The best. The worst. My everything!

A Performative Discourse by Irmela Kästner, Tanzinitiative Hamburg with contributions of  6 Choreographers and Dancers,
Hamburg 2015

The motto is: “allowing criticism”. With a focus on: allowing. Author and dance critic Irmela Kästner has invited six choreographers to challenge their critical praxis of contemporary dance – and ask questions about expectations related to the theatre. After the participants have encountered each other in an intensive workshop, exchanging visions, intentions, methods and techniques, they will perform together on stage.

Each artist will take his or her own position. Nevertheless, they represent parts of a whole: They will comment on, react to, or intervene. Objective analysis will switch to radical subjective self-presentation with open hearts and minds, fragile, ephemeral, passionate – as the participants are not only experienced choreographers, but also exceptional performers.

With Josep Caballero García, Angela Guerreiro, Arianne Hoffmann, Jochen Roller, Vania Rovisco, Robert Steijn