Moving with Nature
WorkshopOngoing restrictions due to the pandemic have led to a lot of time spent indoors and on the internet. As a result, there is understandably an increased, almost romantic longing for the supposedly healthy nature beyond our four walls. But nature is not in a good state. If we see this crisis as an opportunity, how can we take a step back and see nature as our partner again?
In the workshop, we want to approach nature with all our senses and use our bodily experiences to translate, intervene, collect, document and create impressions. We will climb, run, dance, lie, build and get entangled in bushes and see how this changes our perception and approach to nature.
Rhys Martin was Professor of Dance and Choreography at the Berlin University of the Arts until 2020 and a founding member of the Inter-University Centre for Dance.
Rhys Martin has been working since the 1980s as a freelance producer, director and choreographer for dance, opera, film and theatre for e.g. the opera houses in Leipzig and Montpellier, the Alte Oper in Frankfurt am Main, the Bochum Schauspielhaus as well as in Berlin for the Hebbel Theatre, the Maxim Gorki Theatre, the Berlin Ensemble and the Babelsberg Film Studios and is particularly committed to experimental formats.