As part of its 9th International Encounter for Young Dance Professionals ‘How to dance in times of crisis?’ in Berlin from 20. 12. 2024 to 05. 01. 2025, the LUNA PARK initiative is realising the collective performance format LUNAPARK.works – now in its sixth year. For LUNAPARK.works 06, the participants develop their own short performances, including solos and group pieces, some of them as works in progress, and present them to the public on 3 and 4 January 2025 in Studio 1 of the Uferstudios in Wedding.

The exchange program ‘How to dance in times of crisis?’ has been organised by the LUNA PARK initiative as part of its support for young talents since 2016 with annual encounters in Berlin and Athens. How does our understanding of art change in times of serious social upheaval, in times of local and global crises? How does our artistic expression change? Do we dance differently in times of crisis? Can dance make a difference – even outside the theatre? The participating young dance makers will address these questions in lectures, seminars and discussions, as well as dance theory and philosophical approaches to the conception and evaluation of contemporary dance and performance art. They are supported and curated by experienced choreographers and dance scholars, who will also lead practical workshops in choreography and improvisation as well as joint dance rehearsals, and who will support the young artists in particular in working on their own projects, which will be shown as part of LUNAPARK.works 06.

Cast & crew
Artistic direction, concept and curation: Kosmas Kosmopoulos
Choreography and performance: Mohannad Azzam, Panagiota Bafouni, Styliani Byraki, Aaron Carey-Burrows, Foteini Gerakianaki, Sofia Gousgoula, Jaewon Jung, Anna-Maria Karounou, Nikoleta Koutitsa, Davide Lorenzi, Klara Oehler, Ifigeneia Papathanasi, Alejandro Ripoll Kandyla, Lydia Koch, Angeliki Sarigeorgiou, Caroline Sharkey, Anthoula Stasinou, Hannah Stein, Caspar Sebastian Stuart Ilschner, Milica Tancic, Roza Tsigkalida, Fani Vakalopoulou et al.
Assistance: Nikos Kalyvas, Tasos Bekiaris
Music and composition: Antonios Palaskas
Set design: Dr Georgia Touliatou
Lighting design and technical assistance: Eduard Mont de Palol
Text and dramaturgical advice: Kai Pichmann, Dr Maria Tsouvala
Production management and communication: Fee Josten, Carmen Maria Jentzsch
Photography and documentation: Giovanni Lo Curto

Presentations (duration: ca. 100 min)
Friday, 03. 01. 2025, 19:00
Saturday, 04. 01. 2025, 19:00
Uferstudios (Studio 1), Badstraße 41a, 13357 Berlin

Tickets
Free entrance, donations welcome. Reservation: assistenz@lunapark.works

Production & support
LUNAPARK.works 06 is a production format by the Initiative LUNA PARK e.V. and Kosmas Kosmopoulos in collaboration with Gesundbrunnen Primary School, LOUNA PARK WORKS (Athens) and the Uferstudios, funded by the German-Greek Youth Office (DGJW) as part of the exchange project ‘How to dance in times of crisis? ‘ and supported as part of the ‘tanz(t)räume’ project, funded by TANZPAKT Stadt-Land-Bund and co-financed by the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion and ‘tanz(t)räume in 2024’, funded by the urban development programme Social Cohesion via the project fund of QM Badstraße.