Alice Chauchat and DJ Manuela

For many years, Chauchat has been conducting choreographic research on the ethics of intimacy in the midst of radical differences. Her dances take place in dance studios, exhibition spaces, on stage, as printed matter and, recently more and more in public spaces, on different squares and corners across Berlin. The artist sees dance as a way of offering something to someone, as a form of productive confusion, as a structure of unverified trust. She believes that movement, speech, dance, action belong to nobody and to everybody, and are activated by each of us.

You are cordially invited to join the two editions of Dance Gathering at Radical Playgrounds. No prior knowledge is needed, no ideal synchronisation, no high expectations. There will be some tenderness, some awkwardness, the joy of dancing as a process of listening or tuning in. We will be befriending each other, dancing together to a music landscape by DJ Manuela, while distance and intimacy will function as our coordinates. Dance Gathering is a social event, a practice of being with oneself and with each other in the constant fluctuation between alterity and togetherness.

Alice Chauchat is a choreographer, dancer, teacher and mentor, whose work focuses mainly on the aspect of collaboration. She lives and works in Berlin.

Manuela Schininà is a sound designer who lives between Berlin and Sicily. She produces soundscapes and music for art films, theatre and dance performances.