Martin Nachbar’s 2013 solo Animal Dances shows the configurations, effects and forces that emerge when a human figure imitates another species. While the result may at times be concrete and true to nature, Martin Nachbar does not refuse the possibilities of a more abstracting “becoming-animal”. Together with musician Boris Hauf and costume designer Marion Montel, Nachbar invents ritualized animal dances situated in the urban park space.

TIERFORME/L/N PROGRAMME OF THE DAY - SEPTEMBER 29

17.00 TANZSCOUT-INTRODUCTION Animal Dances | 5 Euro

18.30 Martin Nachbar ANIMAL DANCES

20.30 Simone Forti ZOO MANTRAS (AKA SLEEPWALKERS)

after performances FILM PRESENTATION Sleep Walkers (aka Zoo Mantras) by Simone Forti and ARTIST TALK with Claire Filmon, Sigrid Gareis and Martin Nachbar 

CHOREOGRAPHY, DANCE Martin Nachbar MUSIC Boris Hauf COSTUMES IN BERLIN Aline Landreau COSTUME DESIGN Marion Montel

A production of Up to Nature (brut Wien, In Between Time Bristol, Blackbox Theater Oslo, Anti Festival Kuoppio). Thanks to Dock 11/Eden.

Tierforme/l/n is sponsored by TANZFONDS ERBE – an initiative of Kulturstiftung des Bundes.

The Tanzscout-Introduction for Animal Dances and Zoo Mantras (aka Sleep Walkers) is sponsored by mapping dance.