LEBENDIGER TOD
Salon Sophie Charlotte
Still, Life is Life
In their performance through the corridors of the Academy building, the choreographer Ruben Reniers, the dancer Annapaola Leso and the composer Konstantin Heuer mapping their ways dealing with the subject of death in Europe and Indonesia. In the dance and musical survey of funeral and farewell rituals, the artists bring death coming a live.
Premiere 21. Mai 2022
Berlin-Brandenburgischen Akademie der Wissenschaften.
Salon Sophie Charlotte
Still, Life is Life
Choreography & Dance: Ruben Reniers Annapaola Leso
Music by Konstantin Heuer @__.koscha
Costume: Juliane Längin & Carola Volles
Photo: Carlos Collado
Graphic Design: Studio Workshop
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
Part of - HIDUADREI - A Triple Bill Evening of Time, Fire, and Distance
Ruben Reniers: Choreography & Dance
Bilawa Ade Respati: Music Composition & Live Music
Photo: Carlos Collado
in Cooperation with:
DOCK 11 / ART
Haus der Indonesischen Kulturen Berlin
Theaterhaus Mitte
Tanzscouts Berlin
Special Thanx: Gideon E. Jessaijan