Niels Weijer was born in 1988, Netherlands; a choreographer who began his path on artistic research. We had our dialogue nearby the cafe across the entrance of User studios. At that point in time, there were a lot of air planes flying by. His presence was warm and inviting, a sense of curiosity arises naturally…
Category: DIALOGUE
{feature} Connect to your heart, she says – Dorotea Saykaly
Dorotea Saykaly’s voice is very bright and full of joyful energy. She has a short black hair, beautiful smile and an open-heart — an authentic human being, talented choreographer and dancer who lives in Sweden and works with GöteborgsOperans Danskompani. Let us get to know her more with her background story – The dialogue was…
{feature} Conscious body system – Chaim Gebber & Roberta Pupotto
Chaim and Roberta created the company which is named ”Chaim Gebber-Open Scene” in 2015. They introduced a dazzling combination of movements including a technique called Conscious Body System which is started in 2005 by Chaim Gebber himself. It makes me curios of their work, so we speak on a dinner table after I had a…
{feature} Artist, where do we meet? – Sasha Waltz Open Studio with Rosabel Huguet and Steffen Döring
The act of listening – We sit down and listen to each other. It was after I simply wrote a letter to somewhere unknown and see what happens. Part I Quoted Sasha Waltz open studio, ‘’It’s all about listening to each others.‘’ Imagine you wrote a letter to a person you admired the most, and she/he…
Christina Boixiere－The story behind the born of La Voyageusethe
Preface This is a story about a woman and many others. I would begin my thoughts with my encounter with Christina Boixiere who is the founder of ‘La Voyageuse’—the first trusted platform that connects solo female travelers with local women hosts from around the world. She’s my family which is not blood. I see her as…
{feature} 27 dance monkeys’ free playground – Be van Vark & Sven Seeger
Her house was located in the backyard of a typical Neukölln building for the residents. As I was invited to visit, Be van Vark opened the door asking me if I would like a tea. There it was, surprisingly, a concreted pumpkin standing in the backyard. You can have a 360 degrees view of the garden…
The born of Berlin Circus Festival – Josa Kölbel & John Hilliger
I met Kölbel and Hilliger at the Asian restaurant beside the theatre. They dress similar colors, sitting right across me. They are both German and the founder of Berlin Circus Festival; Josa Kölbel studied in Circus art and performance arts in France as a trapeze catcher; John Hilliger’s background is event management. They met each…
{feature} A ”modern” Flamenco woman dancing on the stage – Anna Castillo
I walked into the cafe in Wedding, waiting for Anna Castillo to enter. She showed out shortly, wearing a black top, black pants and a black pair of boots. Her hair was hanging down, unlike her stage image as I remembered. She is such a bright woman that you would easily recognise anywhere once you…
Berlin-based Club Oval Crossover Dance Battle
Berlin has its privilege to fusion all kinds of style by its diverse residents. One of the most influential events is exactly speaking the same language. An Boekman, dancer, choreographer and dance teacher, who has found the key ingredient for sharing her idea. She is the head of a big training centre for professional dancers:…
