Dance in Context: A Series of Talks Exploring Art and Society
Dance in Context: A Series of Talks Exploring Art and Society
Dance in Context: A Series of Talks Exploring Art and Society
Dance in Context: A Series of Talks Exploring Art and Society
In der Spielzeit 2025/26 widmet sich das Forum des Staatsballetts Berlin dem Thema Sammlungen und Archiven. Am 19. November 2025 stehen Wunderkammern im Mittelpunkt, jene historischen Kuriositätenkabinette, in denen Objekte aus aller Welt zusammengetragen wurden: Orte des Staunens und Wissens, aber auch der Macht und Repräsentation. Ausgangspunkt ist die Uraufführung Wunderkammer des preisgekrönten Choreographen Marcos Morau. Der spanische Choreograph verwandelt die Bühne in ein lebendiges Kuriositätenkabinett, in dem Cabaret, Clubkultur und historische Bezüge aufeinandertreffen. Seine Inszenierung fragt, wie sich das Sammeln und Ordnen von Eindrücken auf den Tanz übertragen lässt und welche Geschichten daraus entstehen.
Gemeinsam mit Gästen aus Kunst, Wissenschaft und Tänzer*innen der Produktion Wunderkammer wird untersucht, was Archive und Sammlungen über choreographisches Denken, ästhetische Entscheidungen und kulturelles Gedächtnis erzählen können und wie die Uraufführung Wunderkammer damit umgeht.
Zu Gast: Prof. Dr. Marina Münkler (Literaturwissenschaftlerin), Wolf Hoeyberghs (Tänzer)
Moderation: Katja Wiegand
Die Veranstaltung findet in deutscher Sprache statt. Englische Passagen werden auf Deutsch zusammengefasst.
In the 2025/26 season, Forum, the Staatsballett Berlin’s discussion series, turns its focus to collections and archives. On 19 November 2025, the spotlight will be on “cabinets of curiosities” — those historical wunderkammern where objects from across the globe were assembled: places of wonder and learning, but also of power and display.
The point of departure is the world premiere of Wunderkammer by award-winning choreographer Marcos Morau. The Spanish artist transforms the stage into a living cabinet of curiosities, where cabaret, club culture and historical references collide. His production asks how collecting and categorising impressions might translate into dance, and what stories can emerge from that process.
Together with guests from the arts and academia, as well as dancers from Wunderkammer, the Forum will explore what archives and collections can reveal about choreographic thinking, aesthetic choices and cultural memory — and how the new work Wunderkammer engages with these ideas.
The event will be held in German, with English passages summarised in German.
In the 2025/26 season, Forum, the Staatsballett Berlin’s discussion series, turns its focus to collections and archives. On 19 November 2025, the spotlight will be on “cabinets of curiosities” — those historical wunderkammern where objects from across the globe were assembled: places of wonder and learning, but also of power and display.
The point of departure is the world premiere of Wunderkammer by award-winning choreographer Marcos Morau. The Spanish artist transforms the stage into a living cabinet of curiosities, where cabaret, club culture and historical references collide. His production asks how collecting and categorising impressions might translate into dance, and what stories can emerge from that process.
Together with guests from the arts and academia, as well as dancers from Wunderkammer, the Forum will explore what archives and collections can reveal about choreographic thinking, aesthetic choices and cultural memory — and how the new work Wunderkammer engages with these ideas.
The event will be held in German, with English passages summarised in German.