Tanzfabrik
Berlin
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Uferstudios 14
Badstr. 41A, Uferstr. 23
13357 Berlin
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Foto: Luis Rodriguez

Explicit Content

Performance by Sergiu Matis
In the frame of Open Spaces#1-2015

Over the course of time dance techniques inscribe themselves – layer by layer – into the body. They become a part of it, dictate its expression, drive it to perfection. Technique burns itself into the body, turns it into a machine: a cyborg. “Explicit Content” is simultaneously revolt and desire: resistance to rigid, artificial form that no virtuoso can escape, and the unbounded pleasure of diving into technique in order to leave behind the inadequacies of the body. The body relishes in squeezing itself into the pre-given form and triumphs when the dance engine rolls over it.

Concept: Sergiu Matis | Performance: Sergiu Matis, Maria Walser, Luis Rodriguez | Dramaturg: Mila Pavicevic | Sound: Kyan Bayani | Light: Sandra Blatterer | Postume: Lena Schmid. A production by Sergiu Matis in coproduction with Uferstudios GmbH, i the frame of the project „Life long burning“ with support by Kulturprogramm Europäische Union, Tanzfabrik Berlin, and by Regierender Bürgermeister von Berlin - Senatskanzlei - Kulturelle Angelegenheiten.

Sergiu Matis

Sergiu Matis (he/him) is a Romanian choreographer living in Berlin since 2008. He has created dance performances such as «Neverendings» (2017), «Hopeless.» (2019), «Extinction Room» (2019), «UNREST» (2021), «DRANG» (2022) and «Blazing Worlds» (2023). His work has been presented at festivals throughout Europe. Matis´ dance practice can be understood as a tireless search through physical and digitalised archives. His performances provoke intense experiences that break with expectations and strive towards a new understanding of dance. 
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