Beyond the pale of the classical stage situation: “off stage” unites a multi-layered programme outside the black box. Disregarding genre boundaries, the participating artists offer an afternoon of performances, installations and presentations in alternative spaces at PACT and on the surrounding grounds of the Zollverein complex. In informal talks, they will discuss their practices and provide insights into the themes of their works and movement studies which encompass traditional rituals, obscure objects, urban dance techniques and subversive movements, language and memory.

Children are welcome and a free child-care service is available during the entire programme.

make a move collective
BewegungsParcours - Workshop Präsentation

How do movement and dance change our perception of urban space? On the basis of their “positive Anschläge 0.1” study in urban space, the make a move collective have developed a workshop for children and adolescents that unites movement techniques from parkour and contemporary dance. In a short concluding presentation, the participants will unexpectedly appear, disappear and cause for surprises at locations both inside and outside of PACT. The workshop for children and young people aged 9 - 15 will take place on 11 and 12 May at PACT.

Jennifer Döring, Philine Herrlein und Alice Rzezonka
PARASYMPATIKUS

How can places of retreat or spaces of inactivity - contrary to commercialized public space - be created? In a durational performance, “PARASYMPATIKUS” the dancers become the physical fabric of temporary architecture in urban space.

Senem Gökçe Oğultekin und Levent Duran
Rebuilding - Video-Installation

The ancient ruined city of Ani is located on the Turkish side of the river Achurjan/Arpacay, which marks the closed border between Turkey and Armenia. Shot in Ani, the dance film “Dun/Home” approaches this special place through sensory investigation and physical knowledge and is spatially complemented by an installation.