b12 spring
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b12 spring
— // —locations: eden***** studios & dock11
Maxine Doyle
Associate artist Punchdrunk
this performance project is designed for about 17 people and lasts 13 days (sunday off). it will be performed three times alongside two other performance projects at dock 11, a theater in the center of berlin. maxine's performance project runs from april 14 - 26, 2026.
rehearsals and performances:
april 14 - 18: 09:00 - 12:30 at eden studios
april 19: no rehearsal
april 20 - 23: 09:00 - 12:45 in dock 11 theater/dock 11 studio
april 24: 09:00 - 11:00 in dock 11 theater / 16:00 - 18:00 dress rehearsal in dock 11 theater with all three groups / performance: 19:30 - 21:30 in dock 11 theater
april 25: 12:45 - 14:00 possible feedback at dock 11 theater / performance: 19:30 - 21:30 at dock 11 theater
april 26: 12:45 - 14:00 possible feedback at dock 11 theater / performance: 19:30 - 21:30 at dock 11 theater
new: if you are interested in us booking accommodation for you for the duration of the performance project, please indicate this in your application. please understand that we only have a limited number of accommodations available.
there is no deadline and you can apply up until one day before the performance project starts.
what a state
State of being State of mind state of matter state of the nation united state (s) in a state what a state – physical dance theatre creation through an exploration of state and its human, political, and animal associations. this work will be made in collaboration and created through improvisation and tasks.
the description reflects an artist’s idea which was developed at the time it was submitted to b12. it may have changed by the time the workshop or the performance project is starting. please stay flexible. thank you!
biography
maxine is an independent choreographer and director. since 2002, she has been director and choreographer for punchdrunk, with whom she co-directed the multi-award-winning sleep no more (london, boston, new york, shanghai, seoul), the drowned man, the house where winter lives, the firebird ball, faust, masque of the red death, tunnel 228, the duchess of malfi (an operatic collaboration with english national opera and thorsten rasch), and the yellow wallpaper. most recently, punchdrunk opened the epic the burnt city (2022–present) in london. work for film and television includes mari (dir: georgia paris), the third day – autumn (punchdrunk), brave new world (dir: owen harris), and 20:20 vision (dir: jake polonsnky). maxine has created work for ndt2, gothenburg dance company, in collaboration with es devlin, the balletboyz (uk), dart dance company, the martha graham company (usa), verve (uk), and johannes wieland company (germany). in 2019, she created the award-winning sunset (australian dance award) for strut dance and the perth festival. maxine is a regular principal artist at springboard dance and b12 festival. in 2023, maxine continued her collaboration with es devlin with the critically acclaimed dance installation work – salamander. future projects include new work i am not myself for eisenhower dance company (usa), in collaboration with composer rachael dease, the ministry (nscd), and mayday for bodhi project (austria).
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