DANCE IS NOT ENOUGH
2013
Choreographer(s) : Winkler, Christoph (Germany)
Present in collection(s): Dachverband Tanz Deutschland e.V.
Video producer : Christoph Winkler et Ehrliche Arbeit - Bureau culturel indépendant
DANCE IS NOT ENOUGH
2013
Choreographer(s) : Winkler, Christoph (Germany)
Present in collection(s): Dachverband Tanz Deutschland e.V.
Video producer : Christoph Winkler et Ehrliche Arbeit - Bureau culturel indépendant
DANCE IS NOT ENOUGH
Christoph Winkler's work explores current social and political events from the specific standpoint of dance. In "The True Face - Dance is Not Enough”, he takes a closer look at how conflicts between nation states and its citizens have been provoked by the crisis of capitalism. Blatant displays of power clash with creative displays of protest to reveal the various aesthetic forms of conflict - both as ‘classical’ street theater, as well as in the political impetus behind contemporary art and art activism. These bear eloquent witness to the emotional state of a generation, who has never known capitalism as anything other than in a constant state of crisis. But every ideological performance also has its gaps and inconsistencies that bear witness to what may have been overlooked. Police versus protestors doesn't necessarily also represent strong versus weak. The "pantomimes” of protest produce a multitude of ambiguous and alternating meanings. So how and under what conditions is it at all possible to formulate protest?
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Winkler, Christoph
Christoph Winkler is one of the most versatile choreographers in Germany. His work covers a wide range of formats and deals with topics both of a very personal nature as well as highly political contributions to current social discourse.
Born in Torgau in the former GDR, he was a multiple Spartakiad winner in the disciplines weightlifting and judo as a teenager. He then studied martial arts and breakdance, before being accepted at the National Ballet School in Berlin. After the fall of the wall, he danced in video productions for MTV and worked as a bodyguard and construction worker. In the early 1990’s, he performed in underground techno clubs. Then he studied choreography for four years at the prestigious School for Drama “Ernst Busch“ and founded Klangkrieg Productions, a platform for experimental music. Under this label, he produce work by numerous acclaimed musicians such as the Venetian Snares or Current Value. At the same time, he also curated the festival AvantPop and organized parties and concerts e.g. for the Fuckparade.
After graduating from the Ernst Busch in 1998, he consciously chose to continue working as an independent choreographer in Berlin. Right from the start, he received much critical acclaim and numerous invitations to festivals for his innovative dance style and minimalist, rigorously composed, discursive dance dramas.
In 2007, he founded the agency BERLIN GOGOS with "ehrliche arbeit – freelance office for culture” as a way to commercially market contemporary dance and address the economic situation of contemporary dancers today.
His works consistently deal with topics that reference issues currently discussed in society at large, but that also directly pertain to and affect the art form of dance.
Recent works are: “Dance! Copy! Right?” (2012) about copyright in art, especially in dance, “RechtsRadikal” about neo-Nazi women and “The True Face – Dance Is Not Enough”, an entertaining overview of protest art forms, both 2013. The solo “Baader – A Choreography of Radicalisation” was invited to the German Dance Platform in 2012 and dancer Martin Hansen was named Dance of the Year by the German leading dance journal “tanz” that same year for his role in the piece. In 2014, Winkler produced the solo “Hauptrolle” with Ahmed Soura from Burkina Faso about the role of people of color on German stages, as well as the dance heritage Tanzfonds Erbe piece “Abendliche Tänze” about the subjective process of memory. That same year “The True Face” won the FAUST Prize of the Deutsche Bühnenverein in the category “Best Choreography”; it was the first time that this prize was awarded to a piece produced entirely outside the German municipal and state theater system.
In spring 2015, he created the very intimate solo “La Fille- Portrait of a Child” together with Emma Daniel, in which Christoph Winkler reflected on his relationship with his own daughter, followed by “Golden Stars on Blue” about the European comunity and its symbolism. In 2016, he produced a series of shorter pieces entitled „Studies on Postcolonialism“ questions white dominance in an art form that prides itself in its internationalism. That same year, he was once again present at the FAUST awards, when Aloalii Tapu was named „Best Dancer“ for the solo „Urban Sou Café“ . In addition, he also initiated a co-curated „The Witch Dance Project“ with Franziska Werner/Sophiensaele. In 2017, within three months, he premiered five new pieces: an ensemble project, two new solos, his first work for younger audiences, and his first collaboration with the Cantus Domus Chor. For CTM 2018, he will present the wide-ranging project „The Complete Expressionist“, a tribute in music and dance to the multifaceted pioneer and pedagogue Ernest Berk.
In the last years he has performed with great success some musically inspired productions such as “Julius Eastman – Speak Boldly” or “We Are Going To Mars”.
In 2020 Christoph Winkler was awarded one of the Tabori and in 2022 he received the Deutschen Tanzpreis.
In May 2022 he received the German Dance Award, the highest award for dance professionals in Germany.
DANCE IS NOT ENOUGH - LA DANSE NE SUFFIT PAS
Artistic direction / Conception : Christoph Winkler
Interpretation : Ahmed Soura, Chris Daftsios, Luke Garwood, Luis Rodriguez
Artistic consultancy / Dramaturgy : Mirko Winkel
Set design : För Künkel
Text : Ahmed Soura, Chris Daftsios, Luke Garwood, Luis Rodriguez
Video conception : Walter Bickmann
Costumes : Lisa Kentner
Technical direction : André Schulz
Other collaborations : Vocal: Bernadette La Hengst
Production / Coproduction of the choreographic work : ehrliche arbeit – bureau culturel indépendant
Production / Coproduction of the video work : Tanzforum Berlin - tanzforumberlin.de
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