Olivia Hyunsin Kim/ddanddarakim – Sophiensæle | Freies Theater in Berlin

Olivia Hyunsin Kim/ddanddarakim work collectively on choreographic works with a queer-feminist and postcolonial focus. Through fiction, they renegotiate power relations and offer empowering alternatives to the present. Their works have been shown at Sophiensæle, Art Sonje Center, Staatsoper Hannover, Museo Universitario del Chopo, among others. The permanent team consists of Kristin Gerwien, Olivia Hyunsin Kim and Jones Seitz.

Kristin Gerwien creates costumes and objects for performances. As a singer, she explores songwriting and karaoke. Together with Juckpulver, she curates adventurous music as a co-director at TNT Marburg.

Olivia Hyunsin works as a choreographer and curator. She has been a fellow of, among others, danceweb, the Tarabya Cultural Academy, and Vila Sul Bahia, and won first prize at the Amadeu Antonio Art Award in 2019. 

Jones Seitz develops lighting and video design for their own installations as well as performance projects and is a founding member of the FLINTA+ network Gefährliche Arbeit e.V.