Antonia Joséphine Meier approached her own body as an eel during her residency. She is interested in this state of limbo not as a deficit, but as a resource. The actress and performer understands the eel as a partner in physical research, as permission not to know, not to be unambiguous, but to move tentatively, associatively, and contradictorily. At the same time, the eel is a symbol of a different model of life: beyond reproduction, progress, and social visibility. During her two-week residency, Antonia, accompanied on several days by dancer Eva Leemans and harpist Marina Mello, explored various states of rest and the accompanying perception of space through lying meditations. She will now present a small selection of this process as an individual practice in the showing.
The showing will be followed by a short discussion with the artists.
Access:
Language:
There is no spoken language used during the showing.
The artist talk will be conducted in spoken German.
Access:
The practice sharing lasts 25 minutes and has no break. Before the following conversation, there will be a short 10-minute pause. The conversation lasts about 20 minutes.
Early boarding begins 10 minutes before the showing begins.
Once the showing has begun, lights will be very low. The space will be rather dark.
A tactile floor guidance system marks the entrances, exits, and spatial boundaries.
The lighting uses an intense green and may be dazzling in some moments.
Seating options such as beanbags and chairs are step-free accessible. Wheelchair spaces are available.
The Heizhaus is accessible via two ramps. The first ramp is 6.60 m long with a gradient of 5.2%, the second ramp is 6.80 m long with a 6% incline.
Blankets, water, sugar, and sensory toys are available.
The showing is mostly very quiet. At one point in the middle, there will be brief loud noises. Earplugs are available at the entrance.
FFP2 masks are also provided at the entrance.
Audience members are asked to turn off their phones during the practice sharing.
Location:
Heizhaus
Uferstudios für zeitgenössischen Tanz
Badstraße 41a / Uferstraße 23
13357 Berlin
Tickets:
Free admission, open door
Copyright: Ina Jia Guo