ROOTED: Pitch and Perform

This July, join us for a vibrant week of connection and creativity, where local Berliners and international artists alike come together to share space, ideas, and inspiration. From movement and marketing workshops to raw performances, honest conversations, and even a touch of cabaret - come as you are, whenever you please!


Acker Stadt Palast Program:

Triple Bill- ATŌMI & Anthony Nakhlé, Venera Kazarova, Pamela Pietro & Jesse Zarrit


Program Info:

• 8pm-8:30pm- ATÕMI & Anthony Nakhlé
  
• 8:30pm- 8:45pm- Venera Kazarova
  
• BREAK
  
• 9pm-9:30pm- Dance For No Ending by Pamela Pietro & Jesse Zarrit
  

 
Bio of Artists:

Anthony Nakhlé is a multidisciplinary artist born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon. His journey in dance began at Broadway Dance Center NYC and Millennium Dance Complex LA, eventually leading to a starring role dancing in heels for Cirque du Soleil’s Zumanity in Las Vegas. At 22, he launched a solo career, teaching and choreographing across Lebanon, China, Europe, the U.S., and the Gulf. In 2020, he joined Beirut Contemporary Ballet, deepening his critical exploration of movement. Now based in Berlin, Anthony continues to perform and teach across Europe.


ATŌMI is the moniker of Berlin-based Italian music producer and sound artist Lorenzo Setti, whose work merges immersive installation, spatial sound design, and interactive A/V performance. Described as “spellbinding” (Foxy Digitalis) and “one of the most original of his generation” (Nicchia Elettronica), his sound blends ambient techno, mystic minimalism, and cinematic textures with traces of contemporary classical.

He has released two solo albums (Little Floating Oracles, ARMØNIA) and performed at international festivals including Ars Electronica Garden NY, ADAF Greece, and the Venice Climate Change Pavilion.


Venera Kazarova is a Berlin-based artist working at the intersection of visual and performative art. With a background in costume design, she transforms garments into powerful tools of expression—blending psychology, mood, and narrative. Her interdisciplinary performances combine contemporary dance, visual art, and music, where costumes act as living sculptures. Drawing from dreams, nature, and personal mythology, Kazarova creates immersive experiences that blur the line between fantasy and reality, challenging conventional boundaries of beauty and meaning in contemporary art.


Jesse Zaritt is a choreographer, performer, and educator whose work explores drawing as dancing—merging physical movement with dreaming and drafting imagined futures. His practice investigates how contemplative and resistive dance can spark social transformation. A former Associate Professor at University of the Arts, he now teaches at Bennington College and collaborates with artists Sara Shelton Mann and Pamela Pietro. 


Pamela Pietro is a dance artist and educator whose solo work has been performed across Asia and Europe. She is Chair and Arts Professor at NYU Tisch School of the Arts, where she received the David Payne-Carter Award for Teaching Excellence. Pamela has worked with choreographers including Jennifer Nugent, Tendayi Kuumba, and Annie-B Parson, and most recently performed The March at PAC NYC and Carolina Performing Arts.


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