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research or die.
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b12
asteroids
b12 participants work out and research ideas with a choreographer in order to present them in a performance setting. the following workshop description is the starting point for the piece to be developed. the draft will then be presented to the public at dock 11. b12ers can get tickets at a reduced ticket price (10 euro)!
akira yoshida // Edivaldo Ernesto // scott jennings
performance projects
dates (dock 11 theater)
unfortunately, there are no disabled parking spaces near DOCK 11.
akira yoshida
dancer with Peeping tom / Lali ayguadé company
akira yoshida is a dancer with a career that combines breaking, contemporary dance and theatre. he began on the streets and later continued his studies at sead after receiving the main artistic scholarship from the government of navarra. since then, he has worked and collaborated with companies such as peeping tom, quieroteatro, roberto oliván performing arts, hungry sharks, physical momentum, lali ayguadé company, kukai dantza, ceren oran, allen’s line and yoann bourgeois, among others. he has also participated in projects such as virgil abloh’s last fashion show for louis vuitton and advertising campaigns for brands like just over the top (j.o.t.t.), polaroid, etc. he co-created the award-winning duos hito with chey jurado, and together to get there and gizaki with lali ayguadé. additionally, he has created three solos: home (2017), burial of the bark (2022) and oroimen (2022). he has also created pieces such as on hold for get the floor, (un)told for gate8, and then… for oficina zero, dreaming nowhere for cobosmika, what should we do? for b12 and performance project for arles. he has also worked as choreographic assistant to lali ayguadé in shelter for verve company and sublimation for the korean national contemporary dance company. as an actor, he has appeared in short films such as gizaki (directed by edu pérez), bridge (directed by ector palacios) and the echo of time (directed by asier altuna and natalia de miguel), among others.
A Manual for the Unfinished
this work unfolds through the creation of a world born between a set of ideas and the encounter of unknown people. what emerges from the process is yet to be discovered: a search for individual identities and the collective construction of a universe that fluctuates between realism and surrealism, theatricality and abstraction, drama and absurdity. drawing from the elements of everyday life, we will shape intricate worlds with vivid physical textures, giving life to characters and situations that exist somewhere between the familiar and the unreal. i will also introduce specific physical materials rooted in floorwork, offering distinct textures and approaches that can be woven into the emerging world of the piece.
Edivaldo Ernesto
Depth_Movement
edivaldo ernesto (mozambique/de) is a dancer, teacher, choreographer, and improvisation expert, with a mozambican background and western africa traditional dance influence. he has experience in performances, improvisations, and as assistant teacher for the flying low and passing through technique with david zambrano. he has worked in collaboration with linda kapetanea and rootlessroot in the duet htt, with oscar winner hauschka in the duet encounter, with marco blaauw in the duet i can’t breathe, and as a guest choreographer with lenka vagnerova & company, as well as various dance schools across europe. he is the creator and developer of depth movement workshop and next level, teaching and performing across europe, north america, south america, and asia. he is also a former member of sasha waltz and guests company.
Pulsars
edivaldo’s work explores how collective creation and group gatherings shape relationships, support shared intentions, and cultivate movement toward a common goal. through a combination of improvisation and set material, participants investigate behaviors, expressions, and ways of communication between individuals. images and movement gestures are developed in collaboration with the dancers, and placed in dialogue with one another throughout the piece. structured around a non-linear narrative, the work unfolds as a sequence of events which moves across time.
scott jennings
former dancer with tanztheater wuppertal pina bausch
scott jennings is a british born performer, maker and teacher. over the past 16 years, he has worked extensively with some of the world's leading dance and theatre makers, including lloyd newson, dimitris papaioannou, alexandra waierstall, maxine doyle and robert wilson, to name a few. he spent six years as a member of tanztheater wuppertal pina bausch, performing bausch’s eclectic repertoire worldwide and creating original roles in two new works for the company. more recently, he has been working with the pina bausch foundation as an international stager and rehearsal director. scott is a regular guest teacher at schools, companies and festivals throughout europe. he studied dance and theatre at the brit school and holds a first class ba (hons) degree from london contemporary dance school.
Scenes from an Uncertain Present
This performance project invites dancers and performers to develop their creative, collaborative, and performative skills through the lens of physical theatre. Centered on themes of human connection and communication, the project seeks to create a layered theatrical work that reflects aspects of our shared humanity. By fostering an environment that encourages creative risk-taking, the project offers performers a space to explore new ways of relating to one another through both process and performance. Participants will work individually and collectively, engaging in a creative process that values experimentation, presence, and responsiveness.
performers
akira yoshida // a manual for the unfinished
performers: nn
olivia ancona // where we move
performers: nn
edivaldo ernesto // pulsars
performers: nn
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