Traces of Degas
Traces of Degas
Video Dance Installation at Haus Bastian in their exhibition Room 'VERSTÄRKER' (01.06.2023 -31.12.2023)
A collaboration Project by Videographer Marco Baass & Choreographer / Dancer Ruben Reniers.
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What movements are there in Edgar Degas's "Dancer Looking at the Sole of Her Right Foot" or Ferdinand Lepcke's "Bow-stretcher"? How can different works of art with movements be recreated and connected to each other?
Additional to the video dance installations, dancer and choreographer Ruben Reniers will give workshop serie that will guide the participants to to develop their own dance approaches. Bilawa Respati provided the musical accompaniment with electronic samples and sounds of traditional origin.
Comissioned by Haus Bastian (Staatliche Museum Berlin) as part of Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz (SPK)
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
