Photo: Carlos Collado
SINTA x DAHANA
after the success of their groundbreaking dance productions (AWAL and REQUIEM | MANGONGKAL HOLI), choreographer-dancer Ruben Reniers reunites with composer-performer Bilawa Ade Respati for a bold new creation, inspired by Sinta’s Trial by Fire from the Ramayana.
Fire is both a force of destruction and purification. As a storyteller, fire speaks of its deep connection to humanity through rituals, reflecting human emotions—passion, vigor, humor, and joy. In times when “darkness” predominates, fire has been a source of truth. Nowadays, in a "brighter" world, the extraction of energy translates to "power," whether in a capital, scientific, or political sense. This "power" challenges traditional notions of "truth." In such a world, can fire still reveal the “truth”? How do we measure the weight of our actions in a world beyond the gods and noble teachers?
SINTA x DAHANA ignites a dialogue that transcends boundaries between tradition and modernity, as well as between movement and sound. A visual experience that burns bright.
Premiere 06. June 2025 at DOCK11 in BERLIN
More Shows 07. & 08. June at 19:30
REPRISE 29. January - 01. February 2026
SINTA x DAHANA is Part of - HIDUADREI -
A Triple Bill Evening of Time, Fire, and Distance
Ruben Reniers: Choreography & Dance
Bilawa Ade Respati: Music Composition & Live Music
Juliane Längin: Costume
Ruben Renieirs & Fabian Bleisch: Lights
Carlos Collado: Photo
Ayko Bleisch: Video
in Cooperation with:
DOCK 11 / ART
Haus der Indonesischen Kulturen Berlin
Theaterhaus Mitte
Tanzscouts Berlin
rubarb dance & art
Special Thanx: Gideon E. Jessaijan
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Photos: Kindiarsah
In (between) movement
for dance, 2 projected videos and tape (2025)
Premiere 29.09.20205 - at the Concerthall of the Hochschule für Musik & Tanz in Cologne (HfMT)
in (between) movement investigates the shifting notion of belonging as both a physical and a metaphysical space.
The choice of format reflects the layered nature of this theme where the dancer reacts to the sonic and visual environment in an improvisatory manner, allowing the
performance to remain fluid and responsive. This openness mirrors the instability and
transformation inherent in the concept of belonging and migration.
By bringing body, sound, and visual into dialogue, in (between) movement highlights the tension between inner states and external conditions. It reflects the layered, unstable experience of migration, leaving space for constant negotiation and transformation.
Duration: 25 minutes
Electronic Composition, Visuals & Tape: Irene Tanuwidjaja
Performance: Ruben Reniers
Costume: Carola Volles
Photos: Kindiarsah
As part of the concertprogramm „Beneath the current“ of the Masterprogramm @ifnm_koeln on 29.09.2025 19:00 at Concerthall of the @hfmt_koeln
DER LETZTE TAG EINES VERURTEILTEN
von Victor Hugo
Victor Hugos Roman(1829) ist ein eindringliches Plädoyer gegen die Todesstrafe und unmenschliche Haftbedingungen.
Ein zum Tode Verurteilter, dessen Namen und dessen Straftat wir nicht erfahren, notiert vor seiner Hinrichtung seine Erinnerungen. Wir begleiten ihn vom Gerichtsprozess an durch die Gefängnisse bis in die letzten Stunden vor der Guillotine. Die Hoffnung, am Leben zu bleiben, begnadigt zu werden, gehört zu werden, besteht bis zuletzt.
Wir schaffen einen Theaterabend zwischen szenischer Lesung und zeitgenössischem Tanz, zwischen Intensität und Leichtigkeit, zwischen historischem Kontext und Gegenwart. Die besondere Architektur der Kulturscheune Ribbeck bietet uns dafür den idealen Raum.
Pim Haensell
Ruben Reniers
Regie & Produktionsleitung: Wolfram Scheller
Dramaturgie: aki nom
Bühne& Kostüm: Barbara Schiffner
Choreographie & Sounds: Ruben Reniers
Licht & Ton: Paul Klinder
Wenn Sie Interesse an einem Gastspiel unserer Inszenierung DER LETZTE TAG EINES VERURTEILTEN
haben, dann schreiben Sie uns gerne Ihre Anfrage.
Videomitschnitt der Premiere am 05 September 2025 in der Kulturscheune Ribbeck.
eine theater.land Produktion 2025 | in Kooperation mit dem Kulturverein Ribbeck, gefördert aus Mitteln des Ministeriums für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kultur des Landes Brandenburgs und der Hartmut und Iris Schelchen Stiftung.
SINTA x DAHANA
after the success of their groundbreaking dance productions (AWAL and REQUIEM | MANGONGKAL HOLI), choreographer-dancer Ruben Reniers reunites with composer-performer Bilawa Ade Respati for a bold new creation, inspired by Sinta’s Trial by Fire from the Ramayana.
Fire is both a force of destruction and purification. As a storyteller, fire speaks of its deep connection to humanity through rituals, reflecting human emotions—passion, vigor, humor, and joy. In times when “darkness” predominates, fire has been a source of truth. Nowadays, in a "brighter" world, the extraction of energy translates to "power," whether in a capital, scientific, or political sense. This "power" challenges traditional notions of "truth." In such a world, can fire still reveal the “truth”? How do we measure the weight of our actions in a world beyond the gods and noble teachers?
SINTA x DAHANA ignites a dialogue that transcends boundaries between tradition and modernity, as well as between movement and sound.
A visual experience that burns bright.
Premiere 06. June 2025 at DOCK11 in BERLIN
More Shows 07. & 08. June at 19:30
SINTA x DAHANA is Part of - HIDUADREI -
A Triple Bill Evening of Time, Fire, and Distance
Ruben Reniers:
Choreography & Dance
Bilawa Ade Respati:
Music Composition & Live Music
Juliane Längin:
Costume
Ruben Reniers & Fabian Bleisch:
Lights
Ayko Bleisch
Video
in Cooperation with:
DOCK 11 / ART
Haus der Indonesischen Kulturen Berlin
Theaterhaus Mitte
Tanzscouts Berlin
rubarb dance & art
Special Thanx: Gideon E. Jessaijan
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RESEARCH RESIDENCY STIPEND
Das kalte Herz (k)ein Märchen (AT)
On Friday, July 12th, 2024 at 4PM rubarb dance & art invites you to a showing: “Werkstattgespräch” with the end of their FLAUSEN+ residency in cooperation with the Schaubude Berlin and the House of Indonesian Cultures. Enjoy their dance, shadow theater and live music, as they explore motifs based on Wilhelm Hauff's fairy tale “The Cold Heart”.
Location:
Rumah Budaya Indonesia
House of Indonesian Cultures
Theodor-Francke-Str. 11
12099 Berlin
Friday, July 12, 2024 at 4:00 p.m
Admission free, 12+
Due to limited space, we would be happy to receive a short response:
kulturhaus@indonesian-embassy.de
Funded by:
Fonds Darstellende Künste - Residenzförderung
in co-operation with: FLAUSEN+ & Schaubude Berlin
Cooperation Partner:
Haus der Indonesischen Kulturen Berlin
Schloss Bröllin (Residenzprogramm)
Staatstheater Braunschweig (Mini-Residenzprogramm)
Photo: Lea Röwer
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