13 September 2023
7 pm | 19.00 Uhr | DOCK 11 | 10 €
Presenter: Maria Walser
- WALK
A cinematic narrative imagined by Mentrix and Gilles Esteve, exploring themes of womanhood, unity, solidarity and spirituality from the contrast of the concrete and neon of urban Tehran to the breathtaking and symbolic horizons of the Iranian deserts. …read more - Elegy 1938
“You joylessly work for a lapsed world, where forms and actions do not enclose any example.” A film based on the poem “Elegia 1938” (by Carlos Drummond de Andrade), narrated by Caetano Veloso. …read more - Bodies of Water
Bodies of Water is a film that follows the Yoruba saying, “Omi Leyan”, meaning, “humans are water” and explores the ancient mother Yemoja through imagery and dance. …read more - Empu
“Empu” is a dance film that explores the stories of Javanese women in Indonesia and invites us to appreciate and reintroduce the traditional wisdom that has been passed down through generations. …read more - Until
“We walk. We run. We fall. We hug those who we love and then we run again. We walk together until the walls move.” …read more - Analogue Connections
A music video to “Analogue Connections” by Ingrid Lukas blending the worlds of contemporary dance with the gravity defying art of Aikido. …read more - The Inevitable and You
The Inevitable and You looks at how complex, interpersonal relationships evolve amidst the density of life, in an endless chaos. How do deep relationships emerge in the opacity and diversity of daily communication? What existential challenges, instincts, and fears influence our togetherness? …read more
14 September 2023
7 pm | 19.00 Uhr | DOCK 11 | 10 €
Presenter: Maria Walser
- CIRCLE
Shot in Mexico City, this vibrant and impressive city is a protagonist, symbolizing a life in endless high speed movement and the humans who are dedicating their lives to endless movement, self-exhaustion in a modern capitalistic based world. …read more - Les fleurs du mâle
“The mysterious creature, Salma, realizes that being herself has repercussions on her life and that she will never be accepted as she is. So she decides to ask the creatress of this world for mercy.” …read more - A MOUNTAIN PORTRAIT
“Landscapes have a language of their own, expressing the soul of things, lofty or humble, which constitute them, from the mighty peaks to the smallest of the tiny flowers hidden in the meadow’s grass.” …read more - RETURN
There is no better way to celebrate being alive than through the lens of death. It gives real perspective on life, gives it meaning in a way. Return does not necessarily refer to a return from the dead, but “a way of bringing a person’s spirit back to life.” …read more - In broad daylight
Waiting to leave and waiting to stay. The endless doubt might have finally caught up with us. …read more - Opferschicht
Lost souls in an urban misanthropic world are dancing away their inner emptiness, their pain, their fears. Finding comfort, support with one another. …read more - ORIGO
In this film the artists wanted to observe the concept of time and space. The work challenges the existence of hecticness and asks if humans are the center of everything? …read more
16 Sepember 2023
7 pm | 19.00 Uhr | DOCK 11 | 10 €
Presenter: Maria Walser
- Les Roses
Film based on the poem “Les Roses” by Paul Verlaine …read more - the_ongoing_process_of_trying_to_make_sense
Processes of questioning, searching and finding meaning expand the connection to what is satisfying and unifying. …read more - KR Market
A poetic visual exploration on the relation between the body and its context. …read more - Toisin tein / I did it the other way
In the video art work Toisin tein (I did it the other way) the topic of abortion is approached through the process of decision making – and the different emotions it evokes. It’s based on personal stories that are told through improvised movement on the ground, aerial acrobatics and with the element of water. …read more - DRIFTED
The film explores the psychological torments of a young woman haunted by a past love, an emotion and physical bind from which she fights to withdraw. …read more - Nature
Dancing for the body is like rain for the desert: it might survive without it but it thirsts for it always; it is nature. In the incredible landscape of Kavir-e-Lut in eastern Iran, Mentrix is longing to find her own nature. …read more - APXH (beginning)
Long before the first breath in the lungs of a newborn child, nature spread its wide horizons. The dance film APXH (beginning) celebrates the human journey from earth and water to the gift of life. …read more - Truth is in the details
One of Mies Van Der Rohe’s legendary architectural masterpieces invites you to dive into a journey of empathy between humans, nature and human nature. …read more