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HUMAN NATURE
As relevant as ever, the artistic longterm project asks what is our relation with the environment, what is our place in the - natural - world. How does this and likewise the relationship with each others shape patterns and space, and what are the creative forces and potentials in it. HUMAN NATURE moves to and in places, where such questions are activated and spaces for resonance and reflection open up within an aesthetic and participatory practice.

• on April 25th 2024 a new series   . r e s o n a n z    starts in the historic water reservoire 'Großer Wasserspeicher' in Berlin-Prenzlauerberg

. r e s o n an z

Situation #1

Three dancers play the water reservoir as an immense 'resonance instrument’. They compose the sound in the moment through their movements, between visibility and invisibility, between visible and audible presence in the labyrinthine structure of the building. How does dance translate into sound in the sensitive acoustics of the space. How is the movement composition oriented on sound. How do the sounds take on a life of their own, weave themselves into their own compositions and sonic movements, taken up again by the three performers...

In the atmosphere of this building, dance translates into acoustic signals, sound compositions. Which perspectives do you choose as a listener in the venue? Standing, sitting, walking? Receiving, waiting, searching? Or alternating between darkness and light sources? In a moment the echoes are taken up by instruments and the situation is played on ...

The series . r e s o n a n z  is an invitation into the interior of the industrial monument, its special echoe and an exploration with artistic practice. It can have an effect beyond the purely acoustic, can catch echoes from the city and create echoes within oneself. The presence and absence of water and the formerly industrial, non-human architecture might resonate with our social, ecological realities and historic transitions.

The series will invite a variety of artists and formats and can be witnessed and followed throughout the year:
Situation #1 on 25.4. // #2 on 13.-15.6. // #3 on 8.-10.8. // #4 on 31.10. // #5 on 5.12.2024

Situation #1

Thu 25. April 2024

with Niels Weijer/Tanz, Akiles/Tanz, Kristín Guttenberg/Tanz/Fujara, Vincent Lajü/Shakuhachi

19.30h _ Please buy your ticket in advance  (only remaining tickets at the doors).
And: One additional person can be invited to each ticket for free :-)

18.30h _ Silent Walk - a guided listening tour into the Grand Water Reservoir. It can be visited as an introduction previous to the performance.

Special information:

- Please bring a small flashlight and warm clothing. Also in the warmer months.
- One additional person can be invited to each ticket.
- The details for the following events can be seen via Instagram @themovingacademyberlin or here on the homepage

A project by The Moving Academy Berlin.

Special thanks to Marie Blobel/Jazzexzess, Rose von Kittlitz, Förderband e.V. for the support.