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• dance theater + audience talk
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• physical theater
• contemporary dance

• Mo., 26.09.2022, 20:00

Audience Talk following 'Swallow me'

'swallow me,' is a physical theatre choreography exploring nature’s resilience in relation to human’s resilience at Hošek Contemporary. The following audience talk proposes to share perceptions and discuss aspects of resillience among other topics of the performance.

• 1"The doors to the world of the wild Self are few but precious. If you have a deep scar, that is a door, if you have an old, old story, that is a door. If you love the sky and the water so much you almost cannot bear it, that is a door.”
• 2 Miriam Beike , Tänzerin, Dramaturgin, Tanzwissenschaftlerin

As nature destructs to reconstruct, humans can deconstruct preconceived stories/ trauma in the body and rewrite them with empowering narratives. Through the act of allowing the stories of the body to swallow us like the waves in the sea, we release what we no longer need from the narratives, hold onto the power, and rise resiliently wild. The audience talk will focus on differnet aspects of resilliance, tools and possibilities that humans have and also the ability to foresee when to let go. The dancer and choreographer Josephine Haas will be present at the audience talk.

About the venue

Hošek Contemporary

Established in 2016, Hošek Contemporary is a gallery, performance space and art residency located on a historical boat in Mitte, Berlin. The focus is primarily on performing arts, site-specific installations and experimental sound works. The gallery hosts weekly improvised music sets, providing musicians an opportunity to showcase their sound skills to a Berlin audience.

https://www.hosekcontemporary.com/

About the performance

Swallow me

'Swallow me' is a physical theatre choreography exploring nature’s resilience in relation to human’s resilience at Hošek Contemporary.As nature destructs to reconstruct, humans can deconstruct preconceived stories/ trauma in the body and rewrite them with empowering narratives. Through the act of allowing the stories of the body to swallow us like the waves in the sea, we release what we no longer need from the narratives, hold onto the power, and rise resiliently wild.

About the artist

Josephine Haas

As New York Native Josephine Haas began her classical dance training at the age of 13. She continued her training at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts graduating in 2012. Josephine then pursued a BFA in Dance Performance at the State University of New York at Purchase College with a term abroad in 2014-2015 at Codarts Hodgeschool Voor de Kunsten in Rotterdam, NL. Upon graduating SUNY Purchase in 2016, Josephine moved to London to dance with the internationally touring ‘Edge Company’ at The Place in London, UK. After a year with the Edge Company, in 2017 Josephine went to work as a Freelance artist, working with Choreographer Grace Nicol on a physical theater solo work titled ‘Woman Seriously.’ In 2018, Josephine moved to Bilbao, Spain to work as a dancer in new evening length creation titled ‘Sharing Home’ by Cia Denis Santacana. The work was presented at the 2019 DFERIA Festival at Theater Gaztescena in San Sebastian, Spain. Upon finishing this creation Josephine moved to Berlin, where she currently resides as a freelance artist. Throughout her artistic practice from performing, teaching and choreographing she is a strong believer in the power of movement and its ability to rewrite the stories in the body. In Berlin, Josephine has worked with artists such as Judith Sanchez Ruiz , Jara Serano, Wallie Wolfgruber, and Allan Fuentes.