Anna Nowicka's work explores the choreography of the imaginary and the relationship between dreaming and dancing bodies. She develops a new poetic narrative that skilfully alternates between inner states, characters, flickering gestures, formal dances and atmospheric landscapes. As in a dream, all these forms of being emerge from an embodied experience and dissolve into the space of possibility.

The title Uvula comes from the Latin word for a fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the palate in your mouth. Here, it represents a physical invitation to create life. This work was commissioned by the Polish National Gallery Zachęta in Warsaw as a response to Piotr Uklański's sculpture Untitled (Wide Open). In „Uvula“, Anna Nowicka asks how one can go on in times of despair and turns to dreams as a remedy against a hopeless future.

Runtime: Thu, 19/12/2024 to Sun, 22/12/2024

Concept, performance: Anna Nowicka

Sound, music: Jasmine Guffond

Light design: Aleksandr Prowaliński

Dramaturgical support: Aleksandra Osowicz, Jette Büchsenschütz

Commissioned by the Polish National Gallery Zachęta Warsaw and co-produced with DOCK ART, funded by the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion. Supported by Diorama Berlin.

Alternative events

The Hunger - Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz

Dance

The Hunger erforscht den Exzess. Inspiriert von den historischen Ereignissen, die im Roman Der fremde Zeuge des argentinischen Schriftstellers Juan José Saer fiktionalisiert werden, folgt The Hunger den Erfahrungen europäischer Kolonisatoren in der Region... moreabout: The Hunger - Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz

Next date:: The Hunger
Date:: Monday, 23/December/2024 19:30 (2 more dates)
Venue:: Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz
Address:: Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz, 10178 Berlin-Mitte
Price:: from €14.65

Order online

Bovary

Dance

Age recommendation: 12 and up Gustave Flaubert’s novel Madame Bovary is a masterpiece of world literature that paved the way for modernism. When it was published in 1856, a scandal ensued. Flaubert was accused of «glorifying adultery and charged with... moreabout: Bovary

Date:: Wednesday, 25/December/2024 16:00
Venue:: Deutsche Oper Berlin
Address:: Bismarckstraße 35, 10627 Berlin-Charlottenburg
Price:: from €95.34

Order online

Es war einmal – Grimm Reloaded

Dance

„Es war einmal…“ – so beginnen viele Märchen, und jedes für sich ist eine kostbare Geschichte. Sie alle sind aufgeschrieben und in Bücher gedruckt. Doch im Märchenland selbst, da gibt es ein besonderes, riesiges und sehr lebendiges Märchenbuch, so kostbar,... moreabout: Es war einmal – Grimm Reloaded

Next date:: Eine märchenhafte Tanzrevue mit der Deutschen Tanzkompanie
Date:: Thursday, 26/December/2024 15:00 (1 more date)
Venue:: Schlosstheater Rheinsberg
Address:: Schloß Rheinsberg 2, 16831 Rheinsberg
Price:: from €15.00

Order online

Der Nussknacker - Ukrainian Classical Ballet

Dance

Ukrainian Ballet Theatre präsentiert ein Meisterwerk von P.I. Tschaikowsky DER NUSSKNACKER Ballett in 2 Akten Libretto: Marius Petipa nach dem Märchen von E.T.A. Hoffmann Choreographie: W.Wainonen Bühnenbild: Yaroslav Bryn Kostüme :... moreabout: Der Nussknacker - Ukrainian Classical Ballet