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Rakete Part 2 - A new generation of choreography & performance
Part 2 of Rakete festival presents two pieces that had already been scheduled for last season: Heritage and memory are not only the main ingredients of Camilla Schielin’s very first solo production, but Eva-Maria Schaller’s solo also draws on aspects of choreographic-ideological heritage.
date: 01.06.2021
place: Tanzquartier Wien
Fahim Amir - Tenderness of the Species
Questionable levels of intimacy between human and non-human bodies are being held responsible for the current pandemic. However, to prevent further catastrophes, it does not suffice to simply cloak our current anthropocentric actions in new, green robes. In his lecture, Amir refers to the interconnectedness and vulnerability of bodies to propose a more-than-human perspective.
date: 04.06.2021
place: Tanzquartier Wien
PLANET BODY // PERPETUUM MOBILE
„This body is fragile.“ — Karin PauerHow is it possible to challenge and shake the anthropocentric perspective by means of empathy and care? To conduct such an experiment, Karin Pauer has chosen to embody the Earth. Starting with her own body, she searches for analogies between mankind and the planet.
date: 04.06.2021 to 05.06.2021
place: Tanzquartier Wien
Krõõt Juurak / Alex Bailey - CODOMESTICATION
“We do this work not only because we believe in a society that is more inclusive of children and others but also because the creativity of these ‘others’ is inspiring to us even and especially when it disrupts and undermines our established paths and working methods.” – Krõõt Juurak & Alex Bailey
date: 06.06.2021
place: Tanzquartier Wien
Jeremy Wade / Lost at Sea with Puddles and Sunny
Jeremy Wade uses a politically charged form of queer science fiction to see through the complicated now. In his show, Lost at Sea with Puddles and Sunny he, together with the music of Quentin Tolimieri, portrays a broken scrappy one-eyed bird of a cabaret singer named Puddles the Pelican who lives on a Cruise Ship at the end of time.
date: 11.06.2021 to 12.06.2021
place: Tanzquartier Wien
Salon Différance - Art & Illness
Art & Illness is the second edition of our event series Salon Différance. Art & Illness will focus on artistic approaches to topics relating to illness, both of the body and the mind. We will talk about individual sickness as well as about viral diseases.
date: 17.06.2021
place: Tanzquartier Wien
Jaha Koo - Lolling & Rolling
In Lolling and Rolling Jaha Koo immersed himself in the phenomenon of tongue-tie surgery, an operation performed in South Korea to pronounce the English tip of the tongue-r. The performance thus touched upon linguistic imperialism in his native country.
date: 18.06.2021 to 19.06.2021
place: Tanzquartier Wien