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Performance by Lucinda Childs & Dance On Ensemble

On four summer evenings, Radialsystem presents the world premiere of “STEIN”, the new choreography by legendary New York dance icon Lucinda Childs and the Dance On Ensemble. Childs and dancer Miki Orihara use as the point of departure for their artistic reflexion a text by writer Gertrude Stein—one of the first women of classical literary modernism.



STEIN” is the second production by the Dance On Ensemble in their series “Encounters”, in which choreographers themselves take to the stage and develop a choreography together with dancers from the ensemble. Artist and composer Hans Peter Kuhn designs video pieces for the stage, accompanied by a sound composition based around noises and piano improvisation.


The evening begins with three works by Lucinda Childs from the 1970s, as presented by the Dance On Ensemble: “Untitled Trio,” “Radial Courses,” and “Interior Drama”.


Dancer and choreographer Lucinda Childs has enjoyed a long and impressive artistic career that includes collaboration with such renowned artists as Robert Wilson and Philipp Glass. Childs has received numerous awards for her works, which explore the mutability of space and the manipulation of time.


In “STEIN,” the choreographer reflects on her earlier works through the perspective of her decades of experience. She is joined by Miki Orihara of the Dance On Ensemble, a company composed exclusively of professional dancers over the age of 40. At once powerful and sensitive, Orihara was principal dancer with the Martha Graham Company for many years. She has also worked with such artists as Robert Wilson, and danced in Broadway productions.
Additional information
STEIN:A production by DANCE ON / Bureau Ritter, in co-operation with Radialsystem. Co-production: CCNR Rillieux-la-pape - Yuval Pick; Le Phare - Centre chorégraphique national du Havre Normandie / direction Fouad Boussouf, as part of the Accueil-Studio Programme; Fonds Transfabrik - Franco-German Fund for the Performing Arts. Supported by the Capital Cultural Fund. With the kind support of Ballet de l'Opéra de Lyon. With the support of Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels.

Untitled Trio / Radial Courses  / Interior Drama:A production by DANCE ON / Bureau Ritter in co-production with STUK. House for Dance, Image and Sound / Münchner Kammerspiele. Supported by the Doppelpass Fund of the German Federal Cultural Foundation. The restaging is supported by the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion.

Media partnerships: rbb radio3, The Berliner, Rausgegangen, taz. die tageszeitung, tip Berlin.
Participating artists
STEIN:
Lucinda Childs (Choreografie)
Miki Orihara , Lucinda Childs (Performance)
Hans Peter Kuhn (Bühne, Video und Musik)
Martin Beeretz , Hans Peter Kuhn (Licht)
werkstattkollektiv (Kostüme)
Martin Beeretz (Technische Leitung)
Mattef Kuhlmey (Sound)
Untitled Trio / Radial Courses  / Interior Drama:
Ty Boomershine (Staging)
Javier Arozena, Alba Barral Fernandez, Emma Lewis, Gesine Moog , Lia Witjes Poole (Performance)
Martin Beeretz (Licht)
Alexandra Sebbag (Kostüme)
Dates
July 2025
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