DOPA
Performance · German premiere
by
Anne Lise Le Gac, Anat Bosak
In the frame of Opening Weekend
What would it be like to bring two artists together for an experiment, similar to a hackerspace?
In the synusia of «DOPA» - a temporary action network for the free exchange of knowledge - Anna Lise Le Gac and Anat Bosak dismantle, improve and hijack system objects entrusted to them: actual and symbolic technologies such as a glowing organism, a code of conduct, a wifi box or a noisy, spinning art object made of garbage.
«DOPA» is a site-specific performance that connects different localities, mobilizing the audience. The infrastructure of the performance is generated from the propellants of the spaces it occupies. For Tanzfabrik BÜHNE, the two artists infiltrate a Berlin store. They map energy sources, list restrictions, calculate watts burned and collect hidden stories.
«DOPA» confronts the audience with unexpected sensory experiences. The only thing they can be sure of is that they are constantly accompanied by the performers.
Accessibility
Starting point is in front of Uferstudio 1. The audience will be mobilized as the performance will take place at Uferstudio 4 and end at Grüntaler Straße 9. The performance will be held in English. The audience can move freely through the space, mobile seating such as folding chairs and cushions are available at both locations if required.
In the synusia of «DOPA» - a temporary action network for the free exchange of knowledge - Anna Lise Le Gac and Anat Bosak dismantle, improve and hijack system objects entrusted to them: actual and symbolic technologies such as a glowing organism, a code of conduct, a wifi box or a noisy, spinning art object made of garbage.
«DOPA» is a site-specific performance that connects different localities, mobilizing the audience. The infrastructure of the performance is generated from the propellants of the spaces it occupies. For Tanzfabrik BÜHNE, the two artists infiltrate a Berlin store. They map energy sources, list restrictions, calculate watts burned and collect hidden stories.
«DOPA» confronts the audience with unexpected sensory experiences. The only thing they can be sure of is that they are constantly accompanied by the performers.
Accessibility
Starting point is in front of Uferstudio 1. The audience will be mobilized as the performance will take place at Uferstudio 4 and end at Grüntaler Straße 9. The performance will be held in English. The audience can move freely through the space, mobile seating such as folding chairs and cushions are available at both locations if required.
Studio 4 is completely at ground level and therefore accessible without steps. The barrier-free toilet is located in the foyer of Studios 3, 4 and 5.
The Grüntaler 9 store is at ground level and is wheelchair accessible via two provisional ramps (16% und 18%). The entrance door is 90cm wide. If you need help with the use of the ramp, please do not hesitate to contact a member of staff. The toilet is not barrier-free.
Content Note
The audience will be moving and stage elements will be scattered on the floor, so we advise blind or visually impaired people and people with limited mobility to only visit with an accompanying person. Smoke, Water and smelling incents come into use as well as loud music and strong bass at places. Performers and audience share the performance space.
If you have any further questions about the access requirements for this performance, please contact: access@tanzfabrik-berlin.de.
Further information on accessibility can be found on the dedicated page on our website.
OPENING PARTY!
OPENING PARTY!
The performance ends at our new temporary venue, Grüntaler 9.
On September 11th, after the show, we invite the audience to join us in celebrating the new venue and the launch of the 2024/25 season!
Anne Lise Le Gac
Anne Lise Le Gac (she/her) studied at the Fine Arts School in Strasbourg, focusing on performance art. She also completed the ESSAIS master programme for dance at CNDC (Centre national de danse contemporaine) Angers. She has created solo pieces such as «La Caresse du Coma» and a collaborative performance project «GRAND MAL» with Élie Ortis. Since 2015, she has been co-organising the performance festival «OKAY CONFIANCE». For «DOPA», she invites multidisciplinary artist Anat Bosak. Anne Lise Le Gac is part of the programme apap – FEMINIST FUTURES.
Anat Bosak
Anat Bosak (she/her) is a multidisciplinary artist, a graduate of the School of Visual Theater in Jerusalem and the choreography research programme at the CCN (Centre chorégraphique nationale) in Montpellier. She creates performances that deal with fields of tension, both emotionaland political. Through performance and visual representation, she interprets different forms of conflict.
Concept & performance: Anne Lise Le Gac, Anat Bosak
Light design: Anat Bosak
Land Arrangement: Anat Bosak, Anne Lise Le Gac
Soundcosmo: Pálma Fazakas
Artistic collaboration & community network: Leonard Leyens
Artistic collaboration: Niels Bovri, Production OKAY CONFIANCE – Fanny Spano
Coproduction & residences : Tanzfabrik (Berlin, DE), Fortuna (Berlin, DE), kunstencentrum BUDA (Courtrai, BE), Reykjavik Dance Festival (Reykjavik, IS), Station (Belgrade, SR), La Maison Forte (Monbalen, FR), Centrale Fies (Dro, IT), BIT Theatre (Bergen, NO), ParallèleFestival (Marseille, FR). With the support of apap – FEMINIST FUTURES, a project co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union, and by the Bouches du Rhône department/ City of Marseille, Erasmus+ programme. With the support of the Institut français and the French Ministry of Culture.
Light design: Anat Bosak
Land Arrangement: Anat Bosak, Anne Lise Le Gac
Soundcosmo: Pálma Fazakas
Artistic collaboration & community network: Leonard Leyens
Artistic collaboration: Niels Bovri, Production OKAY CONFIANCE – Fanny Spano
Coproduction & residences : Tanzfabrik (Berlin, DE), Fortuna (Berlin, DE), kunstencentrum BUDA (Courtrai, BE), Reykjavik Dance Festival (Reykjavik, IS), Station (Belgrade, SR), La Maison Forte (Monbalen, FR), Centrale Fies (Dro, IT), BIT Theatre (Bergen, NO), ParallèleFestival (Marseille, FR). With the support of apap – FEMINIST FUTURES, a project co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union, and by the Bouches du Rhône department/ City of Marseille, Erasmus+ programme. With the support of the Institut français and the French Ministry of Culture.
