SimulacrumX (Part II)
Premier: 28. September 2016 um 19.00 Uhr
More Shows: 29. und 30. September 2016, jeweils um 19.00 Uhr
DOCK 11, Kastanienallee 79, 10435 Berlin
TRAILER:
http://www.tanzforumberlin.de/trailer956.php
it's the latest work of the Dutch choreographer Ruben Reniers, in which dance, language, video-projections and live-music undergo a tension-filled synthesis. Inspiration is taken from Jean Baudrillards simulation theory, which implies that our current world consists solely of simulacras and thus we are merely surrounded by copies. The poetic choreogaphy visualizes this unsettling thesis – the stage becomes a twilight-zone between virtuality and reality.
Concept & Choreography: Ruben Reniers
Co-choreography & Dance: Rebecca Jefferson & Ruben Reniers
Performance & Text: Paula Dombrowski
Live Music & Composition: Evelyn Saylor
Video & Photo: Philine Sollmann
Costume: Karin Rosemann
Dramaturgy: Nicole Kohlmann
Lights: Ruben Reniers & Yina Mora
Graphic design: Studio Workshop
A Ruben Reniers Production
Funded by Bezirksamt Pankow von Berlin
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