UM WIEDER ANZUFANGEN (english)
von Mariana Romagnani
As part of JUNGES BLUT – Nachwuchsplattform für Choreograf*innen, a platform for emerging choreographers.
age rating 6 / first grade
Spielort: Podewil
What do you feel when you try something new or when the unexpected happens? Uncertainty or excitement?
This dance piece is entirely unpredictable and different every time because everything that happens is created in the moment! Words are thrown, sentences are danced, quotes are hidden, and stories are told. On the hunt for a shared adventure, the dancers dive into wild improvisation, requiring maximum flexibility and playfulness. Could this perhaps strengthen our trust in our ability to adapt to change?
UM WIEDER ANZUFANGEN is presented as part of our JUNGES BLUT series, which brings together students from the University of Music and Dance Cologne with participants from our new Campus Company in a lab setting. Together, they explore dance for young audiences and deepen their understanding of it.
This piece was developed in collaboration with the Inter-University Centre for Dance Berlin (HZT).
Concept and Choreography: Mariana Romagnani
Development and Performance: Franziska Doffin, Mariana Hilgert, Edgar Lessig, and Lena Strützke
Sound: Jan Gehmlich
Lighting: Martin Pilz
In german language you can find the accompanying material for the piece with plenty of information and suggestions here: Um wieder anzufangen_ Begleitmaterial
A collaboration between TANZKOMPLIZEN and HZT Berlin.
- The title of the event, by the way – contrary to common assumptions – has nothing to do with the word „blood.“ The term „blutjung“ actually comes from the Middle High German word „bluot,“ which means „blossom“ and also „to bloom.“ JUNGES BLUT is meant to invite fresh, „blossoming“ ideas to be brought to the stage together.