The Skin Listens Too

Here, choreography emerges through acts of listening rather than seeing. Voice becomes a form of touch, and attunement a way of moving together.

At the core of the work are choreographic interpretations of listening scores by U.S.-American feminist composer Pauline Oliveros, drawing from her exploration of collective listening as an embodied, political, and activist practice. The title of the piece, The Skin Listens Too, is a quote from Oliveros.

Concept and choreography: Netta Weiser

Performers: Akemi Nagao, Johanna Ackva

Dramaturgical advice: Tal Yahas

With thanks to: Nora Amin, Sabrina Huth, Avigail Kochavy, Raz Mantell, Adi Weinberg, Tamar Witkow, Susanna Ylikoski

Supported by Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalt – Arbeits- und Recherchestipendium Darstellende Künste und Tanz and Artport Tel Aviv.

The performance is presented within the framework of fuga, a sound exhibition at the Humboldt Forum commissioned by the Media Department, Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin.

Supported by Artis through its Exhibition Grant Initiative.

• Venue: Listening Room, 2nd floor, Ethnological Collections
• The event is free of charge. A ticket is required for the exhibitions in the Ethnological Collections. Price: 9 EUR (regular)
• Language: German