Unfocused Touch
UNFOCUSED TOUCH
This work is a collaboration between the choreographer Ruben Reniers & the visual artist Carlos Collado they explores the emotions that arise from the "new normal". The film searchs for new ways to illustrate choreographic movement and focuses on five concepts: uncertainty, isolation, memory, life and death.
Written Carlos Collado & Ruben Reniers
Directed | Camera | Edit Carlos Collado
Music Konstantin Heuer
Starring Ruben Reniers
Special thanks to Deborah Anne Bowen, Leonie Alof, Sophie Schlageter, Flavio G. Garcia, Boris Eldagsen, Jeroen Mosselman and Anja Nolte for her great poster design.
This project is supported by Fonds Darstellende Künste with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media within the program NEUSTART KULTUR.
Carlos Collado
E-mail: carloscolladophoto@gmail.com
Website: http://www.eyes-on-performing-arts.com/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/carloscolladophoto/
LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlos-collado-22041730/
Ruben Reniers
E-mail: info@rubenreniers.com
Website: https://www.rubenreniers.com/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/rrubrik/
LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruben-reniers-4669a773/
Konstantin Heuer
E-mail: konstantin.heuer@neophon.eu
Website: https://konstantinheuer.com/
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
