In ‘rückwärts’, choreographer Kosmas Kosmopoulos, together with seven dancers, explores the movement patterns of our society, raising questions such as: Is the goal always ahead of us? Or is the future behind us? Do we approach the goal faster when we move backwards? Where do we end up if we take one step forward and two steps back? With the new dance performance ‘rückwärts’, LUNA PARK focuses on societal disorientation and mirrors the social search movements on stage. In this dance research, it’s about the whole: right and wrong, important or not. ‘rückwärts’ paints a picture of simultaneity and opposition and deals with the question of how to hold on to a goal in the hustle and bustle of everyday life in uncertain times, without losing sight of it. Quickly backwards or slowly forward? Stop? Emergency brake?
Kosmas Kosmopoulos completed the first generation of P.A.R.T.S. in Brussels and, as the initiator and driving force behind the association Initiative LUNA PARK, has been producing dance works in Berlin for 20 years, which are also shown internationally (including in Sofia, Cairo, Basel). Over time, a symbiotic collaboration between LUNA PARK and the Gesundbrunnen Primary School in Berlin Wedding has developed, allowing for the mutual use of existing resources, enriching both sides: artists learn from daily contact with students—and vice versa. In cooperation with the primary school, LUNA PARK finds inspiration and exchange, as well as rehearsal spaces, infrastructure, and, last but not least, an interested audience. The school benefits from the artistic and pedagogical offerings by the dancers, as well as from the commitment, expertise, and support of the students in shaping everyday, culture-oriented educational work. Additionally, LUNA PARK offers residencies to emerging artists from around the world at Gesundbrunnen Primary School, enabling them to develop their own works within the network of dance, art, school, and everyday life, while gaining experience in the practice of sociocultural education.
Cast & Crew
Artistic Direction and Choreography: Kosmas Kosmopoulos
Performance: Aaron Carey-Burrows, Juliana Garaycochea, Jaewon Jung, Julia Kayser Torres, Sofia Gousgoula, Davide Lorenzi, Veronica Sala
Composition and Music: Antonios Palaskas
Technical Direction and Lighting Design: Andreas Harder
Dramaturgy and Text Work: Kai Pichmann
Choreographic assistance: Nolwenn Benichou-Samson, Nikoleta Koutitsa
Sound design: Susanna Bologna
Production Management and Communication: Fee Josten, Carmen Maria Jentzsch
Public Relations: Nora Gores
Photography & Videography: Giovanni Lo Curto
Performances (Duration: approx. 70 minutes)
Wednesday, 12.03.2025, 7:00 PM (Premiere)
Friday, 14.03.2025, 7:00 PM
Saturday, 15.03.2025, 7:00 PM
Sunday, 16.03.2025, 7:00 PM
Uferstudios (Studio 14), Badstraße 41a, 13357 Berlin
Tickets
15 € or 10 € (reduced) available at reservix or at the box office
Production and Funding
‘rückwärts’ is a production of the Initiative LUNA PARK e.V. and Kosmas Kosmopoulos in collaboration with Gesundbrunnen Primary School, supported as part of the ‘tanz(t)räume’ project, funded by TANZPAKT Stadt-Land-Bund and co-financed by the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion.
Mediation formats
As mediation formats for rückwärts, we will be presenting the family-friendly version Schrumpf! rückwärts on Saturday, March 8th, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. in cooperation with LOUDsoft (tickets €6.00 at Reservix) and an open rehearsal on Monday, March 10th, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. in cooperation with Theater scoutings Berlin (free admission, registration requested at:performance@lunapark.works)
Both events will take place in the Uferstudios (Studio 14).
