CHICKS*:
Deep Dancing

Dance as you are! CHICKS* invite small groups and even individual participants to delve into their personal experiences with dance together with the artists. DEEP DANCING is an interactive dance format exploring forms of partner dance and the performative discourse on dancing in times of patriarchy. Participants and artists join up to construct queer-feminist utopias and practice dance as both a resistive tool and a feel-good place, but also a form of performative therapy at the same time. Shall we dance? And, if yes, how?
Performers and participants negotiate questions about partner dance and leading while searching for non-violent ways of being with each other. How do we dance when there is no cismale* part to take the lead? What gender roles may we establish, discard, or debate in dance? How are we going to interact to avoid hurting each other? DEEP DANCING is a feminist flirting school, a consent-based meeting format, and a distancing-disco-fox class, an exercise in pushing and stumbling, a monogamy-critical partnering ritual and a power-negotiating conversational format in dance. All in all, DEEP DANCING is both a highly exclusive and sensitive date with CHICKS* and a close dance with yourself!

If any questions remain from the following information, please feel free to contact Gina Jeske at jeske@sophiensaele.com or 030 27 89 00 35. Please note that the accessibility information is subject to possible changes.

Deep Dancing consists of 4 single performances each of which takes place in their own room. The performances last about 45 minutes for sighted visitors and about 60 minutes for blind and visually impaired visitors. All performances are interactive and include wearing headphones on at least one ear. One performance makes use of rose perfume, another uses a smoke machine and a third one features bondage, ropes and a cat mask. Nudity appears in several performances. Potentially triggering topics such as the binary gender system, ableism, sexism, objectification, dominance, and microagressive experiences are dealt with and transformed in an empowering way. Seating options include chairs, gym balls, an inflatable shell, and beanbags, depending on the room. All rooms are wheelchair accessible. If you need a beanbag or wheelchair seat, please book it by phone or at the online ticket store or box office. If you require specific seating of any other kind or want to make sure not to attend a specific performance due to your accessibility needs, please arrive 20-30 minutes prior to show time and approach our evening staff.

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