate direction, Associate playwriting Jonathan Oliveros, Claudia Tangoa, Luis Alberto León Vocal training Alessandra Rodríguez Choreography Mirella Carbone Visuals Lucho Soldevilla Lighting design Jesús Reyes Stage Manager Dennis Hilario Lighting director Andrés Nunton Sound Jhosimar Sullon Video Technician Kevin Yupanqui Tour director Roxana Rodríguez Coordination and accompaniment of the cast Rocío Puelles Production Teatro La Plaza

Anna Berndtson and Yingmei Duan bring together the performance locations of the festival which are located all over the city – theaters and public spaces, indoors and outdoors – with ten live performances that they have developed especially for NO LIMITS. The members of the audience, artists and organizers can also be incorporated. Harmony Within the Noise is a collaborative series of performances that allow the boundaries between art and the everyday to become blurred and take the members of the audience along with them on a journey of perception. In doing so, a variety of different media will stimulate the senses of the audience and are intended to open up new perspectives.

LOCATIONS:

14 Nov 7:30-8:30 pm | HAU1 Foyer | Comprehensible without language. Whispered audio description on request.
15 Nov 6:00-7:00 pm | HAU2 Foyer | For the senses of sight, hearing, touch and smell. Comprehensible without language. Whispered audio description on request.
16 Nov 5:00-6:00 pm | Ballhaus Ost
17 Nov 11:15-11:45 am | Theater an der Parkaue ( as part of the Symposium)
19 Nov 5:30-9:30 pm | RambaZamba rehearsal stage
20 Nov 7:00-8:00 pm | Theater Thikwa Studio
21 Nov 6:30-19:30 | RambaZamba Foyer
22 Nov 8:30-9:30 pm | Ballhaus Ost (as part of Ballhaus Glamour Party)
23 Nov 4:30-5:00 pm | HAU2 Foyer | Comprehensible without language. Whispered audio description on request.