Performance by Grupo Oito

In the moment of improvisation, a special, almost magical presence of the body emerges. Anything seems possible, even identity breaks free of its fixed structures and bonds and allows itself to be reinvented every moment.

Using music and dance, all of the artists weave their own experiences and memories into a common whole that remains in constant motion. Thoughts and ideas flash up, are taken up by the group and develop into something else. In this way, new connections and possibilities are always created, the power of change is revealed.

Present Body 2 is a live improvisation with dance and music dedicated to the decolonization of bodies. It builds up the performance of Present Body, which was recorded in November 2020 as part of the MIMIMI Space project and presented digitally at HAU4. The new version now links the Black and white perspectives: dancers from Grupo Oito and MIMIMI Space enter into dialogue with each other. They bring in their experiences and the physical repertoire of the last productions, in which they worked on a new form of physicality and being from different perspectives, thus looking for what they have in common and what connects them. Understand the past, dance the present and dream the future in your own way!  

A post-performance discussion moderated by Nora Amin will be held on Wednesday, November 15.

Performances:
November 15 - 17 | English Theatre Berlin
November 8 | Kuyum Tanzplattform

Choreography: Ricardo de Paula
Performed: Ricardo de Paula, Natalie Riedelsheimer, Caroline Alves, Miro Wallner, Martina Garbelli, Laura Alonso, Cintia Rangel,
Exocé Kasongo, Felix Dompreh
Costume Design: Andreina Vieira dos Santos
Lighting Design: Raquel Rosildete
Music: Fabiano Lima
Photography: Tito Casal
Production Management Assistance: Nur Bildik
Production Management: MIFRUSH Production

Funded by resumption funding - Senate Department for Culture and social cohesion in the state of Berlin.